Edward Bickersteth (bishop of Exeter)

Edward Henry Bickersteth

Edward Henry Bickersteth (January 25, 1825 – May 16, 1906) was a bishop in the Church of England.

Quotes

• With trembling hand that from Thy table fall,
  A weary, heavy laden sinner comes,
  To plead Thy promise and obey Thy call.
  • Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 370.

• The sweetest life is to be ever making sacrifices for Christ; the hardest life a man can lead on earth, the most full of misery, is to be always doing his own will and seeking to please himself.
  • Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 534.