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162 When men differ in any matter of belief, let them meet each other manfully. —.

No great advance has ever been made in science, politics, or religion, without controversy. —.

It is humbling to mankind to contemplate men capable of grasping eternal truths, fencing and debating in trivialities, like gladiators fighting with flies. —.

Doubtless there are times when controversy becomes a necessary evil. But let us remember that it is an evil. —.

Conversion is the act of joining our hands to the pierced hand of the crucified Saviour. The new life begins with the taking of Christ's hand, and His taking hold, in infinite love, of our weak hands. —.

A man to be converted has to give up his will, his ways, and his thoughts. —.

The time when I was converted was when religion became no longer a duty, but a pleasure. —.