From the preface to Hassell's History written by Sylvester Hassell, February 1886: "A proper knowledge of genuine church history...directs us to the Bible as the authoritative standard of faith and practice ...no book, no pamphlet, no periodical, no document of any kind, must be taken as a substitute for the Bible; and no author, no editor, no preacher, no teacher, no writer, and no body of men must be substituted for Christ, who is the only Prophet, Priest, and King of His people."
