Sir Risdon Bennett (September 29, 1809-December 14, 1891) was the President of the Royal Society of Physicians. In 1890, Sir Risdon Bennett wrote in the Report of the Christian Evidence Society:
<It has been truly said that "the real evidence of Christianity is in its power." And how can we look around the world and fail to see proof of this power wherever the Gospel is known, among all races of mankind, all classes of society, all ranks of intellect.
What is there comparable to the religion of Jesus Christ in promoting the happiness and welfare of mankind? The full influence of its power, even as regards the present life, we have indeed yet to see; and we can but faintly appreciate the inestimable light as shed on the life to come, the full glory of which has yet to be revealed.> 1809RB001
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1809RB001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Sir Risdon Bennett, 1890, recorded in the Report of the Christian Evidence Society, pp. 41-42. Stephen Abbott Northrop, D.D., A Cloud of Witnesses (Portland, Oregon: American Heritage Ministries, 1987; Mantle Ministries, 228 Still Ridge, Bulverde, Texas), p. 30.