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Article: Billy Graham winds up what could be his last revival meeting
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- June 27, 2005
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RICHARD N. OSTLING, AP Religion Writer
AP Worldstream
06-27-2005
Dateline: NEW YORK
The Rev. Billy Graham concluded a three-day revival meeting by raising spirits and leaving open a question that was on the mind of most who attended: Will this be the last time the celebrated evangelist preaches a mass meeting?
Graham had all but indicated this would be his last revival in the United States, but hedged as he began his final sermon at a New York City park near Shea Stadium.
"We hope to come back again someday," he told New Yorkers, then perhaps more seriously noted he had told journalists asking if this is the end, "never say never."
Among the 90,000 who turned out despite blistering heat was an ...