In proportion as Jesus Christ speaks by us, without us, or without the minglings of self, his word is efficacious, and turns the heart of the person to whom we speak, to receive what we say.
"Letters of Madam Guyon"
P. L. Upham
She did not know I was looking at her, but I was, and already I had begun to see the only thing that would be more than temporarily efficacious against these strayings.
"The Debit Account"
Oliver Onions
That admonition proved more efficacious than I had dared hope, and assured me that my faithful beasts rejoiced in a ferocious reputation.
"My Home In The Field of Honor"
Frances Wilson Huard