Now run like a good boy and 'tend to them." So it came that, while the impulse was still strong upon him, he went in among the dozen amiable, feeding gentlemen who were not indisposed to listen to whomsoever might talk--if he did not bore--which is how it befell that they had presently cause to remark him.
Not at first, for he mumbled hesitatingly, without authority of manner or point to his words, but the phrase, "the fundamental defect of the Christian religion" caused even the Unitarian to gasp over his glass of mineral water.

His green eyes glittered pleasantly upon Bernal from his dark face with its scraggly beard.
"That's it, Mr.Linford--tell us that--we need to know that--do we not, gentlemen ?" "Speak for yourself, Whittaker," snapped the aggressive little Baptist, "but doubtless Mr.Linford has something to say." Bernal remained unperturbed by this.

Very earnestly he continued: "Christianity is defective, judged even by poor human standards; untrue by the plain facts of human consciousness." "Ah! Now we shall learn!" Father Riley turned his most gracious smile upon the speaker.
"Your churches are losing their hold upon men because your religion is one of separation, here and hereafter--while the one great tendency of the age is toward brotherhood--oneness.

Primitive man had individual pride--family pride, city pride, state pride, national pride followed--but we are coming now to the only permissible pride, a world pride--in which the race feels its oneness.

We are nearly there; even now the spirit that denies this actual brotherhood is confined to the churches.