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humblest and rudest dress, — and humble 

 and rude enough it is, certainly." 



" In foreign countries, where it is the 

 church of the rich as well as the poor," said 

 the Captain, " and where, from the magnifi- 

 cence of the decorations and the beauty of 

 the music, the eye and ear are enlisted on 

 the side of religion, I am not at all surprised 

 that the Romish worship attracts the poor 

 and the unlearned ; it is peculiarly calculated 

 for them : the music and the splendour are 

 to them what picture-books are to children ; 

 they convey the desired impressions by the 

 only avenues that are open in their minds. 

 But how it is, that here, bare and unaided, 

 their Church has sufficient power over their 

 consciences to bring annually thousands to 

 this wretched place, is what I cannot com- 

 prehend. We cannot even bring them to 

 church on a rainy day. Does not this look 

 very like their being right ? " 



" It looks very like their having made it 

 their business to study and provide for the 

 peculiarities of human nature," said the 

 Parson, "and we should do well if we did 

 so too. We have those enthusiasts among 

 us as well as they ; we neglect ours, and so 



