A village is a hive of glass, where nothing unobserved can pass.

There is nothing in the law of God that will rob you of happiness; it only denies you that which would cost you sorrow.

Soul-winning is the chief business of the Christian minister; it should be the main pursuit of every true believer.

He who looks sinward has his back to God-he who looks Godward has his back to sin.

I am ashamed of some christians because they have so much dependence on Parliment and the law of the land. Much good may Parliment ever do to true religion except by mistake! As to getting the law of the land to touch our religion, we earnestly cry, `Hands off! Leave us alone.' Your Sunday bills and all other forms of the act-of-Parliment religion seem to me to be all wrong. Give us a fair field and no favor, and our faith has no cause to fear. Christ wants no help from Caesar.

Humility makes us ready to be blessed by the God of all grace.

It is wisdom to take occasional furlough. In the long run, we shall do more by sometimes doing less. On, on, on for ever, without recreation may suit spirits emancipated from this 'heavy clay', but while we are in this tabernacle, we must every now and then cry halt, and serve the Lord by holy inaction and consecrated leisure. Let no tender conscience doubt the lawfulness of going out of harness for a while