And I will say," he added, his voice rising and trembling with indignation, "to him who came here uninvited and broke up this meetin', that it would be well for him to remember the words of Scriptur', 'Woe unto ye, false prophets and workers of iniquity.' Let him remember what the Divine wisdom put into my head to read to-night: 'The pastors have become brutish and have not sought the Lord; therefore they shall not prosper.'" "Amen!" "Amen!" "Amen!" "So be it!" The cries came from all parts of the little room.

They ceased abruptly, for John Ellery was on his feet.
"Captain Hammond," he said, "I realize that I have no right to speak in this building, but I must say one word.

My coming here to-night may have been a mistake; I'm inclined to think it was.

But I came not, as you seem to infer, to sneer or to scoff; certainly I had no wish to disturb your service.

I came because I had heard repeatedly, since my arrival in this town, of this society and its meetings.