Thelastlectureleftusinastateofexpectancy。Whatmaythepracticalfruitsforlifehavebeen，ofsuchmovinglyhappyconversionsasthoseweheardof？Withthisquestionthereallyimportantpartofourtaskopens，foryourememberthatwebeganallthisempiricalinquirynotmerelytoopenacuriouschapterinthenaturalhistoryofhumanconsciousness，butrathertoattainaspiritualjudgmentastothetotalvalueandpositivemeaningofallthereligioustroubleandhappinesswhichwehaveseen。Wemust，therefore，firstdescribethefruitsofthereligiouslife，andthenwemustjudgethem。Thisdividesourinquiryintotwodistinctparts。Letuswithoutfurtherpreambleproceedtothedescriptivetask。
Itoughttobethepleasantestportionofourbusinessintheselectures。Somesmallpiecesofit，itistrue，maybepainful，ormayshowhumannatureinapatheticlight，butitwillbemainlypleasant，becausethebestfruitsofreligiousexperiencearethebestthingsthathistoryhastoshow。Theyhavealwaysbeenesteemedso；hereifanywhereisthegenuinelystrenuouslife；andtocalltomindasuccessionofsuchexamplesasIhavelatelyhadtowanderthrough，thoughithasbeenonlyinthereadingofthem，istofeelencouragedandupliftedandwashedinbettermoralair。
Thehighestflightsofcharity，devotion，trust，patience，braverytowhichthewingsofhumannaturehavespreadthemselveshavebeenflownforreligiousideals。Icandonobetterthanquote，astothis，someremarkswhichSainte-BeuveinhisHistoryofPort-Royalmakesontheresultsofconversionorthestateofgrace。
“Evenfromthepurelyhumanpointofview。”Sainte-Beuvesays，“thephenomenonofgracemuststillappearsufficientlyextraordinary，eminent，andrare，bothinitsnatureandinitseffects，todeserveacloserstudy。Forthesoularrivestherebyatacertainfixedandinvinciblestate，astatewhichisgenuinelyheroic，andfromoutofwhichthegreatestdeedswhichiteverperformsareexecuted。Throughallthedifferentformsofcommunion，andallthediversityofthemeanswhichhelptoproducethisstate，whetheritbereachedbyajubilee，byageneralconfession，byasolitaryprayerandeffusion，whateverinshorttobetheplaceandtheoccasion，itiseasytorecognizethatitisfundamentallyonestateinspiritandfruits。Penetratealittlebeneaththediversityofcircumstances，anditbecomesevidentthatinChristiansofdifferentepochsitisalwaysoneandthesamemodificationbywhichtheyareaffected：thereisveritablyasinglefundamentalandidenticalspiritofpietyandcharity，commontothosewhohavereceivedgrace；aninnerstatewhichbeforeallthingsisoneofloveandhumility，ofinfiniteconfidenceinGod，andofseverityforone’sself，accompaniedwithtendernessforothers。
Thefruitspeculiartothisconditionofthesoulhavethesamesavorinall，underdistantsunsandindifferentsurroundings，inSaintTeresaofAvilajustasinanyMoravianbrotherofHerrnhut。”[143]