“Then we will elect a vestry that will agree with you.”
“That is easier said than done.”
“I’ll turn politician for the purpose. I’ll canvass the parish before the Easter election. I’m determined to do what I can to abolish class distinctions in Christ Church. Mother says I’m a fanatic. Phil more than half suspects that she is right. Father doesn’t care.”
“You seem to have enlisted for the war.”
“I have. I’m at your command. I’m ready for any practical service to which you wish to put me. I’m tired of seeing Christ Church a mere fashionable Sunday club. I want to help make it a religious home for everybody.”
“You are very brave and generous. But I’m afraid you haven’t counted the cost.”
“What will it cost?”
“Possibly your social standing.”
“I can afford to lose that.”
“You will have to face opposition, ridicule, protest, misinterpretation of your motives.”