For there is some danger of falling into a soft and effeminate Christianity, under the plea of a lofty and ethereal theology.

He who sings a song to Christ in the night, sings the best song in all the world; for he sings from the heart.

It would be very difficult to draw a line between holy wonder and real worship; for when the soul is overwhelmed with the majesty of God's glory, though it may not express itself in song, or even utter its voice with bowed head and humble prayer, yet it silently adores.

No sin is necessarily connected with sorrow of heart, for Jesus Christ our Lord once said, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death." There was no sin in Him, and consequently none in His deep depression.

We cannot play at preaching. We preach for eternity.

Before any great achievement, some measure of depression is very usual.

Secularism teaches us that we ought to look to this world. Christianity teaches us that the best way to prepare for this world is to be fully prepared for the next.