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There are multitudes in our congregations who are just waiting while they ought to be acting. They must work, if they would have God work in them. There can be no religion without obedience.

Ichabod Spencer

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Ichabod Spencer
Age: 56 †
Born: 1798
Born: February 23
Died: 1854
Died: November 23
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Ichabod Smith Spencer
Ichabod S. Spencer
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