"Come, let us vary the exercises with some ice cream," said the mother.
"You think the discussion is getting too warm, do you, mother?" asked Dorothy.
They adjourned to the dining room and a recess was taken.
CHAPTER XIII.
BAPTIST PRINCIPLES ON THE MARCH.
"Now let us have the facts about the part the Baptists have played in giving the principles of democracy to the world," said Mr. Page.
"History shows," said Mr. Walton, "that up to the sixteenth century the Catholic Church, in league with the government, not only controlled the religious life, but also the civil life of the people. There was neither religious nor civil freedom. The king and the pope ruled all. Then came the demand of the Baptists for absolute freedom, and although their demand had reference to religious freedom, yet the inevitable result of this principle is civil freedom; and in the wake of this came democracy, which is simply the rule of the people."
"But I do not see that religious liberty necessarily leads to democracy," said Mr. Page.