Your visit has been a testimony of his love towards us; he has permitted that it should be blessed to us; for the remembrance of you carries as towards Him who is the finisher of our faith, where we mingle with you in the unfathomable sea of the divine mercy.
"Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel"
John Yeardley
As if Solomon himself could ever foresee what trivial demand and stubborn claim will be the author and finisher of the disturbance from year to year in the town's pride and glory-the high-school Senior class, and its Commencement affairs.
"The Reclaimers"
Margaret Hill McCarter
"And now, for a finisher, you offer us a competition.
"Under the Skylights"
Henry Blake Fuller