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Article : 46 wordsThe Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States has now practically completed the raising of the Twentieth Century Thankoffering Fund of £4,000,000. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 27 Dec 1902, Page 5
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