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finery of men’s foolish inventions.”
“ Well, Saunders, you speak as a staunch,
true-blue Presbyterian.”
“ That I am, Sir, and I would as soon
think o’ chipping men’s bodies into a uni¬
versal uniformity o’ shape as I would think o’
cutting and carving men’s souls into the likeness
o’ that mongrel kind o’ Christianity that has nae
mair form nor fashion than the earth when it was
without form and void. Let every man keep his
ain body and his ain soul in their natural integ¬
rity, and no fill the house of God wi’ inventions,
opinions, idle fancies, and fantastic imaginations
of human conceit.”
“Quite right, Saunders ; I would not part with
one iota of conscientious principle. I would add
nothing to the Word of God, neither would I take
anything away from it. We are not at liberty to
do so. It is not your opinion, Saunders, or mine
that is to be considered, but the question is plainly
this, What saith the Lord ?”
“ Part wi’ principles, Sir ! never. A hair’s-
breadth aff the line o’ God’s railway, and
ye go smash to destruction. Let us keep
the line and get safe to the terminus, as they
ca’t. That settled, let us go on. Sir. I’ll tell
you what I mean to do, as to my minister. He is
a man o’ gifts and graces, a good, godly man ; I
love him and honour him, and, as ane o’ Christ’s
ambassadors, I will standby him, I will strengthen
his hand, and encourage his heart in every
good word and work. If I hae the means he’ll
no want. How could I live in a ceiled house
or sit down to a comfortable meal, if I didna see