James Smith playlist: Psalm 55:6 I said, "Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. James Smith was a predecessor of Charles Spurgeon at New Park Street Chapel in London from 1841 until 1850. Early on, Smith's readings were even more popular than Spurgeon's! From "Daily Bible Readings for the Lord's Household" The habit of laying up a text of Scripture in the morning, to be meditated upon while engaged in the business of this world through the day—is both profitable and delightful.