Yet what a fearful thing doubt is, Brother Ward!" "It is, indeed," John replied humbly.

"Through the mercy of God, I have never known its temptation.

He has kept me from ever questioning truth." "What a terrible thing it would be," said Mr.Dean, beginning to forget his awkwardness, "if doubt was to grow up in any heart, or in any family, or in any church! I've sometimes wondered if, of late, you had given us enough sound doctrine in the pulpit, sir?
The milk of the Word we can get out of the Bible for ourselves, but doctrines, they ain't to be found in Holy Writ as they'd ought to be preached." John looked troubled.

He knew the rebuke was merited.

"I have feared my sermons were, as you say, scarcely doctrinal enough.