A service of worship is primarily a service to God. When we realize this and act upon it, we make it a service to men.

In being realistic we do not always have to be pessimistic. Christ never blinked his eyes at bad things. But he never became so obsessed with human evil that he lost faith in man.

Whatever the right hand findeth to do, the left hand carries a watch on its wrist to show how long it takes to do it.

The test of our religion is whether it fits us to meet emergencies. A man has no more character than he can command in a time of crisis.

The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.

The forgiveness of the world can only be accomplished by the judgment of the world.

The roots of responsibility run out to the ends of the earth and we can no more isolate our consciences from world issues than we can fence off our oyster beds from the tides of the ocean.