The Collected Works volume 11
The Collected Works volume 11
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Nevertheless, I can not forbear the wish that I were a preacher, in order sincerely to affirm that the awful burdens borne by modern nations are obvious judgments of Heaven for disobedience to the Prince of Peace. What a striking theme to kindle fires upon the heights of imagination to fill the secret sources of elo- quence to stir the very stones in the temple of truth! What a noble subject for the pious gentlemen who serve (with rank, pay and al- lowances) as chaplains in the army and the nav...y, or the civilian divines who offer prayer at the launching of an ironclad I OF AMBROSE BIERCE 235 IV A matter of missionaries commonly is to the fore as a cause of quarrel with nations which have the hardihood to prefer their own religions to ours. Missionaries constitute, in truth, a perpetual menace to peace. I dare say the most of them are conscientious men and women of a certain order of intellect. They believe, and from the way that they in- terpret their sacred book have some reason to believe, that in meddling uninvited with the spiritual affairs of others they perform a work acceptable to God their God.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Nevertheless, I can not forbear the wish that I were a preacher, in order sincerely to affirm that the awful burdens borne by modern nations are obvious judgments of Heaven for disobedience to the Prince of Peace. What a striking theme to kindle fires upon the heights of imagination to fill the secret sources of elo- quence to stir the very stones in the temple of truth! What a noble subject for the pious gentlemen who serve (with rank, pay and al- lowances) as chaplains in the army and the nav...y, or the civilian divines who offer prayer at the launching of an ironclad I OF AMBROSE BIERCE 235 IV A matter of missionaries commonly is to the fore as a cause of quarrel with nations which have the hardihood to prefer their own religions to ours. Missionaries constitute, in truth, a perpetual menace to peace. I dare say the most of them are conscientious men and women of a certain order of intellect. They believe, and from the way that they in- terpret their sacred book have some reason to believe, that in meddling uninvited with the spiritual affairs of others they perform a work acceptable to God their God.
What to read after The Collected Works volume 11?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Bierce Ambrose to read onlineMoreLess
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