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Angelina Emily Grimké: In the work in which abolitionists are engaged, they are compelled to ‘walk by faith;’ they feel called upon to preach…

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In the work in which abolitionists are engaged, they are compelled to ‘walk by faith;’ they feel called upon to preach the truth in season and out of season, to lift up their voices like a trumpet, to show the people their transgressions and the house of Jacob their sins.
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Angelina Emily Grimké

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Grimké describes the faith-driven mission of abolitionists to preach truth and reveal sins.

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