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There is nothing more pitiable than a soulless, sapless, shriveled…

Quote byGeorge C. Lorimer · 1838–1904

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 147..

English (original)

There is nothing more pitiable than a soulless, sapless, shriveled church, seeking to thrive in a worldly atmosphere, rooted in barren professions, bearing no fruit, and maintaining only the semblance of existence; such a church cannot long survive.

— George C. Lorimer

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