"For behold, the Lord shall curse the land with much heat, and the barrenness thereof shall go forth forever; and there was a blackness came upon all the children of Canaan, that they were despised amo…"

"You should not have feared man more than God. . . . If thou are not aware thou wilt fall."

"I am a man of godliness, and I will be godly in all things."

"I am a man of faith, and I will live by faith to the end."

"They have souls, and are subjects of salvation. Go into Cincinnati or any city, and find an educated negro, who rides in his carriage, and you will see a man who has risen by the powers of his own min…"