GEMS OF THOUGHT FROM THE STUDENT VOLUNTEER CONVENTION.
By J. W. Collie
“Every man in the world, bad though he may be, has in him the possibility of being a son of God.” “A minister was once accused of not sticking to his text. His reply was, ‘I may not have adhered to my text; but I did to my object.’” “There is infinite wisdom in the fact that Christianity is the religion of the person.” “What is needed for the regeneration of the heathen is not so much the Bible passages and addresses, but the presentation of a truly Christian life.” “The successes of the past may be used as an argument for the possibilities of the future.” “We give according to our means,—or to our meanness.” “There is danger of our means assuming the place of master instead of servant.” “We should possess a divine impatience for the salvation of the world.” “Faith is literally the victory that overcometh the world.” “If the church will arrest the attention of the world in its mad rush, it must be tremendously in earnest.” “We are to be optimistic, not because of favorable circumstances; but because of God’s promises.” “The knowledge of an unconquered world stands out prominently before us, and never will be lost sight of by the true soldier of Jesus Christ.” “Jesus Christ went to the center of every problem.” “We are either faithful or faithless.” “The best way to make advancement in our spiritual life is on our knees.” “We do not want the faith that comes by seeing, but the seeing that comes by faith.”