The Pulpit Is for Preaching Christ

I'm thankful to Luke Allison for sharing this quote with me, which he found while researching Edward Mote.

You may not recognize Mote's name, but you probably know his hymn, "On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand." Mote was a 19th century Baptist pastor beloved by his congregation. And when his church offered to name their chapel after him, he refused, saying:

I do not want the chapel, I only want the pulpit; and when I cease to preach Christ, then turn me out of that.

HT: OneEternalDay