Show me 12 drunkards and I will show you 12 nagging wives.

For a successful season of prayer, the best beginning is confession.

The only real argument against the Bible is an unholy life. When a man argues against the Word of God, follow him home, and see if you cannot discover the reason of his enmity to the Word of the Lord. It lies in some sort of sin.

The Providence of God is the great protector of our life and usefulness, and under the divine care we are perfectly safe from danger.

One of the most modern pretenders to inspiration is the Book of Mormon. I could not blame you should you laugh outright while I read aloud a page from that farrago.

Since, O sweet Lord Jesus, Thou art the present portion of Thy people, favour us this year with such a sense of Thy preciousness, that from its first to its last day we may be glad and rejoice in Thee. Let January open with joy in the Lord, and December close with gladness in Jesus.

Praying without fervency is like hunting with a dead dog.