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Article: Billy Graham, the Lord's top salesman, says he'll preach till God stops him.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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- September 19, 1996
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MONTREAT, N.C. _ Billy Graham's features endure, a miracle of regularity: that determined jaw, frank brow. Then those eyes, all these years with that same pale, steady fire. And the voice: unrelenting, persuasive.
The Lord's top salesman, going into his pitch, opening his case, and laying out ... everlasting rock. Living water. Eternal life. A new heart.
``I'm going to ask you to do something tonight. ...'' he's told the multitudes gathered before him in the vast coliseums of the world.
Graham will be holding another crusade, Thursday through Sunday, in his hometown, Charlotte, N.C. Some wonder if it will be his last. He's 77, fragile these days, ...