William C. Burns

It is said of the 19th century Scots evangelist and missionary William Burns that "His whole life was literally a life of prayer. His whole ministry a series of battles fought at the mercy seat." Burns had concluded early in his ministry that the "great, fundamental error, as far as I can see, in the economy of the Christian life, which many, and alas, I for one commit, is that of having too few and too short periods of solemn retirement with our gracious Father and His loving Son, Jesus Christ."