Frederick Douglass: “I had become lukewarm and in a backslidden state, but I was still…”

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I had become lukewarm and in a backslidden state, but I was still convinced that it was my duty to join the Methodist church.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass admits to a period of spiritual struggle but feels compelled to reconnect with his faith through church membership.

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