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      "chunk_data": "C. F. Andrews: What would you say to a man who, after considerable thought and prayer, said that he could not have his peace and salvation except by becoming a Christian?",
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      "chunk_data": "C. F. Andrews: I cannot in this go the whole length with you, though you know my own position. I discarded the position that there is no salvation except through Christ long ago.",
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      "chunk_data": "But supposing the Oxford Group Movement people changed the life of your son, and he felt like being converted, what would you say?",
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      "chunk_title": "A Brahmin Embraces Christianity",
      "chunk_data": "There came to me a man, the son of Brahmin parents, who said his reading of your book had led him to embrace Christianity.",
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