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St. Peter announced the glad tidings of the Gospel to the people on the day of Pentecost, and converted, by the first Christian sermon, ever preached, three thousand - which formed the primitive Church.

John Strachan

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John Strachan
Age: 89 †
Born: 1778
Born: April 12
Died: 1867
Died: November 1
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Aiberdeen
Rt. Rev. John Strachan
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