He who cannot rest, cannot work; he who cannot let go, cannot hold on; he who cannot find footing, cannot go forward.
Harry Emerson Fosdick Quotes
No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.
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| Birth: | 24th May, 1878 |
| Death: | 5th October, 1969 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Pastor |
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Harry Emerson Fosdick was born in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was an American pastor. He graduated from Colgate University in 1900. He was ordained a Baptist minister in 1903 at Madison Avenue Baptist Church at 31st Street, Manhattan. He was called as minister to First Baptist Church, Montclair, New Jersey, in 1904, serving until 1915. He was immediately called as pastor of a new type of Baptist church ministry at Park Avenue Baptist Church, whose most famous member was the industrialist, financier and philanthropist.
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