Not in vain is Ireland pouring itself all over the earth. The Irish, with their glowing hearts and reverent credulity, are needed in this cold age of intellect and skepticism.

It is wonderful how shy even liberal ministers generally are about trusting people with the plain truth concerning their religion. They want to veil it in a supernatural haze. They are very reluctant to part with the old idea that God has given to Jews and Christians a peculiar monopoly of truth. It is a selfish view of God's government of the world, and it is time that we knew enough to outgrow it.

It is right noble to fight with wickedness and wrong; the mistake is in supposing that spiritual evil can be overcome by physical means.

We must not forget that all great revolutions and reformations would look mean and meagre if examined in detail as they occurred at the time.

Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is an angel's face.

Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father.

Prejudices of all kinds have their strongest holds in the minds of the vulgar and the ignorant.