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If the church would only be the church- if Christians would only be Christians- nothing could halt our onward march.

Vance Havner

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Vance Havner
Age: 77 †
Born: 1886
Born: February 16
Died: 1963
Died: May 2
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Plainfield
New Jersey
March
Christians
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Nothing
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