Some homes need a hickory switch a good deal more than they do a piano.
BILLY SUNDAYThe church is not a dormitory for sleepers, it is an institution for workers; it is not a rest camp, it is a front line trench.
More Billy Sunday Quotes
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If you lack joy, your Christianity must be leaking somewhere
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Try praising your wife, even if it does frighten her at first.
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The Bible says forgive your debtors; the world says “sue them for their dough.”
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When the word of God says one thing and scholarship says another, scholarship can go to hell.
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God Almighty never intended that the devil should triumph over the Church. He never intended that the saloons should walk rough-shod over Christianity.
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God likes a little humor, as is evidence by the fact that he made the monkeys, the parrot — and some of you people.
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Let’s quit fiddling with religion and do something to bring the world to Christ.
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I am the sworn, eternal and uncompromising enemy of the liquor traffic.
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The saloon is a liar. It promises good cheer and sends sorrow.
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The trouble with many men is that they have got just enough religion to make them miserable. If there is not joy in religion, you have got a leak in your religion.
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You might as well try and dam Niagara Falls with toothpicks as to stop the reform wave sweeping our land.
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Jesus gave his life on the cross for any who will believe. We’re not redeemed by silver or gold. Jesus paid for it with his blood.
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There is nothing in the world of art like the songs mother used to sing.
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The saloon is a liar. It promises good cheer and sends sorrow. It promises prosperity and sends adversity. It promises happiness and sends misery…. It is God’s worst enemy and the devil’s best friend.
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If you have no joy in your religion, there’s a leak in your Christianity somewhere.
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