We may say that on the first Good Friday afternoon was completed that …

Phillips Brooks
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We may say that on the first Good Friday afternoon was completed that great act by which light conquered darkness and goodness conquered sin. That is the wonder of our Saviour's crucifixion. ✨ Holy-days and Holidays: A Treasury of Historical Material, Sermons in Full and in Brief, Suggestive Thoughts, and Poetry, Relating to Holy Days and Holidays. Book by Edward Mark Deems (p. 150), 1902.
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