dustypeople，unwashedpeople，peopleofnoaccountwhatever，andyettheydidnotlookamob。Andwhenthathymnwasover-andhereletmeobservethat，strangeasitsounded，Ihaverecalledthathymntomind，andithasseemedtotingleinmyearsonoccasionswhenallthatpompandartcoulddotoenhancereligioussolemnitywasbeingdone-intheSistineChapel，whattimethepapalbandwasinfullplay，andthechoicestchoristersofItalypouredforththeirmellowesttonesinpresenceofBatuschcaandhiscardinals-ontheiceoftheNeva，whattimethelongtrainofstatelypriests，withtheirnoblebeardsandtheirflowingrobesofcrimsonandgold，withtheirebonyandivorystaves，stalkedalong，chantingtheirSclavonianlitaniesinadvanceofthemightyEmperoroftheNorthandhisPriberjenskyguardofgiants，towardstheorificethroughwhichtheriver，runningbelowinitsswiftness，istoreceivethebaptismallymph：-whenthehymnwasover，anothermaninthewagonproceededtoaddressthepeople；hewasamuchyoungermanthanthelastspeaker；somewhatsquarebuiltandaboutthemiddleheight；hisfacewasratherbroad，butexpressiveofmuchintelligence，andwithapeculiarcalmandseriouslook；theaccentinwhichhespokeindicatedthathewasnotoftheseparts，butfromsomedistantdistrict。Thesubjectofhisaddresswasfaith，andhowitcouldremovemountains。Itwasaplainaddress，withoutanyattemptatornament，anddeliveredinatonewhichwasneitherloudnorvehement。Thespeakerwasevidentlynotapractisedone-onceortwicehehesitatedasifforwordstoexpresshismeaning，butstillheheldon，talkingoffaith，andhowitcouldremovemountains：’Itistheonlythingwewant，brethren，inthisworld；ifwehavethat，weareindeedrich，asitwillenableustodoourdutyunderallcircumstances，andtobearourlot，howeverharditmaybe-andthelotofallmankindishard-thelotofthepoorishard，brethren-andwhoknowsmoreofthepoorthanI？-apoormanmyself，andthesonofapoorman：
butaretherichbetteroff？notso，brethren，forGodisjust。
Therichhavetheirtrialstoo：Iamnotrichmyself，butIhaveseentherichwithcareworncountenances；Ihavealsoseentheminmadhouses；fromwhichyoumaylearn，brethren，thatthelotofallmankindishard；thatis，tillwelayholdoffaith，whichmakesuscomfortableunderallcircumstances；whetherwerideingildedchariotsorwalkbarefootedinquestofbread；whetherwebeignorant，whetherwebewise-forrichesandpoverty，ignoranceandwisdom，brethren，eachbringswithititspeculiartemptations。
Well，underallthesetroubles，thethingwhichIwouldrecommendyoutoseekisoneandthesame-faith；faithinourLordJesusChrist，whomadeusandallottedtoeachhisstation。Eachhassomethingtodo，brethren。Doit，therefore，butalwaysinfaith；
withoutfaithweshallfindourselvessometimesatfault；butwithfaithnever-forfaithcanremovethedifficulty。Itwillteachustolovelife，brethren，whenlifeisbecomingbitter，andtoprizetheblessingsaroundus；foraseverymanhashiscares，brethren，sohaseachmanhisblessings。Itwilllikewiseteachusnottolovelifeovermuch，seeingthatwemustonedaypartwithit。Itwillteachustofacedeathwithresignation，andwillpreserveusfromsinkingamidsttheswellingoftheriverJordan。’