The hope of immortality makes heroes of cowards.

If you find yourself loving any pleasure more than your prayers, any book better than the Bible, any house better than the house of the Lord, any table better than the Lord's table, any persons better than Christ, or any indulgence better than the hope of heaven – be alarmed.

The new novel is sought more eagerly, and devoured more greedily, the New Testament.

The hope of immortality makes heroes of cowards.

Religion is the mortar that binds society together; the granite pedestal of liberty; the strong backbone of the social system.

Prayer flies where the eagle never flew.

It is not with a rush and a spring that we are to reach Christ's character, and attain to perfect saintship; but step by step, foot by foot, hand over hand, we are slowly and often painfully to mount the ladder that rests on earth, and rises to heaven.