History Teaches Us Hope.

We Cannot Afford To Be Idle, And Though Weaker Than Our Opponents In Men And Military Equipments, Must Endeavor To Harass, If We Cannot Destroy Them.

I Endeavored To Give Thanks To Our Heavenly Father For All His Mercies To Me, For His Preservation Of Me Through All The Dangers I Have Passed, And All The Blessings Which He Has Bestowed Upon Me, For I Know I Fall Far Short Of My Obligations

Such An Executive Officer The Sun Never Shone On. I Have But To Show Him My Design, And I Know That It Can Be Done, It Will Be Done...straight As The Needle To The Pole He Advanced To The Execution Of My Purpose.

There Is Scarcely Anything That Is Right That We Cannot Hope To Accomplish By Labor And Perseverance. But The First Must Be Earnest And The Second Unremitting.

There Are Things In The Old Book Which I May Not Be Able To Explain, But I Fully Accept It As The Infallible Word Of God, And Receive Its Teachings As Inspired By The Holy Spirit.