The raw material for a devil is an angel. The raw material for the son of perdition was an apostle; and the raw material for the most horrible of apostates is one who is almost a saint. I say no more than I mean, and than history can prove. There have usually been splendid traits of character about men who have been unfit to live. If ever I have been satisfied with what I have done for the Lord I have invariably found my service to prove barren. After the miser comes the prodigal. Occupation is the
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