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XXI. The Going of the Minister

           Hespokeasonehavingauthority;thoughheusedthebroadcountryspeech,hehadthatinhisvoicewhich,whetheritspringfromcamporcourtorcollege,meanscommand.VerysensitivetothisnoteintheirdisciplinedKirk,thetwoministerslistened.

           WhatfellfromMark’slipswasdiscussedsecretlyformanyadayinthecountryside.Publiclyitwasrarelymentioned,foramoreawfulblasphemy,itseemed,wasneverspokeninthehouseofGod.HetoldtwopillarsoftheKirkandacongregationofthedevoutthattheyhadallfailedutterlytointerpretGod’sWord;thattheywerePhariseesfaithfultoanill-understoodletterandheedlessofthespirit;thattheywerefoolsbemusedwithJewishriteswhichtheydidnotcomprehendandJewishnameswhichtheycouldnotproperlypronounce."It’snothingbutabairn’sploy,"hecried,"butit’sacruelploy,forithasspiltmucklegoodbloodinScotland.Ifyetaketheblood-thirstiness,andthehewinginpieces,andthrawnnessoftheauldJews,andettletoshapeyourselvesontheirpattern,whatfordoyenogangfurther?Wherefored’yenosetupanaltarandburnawedderon’t?Whatkindo’kirkisthis,whenyesuldhaveatemplewithgopherandshittimwoodandshew-breadandanarko’thecovenantandbranchedcandlesticks,andbuskyourministerinanephodinsteadofablackgown?YecannapickandchooseintheWord.Ifonethingistobezealouslycopied,whereforenotall?...Yefattedcalves!...Yemuckleweans,thatplayatbeingancientIsraelites!"

           ThiswastoomuchforMr.Proudfoot.

           "Silence,blasphemer,"hecried.

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