If We Could Sweep Intemperance

For The Christ-child Who Comes Is The Master Of All; No Palace Too Great, No Cottage Too Small.

You May Look Through The Streets Of Heaven, Asking Each How They Came To B There, And You Will Look In Vain Everywhere For A Person Who Is Morally And Spiritually Strong, Whose Strength Did Not Come To Him In Struggle. There Is No Exception Anywhere. Every True Strength Is Gained In Struggle.

To Say 'well Done'to Any Bit Of Good Work Is To Take Hold Of The Powers Which Have Made The Effort And Strengthen Them Beyond Our Knowledge.

There Are Passages Of The Bible That Are Soiled Forever By The Touches Of The Hands Of Ministers Who Delight In The Cheap Jokes They Have Left Behind Them.

The Elements Which Determine The Make Of Any Particular Sermon Are Three; The Preacher, The Material, And The Audience; Just As The Character Of Any Battle Is Determined By Three Elements; The Gun (including The Gunner), The Ammunition, And The Fortress Against Which The Attack Is Made.