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dustypeople，unwashedpeople，peopleofnoaccountwhatever，andyettheydidnotlookamob。Andwhenthathymnwasover-andhereletmeobservethat，strangeasitsounded，Ihaverecalledthathymntomind，andithasseemedtotingleinmyearsonoccasionswhenallthatpompandartcoulddotoenhancereligioussolemnitywasbeingdone-intheSistineChapel，whattimethepapalbandwasinfullplay，andthechoicestchoristersofItalypouredforththeirmellowesttonesinpresenceofBatuschcaandhiscardinals-ontheiceoftheNeva，whattimethelongtrainofstatelypriests，withtheirnoblebeardsandtheirflowingrobesofcrimsonandgold，withtheirebonyandivorystaves，stalkedalong，chantingtheirSclavonianlitaniesinadvanceofthemightyEmperoroftheNorthandhisPriberjenskyguardofgiants，towardstheorificethroughwhichtheriver，runningbelowinitsswiftness，istoreceivethebaptismallymph：-whenthehymnwasover，anothermaninthewagonproceededtoaddressthepeople；hewasamuchyoungermanthanthelastspeaker；somewhatsquarebuiltandaboutthemiddleheight；hisfacewasratherbroad，butexpressiveofmuchintelligence，andwithapeculiarcalmandseriouslook；theaccentinwhichhespokeindicatedthathewasnotoftheseparts，butfromsomedistantdistrict。Thesubjectofhisaddresswasfaith，andhowitcouldremovemountains。Itwasaplainaddress，withoutanyattemptatornament，anddeliveredinatonewhichwasneitherloudnorvehement。Thespeakerwasevidentlynotapractisedone-onceortwicehehesitatedasifforwordstoexpresshismeaning，butstillheheldon，talkingoffaith，andhowitcouldremovemountains：’Itistheonlythingwewant，brethren，inthisworld；ifwehavethat，weareindeedrich，asitwillenableustodoourdutyunderallcircumstances，andtobearourlot，howeverharditmaybe-andthelotofallmankindishard-thelotofthepoorishard，brethren-andwhoknowsmoreofthepoorthanI？-apoormanmyself，andthesonofapoorman：

butaretherichbetteroff？notso，brethren，forGodisjust。

Therichhavetheirtrialstoo：Iamnotrichmyself，butIhaveseentherichwithcareworncountenances；Ihavealsoseentheminmadhouses；fromwhichyoumaylearn，brethren，thatthelotofallmankindishard；thatis，tillwelayholdoffaith，whichmakesuscomfortableun