I'd rather be able to pray than to be a great preacher; Jesus Christ never taught his disciples how to preach, but only how to pray.

If this world is going to be reached, I am convinced that it must be done by men and women of average talent.

A missions conference is a business meeting to decide the fate of the heathen.

Earth recedes, Heaven opens before me. If this is death, it is sweet! There is no valley here. God is calling me, and I must go.

When a man gets up so high (spiritual mountaintop) that he cannot reach down and save poor sinners, there is something wrong.

If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of me.

I cannot convert men; I can only proclaim the Gospel