Birth: December 16, 1867 Death: January 18, 1951
There are many rooms in the House of Pain..
If I am perturbed by the reproach and misunderstanding that may follow action taken for the good of souls for whom I must give account; if I cannot c….
It is a solemn thing to find oneself drawn out in prayer which knows no relief till the soul it is burdened with is born. It is no less solemn afterw….
Prayer is the core of the day. Take prayer out, and the day would collapse..
The word comfort is from two Latin words meaning “with” and “strong” – He is with us to make us strong. Comfort is not soft, weakening commiseration;….
If the ultimate, the hardest, cannot be asked of me; if my fellows hesitate to ask it and turn to someone else, then I know nothing of Calvary love..
Bare heights of loneliness...a wilderness whose burning winds sweep over glowing sands, what are they to HIM? Even there He can refresh us, even ther….
Let us not be surprised when we have to face difficulties. When the wind blows hard on a tree, the roots stretch and grow the stronger, Let it be so ….
If when I am able to discover something which has baffled others, I forget Him who revealeth the deep and secret things, and knoweth what is in the d….
O Thou who art my quietness, my deep repose, My rest from strife of tongues, my holy hill, Fair is Thy pavilion, where I hold me still. Back let them….
One can't save and then pitchfork souls into heaven... Souls are more or less securely fastened to bodies... And as you can't get the souls out and d….
Thank God, He doesn't measure out grace in teaspoons..
Oh, will you pray? Stop now and pray, lest desire turn to feeling and feeling evaporate..
There have been times of late when I have had to hold on to one text with all my might: "It is required in stewards that a man may be found faithful.….
It is a safe thing to trust Him to fulfill the desires which He creates.
The saddest thing one meets is a nominal Christian..
I would rather burn out than rust out..
When I can see my face in it [the liquid gold in the crucible] then it is pure..
The saddest thing one meets is a nominal Christian. I had not seen it in Japan where missions is younger. The church here is a “field full of wheat a….
O Love of God, do this for me: Maintain a constant victory..
If I am afraid to speak the truth lest I lose affection, or lest the one concerned should say, "You do not understand", or because I fear to lose my ….