By so doing, he is sowing the seed of a fatal infection
Habits which quietly sap the foundations of life
A sickening devotion to the pursuit of wealth
The evils of unrighteousness in civic life
It seems to contradict the designs of Providence
A narrowing effect on the conscience of those who have embraced it
Care lest one be inveigled into perdition
The world’s hardest battlefields of sin and sorrow
From whose very touch one’s delicacies shrink
The fires of a sensitive religious experience no longer glow
All alarming, all hateful, all detestable
A gnawing sense of condemnation in the heart
Those who abuse God’s great gift of speech
Some of these enormities put to blush heathenism itself
No deeply seated opinions of right and wrong
The temptation to fritter away life in interests that are small and mean
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter but war was in his heart
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him
The wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire
The exceptions are so few as to be negligible
The edge of my inclination is much taken off
He dominates the situation by the sheer force of his personality
It roused the last smouldering spark of——
It may have far greater consequences than——
It does not have a feather’s weight with practical men
Leaven that is gradually purifying the world
A situation that requires artful handling
He understands the fine art of the omission of unessentials
He is temperamentally gaited to do things
He carries the torch of his genius into——
A masterly exhibition of adroitness and skill
They will have to do a lot of political tight-rope walking to——
I am mightily concerned to think out how——
It is a matter in which I have a most heartfelt concern
It has all the fascination of an adventure
The circumstance which gave it such a thrilling interest is the fact that——
I have the esteemed privilege of presenting——
I feel highly honored to have the opportunity to present——
I have the great honor of asking you to welcome——
I esteem myself fortunate to have the privilege of presenting——
I count myself happy in being permitted to——
We have with us to-night ————. It is my very great pleasure to present him
It is my good fortune to be called upon to introduce ———— the speaker of the evening. Let us give him an attentive hearing while he speaks to us upon the topic——