What question was the congregation asking during the long sermon?

Will the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _    _ _ _ _    _ _ _?
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HINT:

E N D 
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Answer:

WILL THE R E V E R E N D   E V E R   E N D ?
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Credit:
From The Enigma 
NPL Magazine
September, 2018
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