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Charles Sumner: “With this faith, we place our hands, as those of little children, in the great hand of God.”

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With this faith, we place our hands, as those of little children, in the great hand of God.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes the importance of faith and trust in God as a source of strength.

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