I determined never to stop until I had come to the end and achieved my purpose.

Anywhere, provided it be forward-- farther still farther into the night.

If a commission by an earthly king is considered a honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice?

I will place no value on anything I have or may possess except in relation to the kingdom of Christ.

I will try and remember always to approach God in secret with as much reverence in speech, posture, and behavior as in public. Help me, Thou who knowest my frame and pitiest as a father his children.

And although I see few results, future missionaries will see conversions following every sermon. May they not forget the pioneers who worked in the thick gloom with few rays to cheer, except such as flow from faith in the precious promises of God's Word.

I saw the duty and inestimable privilege _immediately_ to accept salvation by Christ. Humbly believing that through sovereign mercy and grace I have been enabled so to do, and having felt in some measure its effects on my still depraved and deceitful heart, it is my desire to show my attachment to the cause of Him who died for me by devoting my life to his service.