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We are the salt of the earth, mind you, not the sugar. Our ministry is to truly cleanse and not just to change the taste.

Vance Havner

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Vance Havner
Age: 77 †
Born: 1886
Born: February 16
Died: 1963
Died: May 2
Clergyman
Literary Critic
Literary Historian
Plainfield
New Jersey
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Truly
Taste
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Cleanse
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