Charles Edward Jefferson Quotes

There is something so pure and frank and noble about Him that to doubt His sincerity would be like doubting the brightness of the sun.

Charles Edward Jefferson

• Doubt
• Sun
• Christ
• Noble
• Sincerity
• Frank
• Brightness

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• There is something so pure and frank and noble about Him that to doubt His sincerity would be like doubting the brightness of the sun.

  

  Charles Edward Jefferson
  • Doubt
  • Sun
  • Christ