was a great society man.
After he had been a Christian some months, he was asked;

"What have you found to be your greatest enemy since you began to be a
Christian?"

After a few minutes of deep thought he said, "Well, I think it is
myself."

"Ah!" said the lady, "the King has taken you into His presence, for it
is only in His presence that we are taught these truths."

I have had more trouble with D. L. Moody than with any other man who
has crossed my path. If I can only keep him right, I don't have any
trouble with other people. A good many have trouble with servants. Did
you ever think that the trouble lies with you instead of the servants?
If one member of the family is constantly snapping, he will have the
whole family snapping. It is true whether you believe it or not. You
speak quickly and snappishly to people and they will do the same to
you.

Appetite.

Now take _appetite_. That is an enemy inside. How many young men are
ruined by the appetite for strong drink! Many a young man has grown up
to be a curse to his father and mother, instead of a blessing. Not
long ago the body of a young suicide was discovered in one of our
large cities. In his pocket was found a paper on which he had written:
"I have done this myself. Don't tell anyone. It is all through drink."
An intimation of these facts in the public press drew two hundred and
forty six letters from two hundred and forty six families, each of
whom had a prodigal son who, it was feared, might be the suicide.

Strong drink is an enemy, both to body and soul. It is reported that
Sir Andrew Clarke, the celebrated London physician, once made the
following statement: "Now let me say that I am speaking solemnly and
carefully when I tell you that I am considerably within the mark in
saying that within the rounds of my hospital wards today, seven out of
every ten that lie there in their beds owe their ill health to
alcohol. I do not say that seventy in every hundred are drunkards; I
do not know that one of them is; but they use alcohol. So soon as a
man begins to take one drop, then the desire begotten in him becomes a
part of his nature, and that nature, formed by his acts, inflicts
curses inexpressible when handed down to the generations that are to
follow him as part and parcel of their being. When I think of this I
am disposed to give up my profession--to give up everything--and to go
forth upon a holy crusade to preach to all men, 'Beware of this enemy