I am firm in my principles, and I fear no one's laughter." Dr.A.
"Well, but what is a revival ?" Mrs.M.
"It is difficult, very difficult, to make those see who have no light; to make those understand whose souls are darkened.

A revival means just an elegant kindling of the spirit; it is brought about to the Lord's people by the hands of his saints, and it means salvation in the highest." Dr.A.
"But what is it the people mean by talking of feeling the revival?
and waiting in spirit for the revival?
and the extacy of the revival ?" Mrs.M.
"Oh Doctor! I am afraid that you are too far gone astray to understand all that.

It is a glorious assurance, a whispering of the everlasting covenant, it is the bleating of the lamb, it is the welcome of the shepherd, it is the essence of love, it is the fullness of glory, it is being in Jesus, it is Jesus being in us, it is taking the Holy Ghost into our bosoms, it is sitting ourselves down by God, it is being called to the high places, it is eating, and drinking, and sleeping in the Lord, it is becoming a lion in the faith, it is being lowly and meek, and kissing the hand that smites, it is being mighty and powerful, and scorning reproof, it is--" Dr.A.
"Thank you, Mrs.M., I feel quite satisfied; and I think I understand a revival now almost as well as you do yourself." Mrs.A.
"My! Where can you have learnt all that stuff, Mrs.M. ?" Mrs.M.
"How benighted you are! From the holy book, from the Word of the Lord, from the Holy Ghost, and Jesus Christ themselves." Mrs.A.
"It does seem so droll to me, to hear you talk of "the Word of the Lord." Why, I have been brought up to look upon the Bible as nothing better than an old newspaper." Mrs.O.
"Surely you only say this for the sake of hearing what Mrs.M.
will say in return--you do not mean it ?" Mrs.A.
"La, yes! to be sure I do." Dr.A.
"I profess that I by no means wish my wife to read all she might find there .-- What says the Colonel, Mrs.M. ?" Mrs.M.
"As to that, I never stop to ask him.

I tell him every day that I believe in Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, and that it is his duty to believe in them too, and then my conscience is clear, and I don't care what he believes.

Really, I have no notion of one's husband interfering in such matters." Dr.A.
"You are quite right.