[A Dream of the North Sea by James Runciman]@TWC D-Link bookA Dream of the North Sea CHAPTER VI 19/30
Our secular work, our care for the men's bodies, is just as great as our care for their souls," said Fullerton, warmly.
"We simply cannot do everything; we lack means, and that must be our plea, no matter how sordid it may seem to you.
But you must clearly understand that for my part, while I hold tenaciously to the primary duty of 'holding forth the Word of Life'-- for it is 'the entrance of Thy Word giveth light _and understanding to the simple_'-- yet I am entirely with you in feeling that we need to cultivate the intellect of these men.
Go on, Ferrier." "Well; I meant to say that you must let the men know something of the beauty of the world, and the wonder of it as well.
Look here, Blair: do you mean to say that I couldn't make a regular fairy tale out of the geology of these Banks? Pray, ladies, excuse just a little shop; I can't help it.
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