Matthew Simpson (20 June 1811 – 18 June 1884), was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1852.
Another principle is, the deepest affections of our hearts gather around some human form in which are incarnated the living thoughts and ideas of the passing age. Use this quote
Napoleon was probably the equal at least of Washington in intellect, his superior in education. Both of them were successful in serving the state. Use this quote
I do not purpose to discuss faith in its dogmatic sense today. Use this quote
Taking it in its wider and generic application, I understand faith to be the supplement of sense; or, to change the phrase, all knowledge which comes not to us through our senses we gain by faith in others. Use this quote
We know the past and its great events, the present in its multitudinous complications, chiefly through faith in the testimony of others. Use this quote
The realm of immediate or personal knowledge is a narrow circle in which these bodies move; the realm of knowledge derived through faith is as wide as the universe, and old as eternity. Use this quote
If, then, knowledge be power, how much more power to we gain through the agency of faith, and what elevation must it give to human character. Use this quote
If, then, faith widens the connections, it elevates the man. Use this quote
