Why will God's creatures sin against his throne? Can there be such madness in beings gifted with reason's light?

The end for which Christ lives, and for which He has left His church in the world, is the salvation of sinners.

The Church must take right ground in regard to politics... Politics are a part of a religion in such a country as this, and Christians must do their duty to the country as part of their duty to God... God will bless or curse this nation, according to the course Christians take in politics.

It is a mournful fact that most men, and indeed all men of worldly character, have so much regard to public opinion that they dare not act according to the dictates of their consciences when acting thus would incur the popular frown.

Sin is the most expensive thing in the universe. Nothing else can cost so much.

Some men will spin out a long prayer telling God who and what he is, or they pray out a whole system of divinity. Some people preach, others exhort the people, till everybody wishes they would stop, and God wishes so, too, most undoubtedly.

Repentance is a change of willing, of feeling and of living, in respect to God.