human
Never got any dividends on that other insurance you put me up to taking, partner--that 'gainst fire risks in the next world, you know. 'Twill be tough if there's any mistake--church does take a sight of money.
gpt
Joseph, said the Squire, in a sorrowful tone,
human
I've always been afeard they didn't look enough into your evidences when they took you into that church. How can a man expect to escape on the day of wrath if he's all the time grumbling at the cost of his salvation? Mistake? If you don't know in your heart the truth of what you profess, there's mighty little hope for you, church or no church.
gpt
Know in my heart! cried Joe.
human
That's a pretty kind of security. Is that what I've been paying church dues for? Better have known it in my heart in the first place, and saved the money. What's the use of believing all these knotty points, if they don't make a sure thing for a man?
gpt
If your belief don't make you any better or happier, Joseph, rejoined the Squire,