Conduct is the grand test of character. Words are one great evidence of the condition of the heart.

Amidst the flood of dangerous reading, I plead for my Master's book; I call upon you not to forget the book of the soul. Do not let newspapers, novels, and romances be read, while the prophets and Apostles be despised. Do not let the exciting and sensual swallow up your attention, while the edifying and the sanctifying can find no place in your mind.

I am one of those old-fashioned ministers who believe the whole Bible and everything that it contains.

Pride comes from not knowing yourself and the world. The older you grow, and the more you see, the less reason you will find for being proud. Ignorance and inexperience are the pedestal of pride; once the pedestal is removed - pride will soon come down.

Whatever others around you think, don't you ever be ashamed of being a Christian.

Look to the cross, think of the cross, meditate on the cross, and then go and set your affections on the world if you can.

Let us strive, every year we live, to become more deeply acquainted with Scripture.