Adversity itself may lead toward and not away from God and spiritual enlightenment; and privation may prove a source of strength if we can but keep a sweetness of mind and spirit.

There is no success which can compensate for the failure of the family.

No parent can consistently teach faith in Christ who profanes the name of Deity. Profanity is never heard in the well-ordered home. Swearing is a vice that bespeaks a low standard of breeding. Blasphemous exclamations drive out all spirit of reverence.

The purpose of the church is to make bad men good and good men better.

Freedom of choice is more to be treasured than any possession earth can give.

All good things require effort. That which is worth having will cost part of your physical being, your intellectual power and your soul power. Let us ever keep in mind that life is largely what we make it.

The home is the basis of a righteous life and no other instrumentality can take its place nor fulfill its essential functions.