"Whatever we are directed to pray for, we are also exhorted to work for; we are not permitted to mock Jehovah, asking that of Him which we deem not worth our pains to acquire."
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Elias Lyman Magoon
Elias Lyman Magoon (October 20, 1810 – November 25, 1886) was an American clergyman and religious writer.
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