Mr. Alcott. Water means spirit, pure and unsoiled.
Edward J. It is holy spirit.
Ellen. I was most interested in these words: "Ye worship ye know not what." The Samaritans worship idols, and there was no meaning to that.
Mr. Alcott. What do you mean by their worshipping idols?
Ellen. They cared about things more than God.
Mr. Alcott. What kind of false worship do you think Jesus was thinking about when he said: "Woman, the hour is coming and now is, when neither in this mountain—"?
Ellen. Oh! she thought the place of worship was more important than the worship itself.
Mr. Alcott. Well! how did Jesus answer that thought?
Ellen. He told her what she ought to worship, which was more important than where.
Mr. Alcott. Some of you, perhaps, have made this mistake, and thought that we only worshipped God in churches, and on Sundays. How is it,—who has thought so?