We shall never see much change for the better in our churches in general till the prayer meeting occupies a higher place in the esteem of Christians.

The early morning hour should be dedicated to praise: do not the birds set us the example?

Remember this, had any other condition been better for you than the one in which you are, divine love would have put you there.

To become a man was something, but to become a man of sorrows was far more; to bleed, and die, and suffer.

Scripture is like a lion. Who ever heard of defending a lion? Just turn it loose; it will defend itself.

The more objects you set your heart upon, the more thorns there are to tear your peace of mind to shreds.

Those who dive in the sea of affliction bring up rare pearls.