Men do not pray and supplicate unless they have greater need than this world can satisfy. I do not find it necessary, when I talk with the bereaved, to comfort them at all concerning those that are asleep in Christ as to their souls. We know that they are forever with the Lord and are supremely blessed and therefore we need need no further comfort. A mind stuffed with vanity and unbelief must be worse than clothes stuffed with straw. No flies will go down your throat if you keep your mouth shut,
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