Not our grandsons, no, but our own children will ask: Who--what was Serapis?
For he who shall be overthrown is no longer a mighty god but an idol bereft of his splendor and his dignity.

This is no struggle of might against might; it is the death-stroke given to a wounded and vanquished foe.

The tree is rotten to the core and can crush no one in its fall, but it will cover all who stand near it with dust and rubbish.

The sovereign has outlived his dominion, and when his fingers drop the sceptre few indeed will bewail him, for the new King has already mounted the throne and His is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever! Amen." Dada had listened to the deacon's address with no particular interest, but the conclusion struck her attention.

The old man looked dignified and honest; but Father Karnis was a well-meaning man, no doubt, and one of those who are wont to keep on the winning side.