Birth: May 21, 1813 Death: March 25, 1843
The nearer you take anything to the light, the darker its spots will appear; and the nearer you live to God, the more you will see your own utter vil….
Watch against lip religion. Above all abide in Christ and he will abide in you..
When old companions, old lusts, and sins crowd in upon you, and when you feel that you are ready to sink, what can save you, sinking sinner ? This al….
The Bible is an inexhaustible fountain of all truths. The existence of the Bible is the greatest blessing which humanity ever experienced. Few trembl….
Go on, dear brother; but an inch of time remains, and then eternal ages roll on for ever--but an inch on which we can stand and preach the way of sal….
It is the mark of a hypocrite to be a Christian everywhere except at home..
The sea ebbs and flows, but the rock remains unmoved..
God will either give you what you ask, or something far better..
A man is what he is on his knees, and no more..
There are many hearing me who now know well that they are not Christians because they do not love to give. To give largely and liberally, not grudgin….
As I was walking in the fields, the thought came over me with almost overwhelming power, that every one of my flock must soon be in heaven or hell. O….
Every wise workman takes his tools away from the work from time to time that they may be ground and sharpened; so does the only-wise Jehovah take his….
Lord make me as holy as a pardoned sinner can be..
In spiritual things, this world is all wintertime so long as the Saviour is away..
I never see a sign Licensed to sell spirits without thinking that it is a license to ruin souls..
I ought to spend the best hours of the day in communion with God. It is my noblest and most fruitful employment, and is not to be thrust into any cor….
Study your prayers, a great part of my time is spent getting in tune for prayer..
A man cannot be a faithful minister, until he preaches Christ for Christs sake - until he gives up striving to attract people to himself and seeks on….
God's children should pray. They should cry day and night to Him. God hears every one of your cries in the busy hour of the daytime and in the lonely….
It is not great talents God blesses so much as great likeness to Jesus. A holy minister is an awful weapon in the hand of God..
I am persuaded that I shall obtain the highest amount of present happiness, I shall do most for God’s glory and the good of man, and I shall have the….