The history of all the great characters of the Bible is summed up in this one sentence: They acquainted themselves with God, and acquiesced His will in all things.

In viewing the scheme of redemption, I seem like one viewing a vast and complicated machine of exquisite contrivance; what I comprehend of it is wonderful, what I do not, is, perhaps, more so still.

Self-will so ardent and active that it will break a world to pieces to make a stool to sit on.

Every man is an original and solitary character. None can either understand or feel the book of his own life like himself.

There is no such thing as a fixed policy, because policy like all organic entities is always in the making.

Time can take nothing from the BIBLE. It is the living monitor. Like the sun, it is the same in its light and influence to man this day which it was years ago. It can meet every present inquiry and console every present loss

All extremes are error. The reverse of error is not truth, but error still. Truth lies between extremes.