In fact, natural virtues had suddenly waxed luxuriant, and supernatural virtues were despised.

Friendliness took the place of charity, contentment the place of hope, and knowledge the place of faith.
Percy stopped, he had become conscious that he was preaching a kind of sermon.
"Yes, my son," said the kind voice.

"What else ?" What else ?...

Very well, continued Percy, movements such as these brought forth men, and the Man of this movement was Julian Felsenburgh.
He had accomplished a work that--apart from God--seemed miraculous.

He had broken down the eternal division between East and West, coming himself from the continent that alone could produce such powers; he had prevailed by sheer force of personality over the two supreme tyrants of life religious fanaticism and party government.