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The difference between Christian sects, like the difference between individual Christians, is not so much in the matter of belief or disbelief of portions of the doctrine of the Scripture as in the matter of emphasis.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Hoar discusses the differences among Christian sects in terms of emphasis rather than belief.

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