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Article: Conservative Spotlight: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
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- Human Events
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- December 6, 2004
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After a long and storied life as an evangelist preacher, Billy Graham plans to make one final stop in New York next June, ending more than 55 years of crusades in 185 countries promoting Christianity through the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
Graham's livelihood as a preacher came full circle with his just-completed crusade in Los Angeles, where in 1949 he held his historic tent meetings that catapulted him onto the national scene.
Over the course of four days in late November at the 92,000-seat Rose Bowl, Graham attracted crowds totaling 312,500. And as is the practice with all of Graham's crusades, more than 14,000 people committed their lives to Jesus Christ.
The crusade in Los ...