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The desire we so often hear expressed today for __piscopal figures,_ __riestly men,_ __uthoritative personalities_ springs frequently enough from a spiritually sick need for the admiration of men, for the establishment of visible human authority, because the genuine authority of service appears to be so unimpressive.
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The desire we so often hear expressed today for __piscopal figures,_ __riestly men,_ __uthoritative personalities_ springs frequently enough from a spiritually sick need for the admiration of men, for the establishment of visible human authority, because the genuine authority of service appears to be so unimpressive.
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