The castle builder - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...smile was as bland as ever. "You know something about it, don't you?" "Oh, yes," said the pastor. "You had something to do with it?" "Yes, I had something to do with it." "And what is the fault? may I ask." "Well, Mr. Einersen, I wish to be plain with you. It is part of my duty, you know, to look after the educational interests of the people in my parish. I must see that the pure principles of Christianity are taught in our schools; and if I am anything of a shepherd of the fold of Christ, I must see that wolves are driven away." "I am a wolf, then?" "Ah, no; that was a mere figure, you understand. I wouldn't say that; but your Christian teaching--I mean your teaching of our holy religion, has never been very strong--it has been very weak, in fact; and there is always danger of our children drifting into heresies, or even into infidelity, altogether, if we are too loose in this respect." "Have I been teaching heresies?" "Yes." "I am not aware of it. Will you please explain?" "Yes, I will. You remember sometime ago in the class in physics, you were talking about the qualities of matter--you remember, don't you?" "I remember, very well." "You said that matter could not be destroyed; it could only be changed in form." "The text-book said that." "Well; then one of the students asked how it is that, if matter could not be destroyed, it could be created. You, if I am informed rightly, explained that matter is as uncreatable as it is indestructible. You said that substance is eternal. Then the boy--you remember him--said that he had learned in his catechism that God created the world out of nothing. Whereupon, y...