“One fitted to my purpose, you mean⁠—fitted to my vocation. Again I tell you it is not the insignificant private individual⁠—the mere man, with the man’s selfish senses⁠—I wish to mate: it is the missionary.”

“And I will give the missionary my energies⁠—it is all he wants⁠—but not myself: that would be only adding the husk and shell to the kernel. For them he has no use: I retain them.”

“You cannot⁠—you ought not. Do you think God will be satisfied with half an oblation? Will He accept a mutilated sacrifice? It is the cause of God I advocate: it is under His standard I enlist you. I cannot accept on His behalf a divided allegiance: it must be entire.”

“Oh! I will give my heart to God,” I said. “ You do not want it.”