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Chapter 4

           Themotherwasquiteagirlherself.Thebabywassmilingupather,forthefirsttimeinitslife,justatthatmoment;andwhileIwatchedthewomanshesuddenlycrossedherself,oh,sodevoutly!‘Whatisit,mygoodwoman?’Iaskedher.(Iwasneverbutaskingquestionsthen!)‘Exactlyasisamother’sjoywhenherbabysmilesforthefirsttimeintohereyes,soisGod’sjoywhenoneofHischildrenturnsandpraystoHimforthefirsttime,withallhisheart!’Thisiswhatthatpoorwomansaidtome,almostwordforword;andsuchadeep,refined,trulyreligiousthoughtitwas—athoughtinwhichthewholeessenceofChristianitywasexpressedinoneflash—thatis,therecognitionofGodasourFather,andofGod’sjoyinmenasHisownchildren,whichisthechiefideaofChrist.Shewasasimplecountry-woman—amother,it’strue—andperhaps,whoknows,shemayhavebeenthewifeofthedrunkensoldier!

           “Listen,Parfen;youputaquestiontomejustnow.Thisismyreply.Theessenceofreligiousfeelinghasnothingtodowithreason,oratheism,orcrime,oractsofanykind—ithasnothingtodowiththesethings—andneverhad.Thereissomethingbesidesallthis,somethingwhichtheargumentsoftheatheistscannevertouch.Buttheprincipalthing,andtheconclusionofmyargument,isthatthisismostclearlyseenintheheartofaRussian.ThisisaconvictionwhichIhavegainedwhileIhavebeeninthisRussiaofours.

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