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George F. Hoar: “To rescue humanity from this degradation is, we are taught to believe, the great object of God's moral government on…”

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To rescue humanity from this degradation is, we are taught to believe, the great object of God's moral government on earth.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar emphasizes the moral imperative to uplift humanity from degradation.

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