Religion Is Faith In An Infinite Creator,

God Deliver Us All From Prejudice And Unkindness, And Fill Us With The Love Of Truth And Virtue.

The Cry Has Been That When War Is Declared, All Opposition Should Be Hushed. A Sentiment More Unworthy Of A Free Country Could Hardly Be Propagated.

A General Loftiness Of Sentiment, Independence Of Men, Consciousness Of Good Intentions, Self-oblivion In Great Objects, Clear Views Of Futurity; Thoughts Of The Blessed Companionship Of Saints And Angels, Trust In God As The Friend Of Truth And Virtue,--these Are The States Of Mind In Which I Should Live.

The Reveries Of Youth, In Which So Much Energy Is Wasted, Are The Yearnings Of A Spirit Made For What It Has Not Found But Must Forever Seek As An Ideal

A Man Might Pass For Insane Who Should See Things As They Are.