'To whom was the command given?'
'To the apostles and their successors.'
'No, it was given to the whole band of disciples; the order to go into all the world and make disciples of every creature.'
'All the disciples!'
'And to all the disciples that other command was given,—"Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them." And of all the things that a man can want and desire to have given him, there is nothing comparable for preciousness to the knowledge of Christ.'
'But, Mr. Dallas, this is not the general way of thinking?'
'Among those who'—he paused—'who are glad in the love of Christ, I think it must be.'
'Then what are those who are not "glad" in that way?'
'Greatly to be pitied!'
There was a little pause. Pitt went on busily with his work. Betty sat and looked at him, and looked at the varieties of things he was putting under shelter or out of the way. One after another, all bearing their witness to the tastes and appetite for knowledge possessed by the person who had gathered them together. Yes, if Pitt was not a scientist, he was very fond of sciences; and if he were not to be called an artist in some kinds, he was full of feeling for art. What an anomaly he was! how very unlike this room looked to the abode of a fanatic!