human
Lord, tarry not, but come!
gpt
Well, I'll be-- The tender-hearted little wife of the rough man in the crowd who began that sentence did not permit him to finish it.
human
That'll be a case for a doctor right away,
gpt
I can't talk about it, she said.
human
It's such a pitiful world.
gpt
It's dreadful, was the comment of Miss Forsythe.
human
The authorities ought not to permit such a thing.
gpt
It seemed to me as heroic as pitiful, aunt. I fear I should be incapable of making such a testimony.
human
But it was so unnecessary.
gpt
How do we know what is necessary to any poor soul? What impressed me most strongly was that there is in the world still this longing to suffer physically and endure public scorn for a belief.
human
It may have been a disappointment to the little band, said Mr. Morgan,
gpt
They could hardly expect that, said I;
human
I rather think, Margaret replied,
gpt
No doubt, said my wife, after a little pause.
human
I believe that there is as much sense of mystery in the world as ever, and as much of what we call faith, only it shows itself eccentrically. Breaking away from traditions and not going to church have not destroyed the need in the minds of the mass of people for something outside themselves.
gpt
Did I tell you, interposed Morgan--
human
Yes, I said,
gpt
And nothing marks it more, Morgan added,
human
I was going on to say, I continued,
gpt
But the churches are well attended,
human
Yes, fairly, at least once a day, and if there is sensational preaching, twice. But there is nothing that will so pack the biggest hall in the city as the announcement of inspirational preaching by some young woman who speaks at random on a text given her when she steps upon the platform. There is something in her rhapsody, even when it is incoherent, that appeals to a prevailing spirit.
gpt
How much of it is curiosity? Morgan asked.
human
Isn't the hall just as jammed when the clever attorney of Nothingism, Ham Saversoul, jokes about the mysteries of this life and the next?
gpt
Very likely. People like the emotional and the amusing. All the same, they are credulous, and entertain doubt and belief on the slightest evidence.
human
Isn't it natural, spoke up Mr. Lyon, who had hitherto been silent,
gpt
Perhaps it's natural, Morgan retorted,
human
Ah, well, said my wife,
gpt
Yes, said Morgan,
human
and