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           Wastherenothere,onecried,thatrebellionwhichwasasthesinofwitchcraft?Whatbecame,criedanother,ofthedeferencewhichayoungmanwasboundtoshowtotheauthorityofhisfathersinGod?"ArewetobelikeRehoboam,whohearkenedtocallowandinexperiencedyouth,andnottothoseelderswhopartookofthewisdomofhisfatherSolomon?"

           PresentlyDavidwassilent.Herememberedthatmeeknessbecamehim,andhehadasharpsenseofthefutilityofargument.Respectfullyhebowedhisheadtotheblast,whileadozenofhisbrethrendeliveredextractsfromtheirrecentsermons.TheModeratorconfirmedthesenseoftheCourt.

           "OuryoungbrotherislamentablyestrangedfromChrist,"hesaidinavoicewhichwaschargedwithregretaswellaswithindignation."HeisliketheChurchofLaodicea,ofwhomitwaswritten,’Becausethouartlukewarm,andneithercoldnorhot,Iwillspuetheeoutofmymouth.’Itellyou,sir,hethatisnotwithusisagainstus,andthatinthedayoftheLord’sjudgmentstherecanbenohaltingbetweentwoopinions.ItisthedutyoftheKirktofollowHisplaincommandmentandtorestnottilltheevilthingbeutterlydestroyedfromourmidst,evenasBarakpursuedafterthechariotstoHaroshethoftheGentiles,andallthehostofSiserafellupontheedgeofthesword,andnotamanwasleft.