"Washington is a great international city and in the congregation we have people who are rich and poor, black and white, and from every part of the world."

James Green Somerville, American Minister

People, Poor, Washington, World

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"Washington is a great international city and in the congregation we have people who are rich and poor, black and white, and from every part of the world."

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