There is a fear of the Lord which is the beginning of wisdom, which is founded in love. There is also a slavish fear, which is a mere dread of evil, and is purely selfish.

There can be no revival when Mr. Amen and Mr. Wet-Eyes are not found in the audience.

In nearly all cases, if the people complain of the length of our sermons it is because we fail to interest them personally in what we have to say.

When there is a spirit of controversy in the church or in the land, a revival is needful. The spirit of religion is not the spirit of controversy. There can be no prosperity in religion, where the spirit of controversy prevails.

You hear the word, and believe it in theory, while you deny it in practice. I say to you, that 'you deceive yourselves'.

When there is no offense I make no defense.

When sinners are careless and stupid, and sinking into hell unconcerned, it is time the church should bestir themselves. It is as much the duty of the church to awake, as it is for the firemen to awake when a fire breaks out in the night in a great city.