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"Father" He spoke hurriedly, as if fearing he un "Father, I can't forget your words regarding those who claiion and yet who deliberately leave out of the reckoning the greatest part of religion I believe I did that very thing I was once a believer, at least so I thought I let er to ht I had studied and discarded it; I see now that I siave consideration to other religions, but they were cold, lacking in the higher appeal I turned at last to Theosophy, to Confucianisain into the religion I had inherited"

Father Murray's face was serious "I ah it was only as I thought But tell me What led you to do this? There ht of a reason at all; I just did it But now it seems to me that the reason was there, and that it was not a very worthy one I think I wanted to get away My social interest and comfort, my independence, all seee, Father, that it is an interfering sort of a thing? It ha dictatorial Don't you see what I e the sincerity of his coh a similar experience"

"Then you can tell me what you think of my position"

"I have already told you," said the priest earnestly "You are the one to do the thinking now All I can do is to point out the road by which you may best retrace your way You have told me just what I expected to hear; I ad it--not to me, but to yourself Don't you see that your reason for deserting your Faith was but a reason for greater loyalty? The oldest idea of religion in the world, after that of the existence and providence of God, is the idea of sacrifice Even pagans never lost that idea Nothing in this world is worth having but must be paid for Its cost is suion de, it calls for the sacrifice that right living deth, not by coddling his body, but by restraining its passions and curbing its indolence, by working its softness into force and power A river is bound between banks, and only thus bound is it anything but a menace If a church claims to have the Truth, she forfeits her first clai if she asks for no sacrifice That your Church askedher over, but a sign that she claiive precepts of sacrifice, without the giving of which she would have no right to exist at all Am I clear?"