But no thoughtful man's life is uninteresting or devoid of marvels. A sincere life cannot be empty of memorable occurrences.

There is no healing a man till the law has wounded him, no making him alive till the law has slain him.

Men to be truly won must be won by truth.

It is the surest proof of man's natural enmity against God that he dares to impute falsehood to one who is truth itself.

The holiest of Christians, and those who understand best the gospel of Christ, find in themselves a constant inclination to look to the power of the creature, instead of looking to the power of God and the power of God alone.

The fact is, brethren, we must have conversion work here. We cannot go on as some churches do without converts. We cannot, we will not, we must not, we dare not. Souls must be converted here, and if there be not many born to Christ, may the Lord grant to me that I may sleep in the tomb and be heard no more. Better indeed for us to die than to live, if souls be not saved.

When facing the apparent denial of my request, God gave me the opportunity to honor him by trusting His Word.