My brethren, if the disciples could answer the outcast Nazarene, at a time when adherence to him endangered not only their comfort but their lives, "To whom can we go but unto thee?"—with how much more boldness and sincerity ought we to answer the glorified King of angels and of men, "To whom can we go but unto thee?" Thou art the Creator of our bodies, and the Father of our spirits; the Bestower of our comforts, and the foundation of our hopes; thou art entitled to our allegiance by thy supremacy and by thy goodness; and thou art in every respect adapted to our wants.

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