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The Christian’s Fatherland is not merely the nation in which he was born, but the whole earth appointed by the Heavenly Father for his home.
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Sumner expands the concept of homeland to encompass the entire Earth, as a divine creation.
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