Mr. Jones, Meet the Master Quotes

“So I shall make my tribute a plea for Keepers of the Springs, who will be faithful to their tasks. There never has been a time when there was a greater need for Keepers of the Springs, or when there were more polluted springs to be cleansed. If the home fails, the country is doomed. The breakdown of home life and influence will mark the breakdown of the nation. If the Keepers of the Springs desert their posts or are unfaithful to their responsibilities the future outlook of this country is black indeed. This generation needs Keepers of the Springs who will be courageous enough to cleanse the springs that have been polluted. It is not an easy task—nor is it a popular one, but it must be done for the sake of the children, and the young women of today must do it.”
― Peter Marshall (1902-1949), Mr. Jones, Meet the Master: Sermons And Prayers Of Peter Marshall

“We are now at the place where we see that progress simply must be made in the realm of morals and ethics and character, if civilization is to be saved. The time has come when we must face the solving of the world’s true problems—the human problems… The problem of lying—which is called propaganda… the problem of selfishness—which is called nationalism or self-interest… the problem of greed—which is often called profit or good business… the problem of license disguised as liberty… the problem of lust masquerading as love… the challenge of materialism—the hook that is baited with security… These are the problems that confront us now.”
― Peter Marshall, Mr. Jones, Meet the Master: Sermons And Prayers Of Peter Marshall

“It remained for the twentieth century, in the name of progress in the name of tolerance in the name of broadmindedness in the name of freedom to pull her down from her throne and try to make her like a man. She wanted equality. For nineteen hundred years she had not been equal—she had been superior. But now, they said, she wanted equality, and in order to obtain it, she had to step down. And so it is, that in the name of broadminded tolerance a man’s vices have now become a woman’s. Twentieth century tolerance has won for woman the right to become intoxicated the right to have an alcoholic breath the right to smoke to work like a man to act like a man— for is she not man’s equal?”
― Peter Marshall (1902-1949), Mr. Jones, Meet the Master: Sermons And Prayers Of Peter Marshall

“Our Father, we are beginning to understand at last that the things that are wrong with our world are the sum total of all the things that are wrong with us as individuals. Thou hast made us after Thine image, and our hearts can find no rest until they rest in Thee. We are too Christian really to enjoy sinning and too fond of sinning really to enjoy Christianity. Most of us know perfectly well what we ought to do; our trouble is that we do not want to do it. Thy help is our only hope. Make us want to do what is right, and give us the ability to do it. In the name of Christ our Lord. AMEN.”
― Peter Marshall (1902-1949), Mr. Jones, Meet the Master: Sermons And Prayers Of Peter Marshall

“It is a much nobler thing to be a good wife than to be Miss America. It is a greater achievement to establish a Christian home than it is to produce a second-rate novel filled with filth.”
― Peter Marshall (1902-1949), Mr. Jones, Meet the Master: Sermons And Prayers Of Peter Marshall

“In a democracy, citizens have to be self-disciplined, or the country goes down, defeated from within by moral rot.”
― Peter Marshall (1902-1949), Mr. Jones, Meet the Master: Sermons And Prayers Of Peter Marshall

“Judas sought regeneration through revolution, instead of revolution through regeneration.”
― Peter Marshall, Mr. Jones, Meet the Master: Sermons And Prayers Of Peter Marshall