superior influence and yet work with and through
the will of all.

And here at the end comes a thought that
some of us perhaps have had more than once as
this discussion advanced: What could the
Church do for the organization of intelligence?

It could do wonderful things. It has power,
organization, facilities, through which the gospel
of "the moral obligation to be intelligent" could
be preached to a wider audience than any news-
paper could reach. And among the clergy are
hundreds of young men who have found new
inspiration in the figure of Jesus seen through the
aspirations of democracy; hundreds eager to do
their part in any work that will lessen the misery
of men. What if they were to find in this organi-
zation of intelligence a focus for their labor? --
what if they should not only themselves under-
take the studies which would fit them for mem-
bership in the Society, but should also make it
their business to stir up in all who might come to
them the spirit of the seeker, to incite them to
read religiously the reports of the Society, to call
on them to spread abroad the good news of truth
to be had for the asking? What if these men
should make their churches extension centers for
the educational work of the Society, -- giving
freely the use of their halls and even contributing
to the expense of organizing classes and paying
for skilled instruction? What if they should see

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