Christendom Quotes by Frederic Dan Huntington

Holiness is religious principle put into motion. It is the love of God sent forth into circulation, on the feet, and with the hands…

— Frederic Dan Huntington

If we do not know what the sorrow of penitence is, we have been living only on the surface of life--unmindful of its deep…

— Frederic Dan Huntington

If the Church would have her face shine, she must go up into the mount, and be alone with God. If she would have…

— Frederic Dan Huntington

Indolence is the worst enemy that the church has to encounter. Men sleep around her altar, stretching themselves on beds of ease, or sit…

— Frederic Dan Huntington

It appears to me that, even within the recollection of living men, the Christian faith has come to be less and less regarded as…

— Frederic Dan Huntington

While reason is puzzling itself about mystery, faith is turning it to daily bread, and feeding on it thankfully in her heart of hearts.

— Frederic Dan Huntington

True grace is natural, not artificial, because, however strenuously you strive to gain it, when it is gained it never gives the impression of…

— Frederic Dan Huntington

Consciously, distinctly, resolutely, habitually, we need to give ourselves, our business, our interests, our families, our affections, into the Spirit's hands, to lead and…

— Frederic Dan Huntington

Christendom, as an effect, must be accounted for. It is too large for a mortal cause.

— Frederic Dan Huntington