But, I repeat, in many communities in the South the character of the ministry is being improved, and I believe that within the next two or three decades a very large proportion of the unworthy ones will have disappeared.
Reflecting on the state of religious leadership in the South, Washington expresses optimism about the future improvement of the ministry.
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