Excerpt from Odors From Golden Vials

A man of great learning gave a lengthy discourse once upon the subject, "There is no such thing as heartfelt religion." In concluding, feeling sure he had silenced any who might have held contrary views, he said, "If there are any present who desire to make any remarks, they are at liberty to do so." An old colored man arose and said, "This great and learned man has said there is no such thing as heartfelt religion. He should have said there is no such thing as heartfelt religion as he knows of."

It may be that some reader of this little book may question and even deny that man may have such a sweet and intimate communion with God as herein described. If so, I would ask him not to deny, but merely to say that he is not acquainted with such a life. There are those who thus walk with God. This little treatise does not lift up an ideal life of prayer too high to be attained, but describes real facts as far as it lies in the ability of the author's pen to describe them.

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