Hosea Ballou
Hosea Ballou D.D. was an American Universalist clergyman and theological writer.
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Trending topics shown first"If our Creator has so bountifully provided for our existence here, which is but momentary, and for our temporal wants, which will soon be forgotten, how much more must He have done for our enjoyment i…"
"A chaste and lucid style is indicative of the same personal traits in the author."
"Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within the hearsay of little children tends towards the formation of character."
"There is one inevitable criterion of judgment touching religious faith in doctrinal matters. Can you reduce it to practice? If not, have none of it."
"Humanity, in the aggregate, is progressing, and philanthropy looks forward hopefully."
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1855
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Birth1934
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