In 1828 he declared: “Can we conceive of a greater incongruity, than for a Christian to go from his closet, where he has been praying for his enemies, and command his troops to plunge the weapons of death with fiend like fury, into the hearts of those very enemies?
Aastal 1828. kuulutas ta: „Kas saab olla veel midagi absurdsemat, kui see, et kristlane tuleb välja kambrist, kus ta on palvetanud oma vaenlaste eest, ning käsib siis oma vägedel lasta julma raevuga surmakuule nendesamade vaenlaste südametesse?