"Hence the insolence of these creatures of Rome, who dare, with unblushing front, here in the midst of Germany, to call the greater part of the nation, which refuses to do them homage--_a vulgar mob!_ But, woe to them! the day has dawned at length,--the mask of their hypocrisy will be torn aside,--the confidence betrayed of our people and the younger clergy will burst forth in flames of merited indignation,--truth will shed a purer and a purer light, until at last the lying fabric shall fall down, and the rotten timbers of the Hierarchy shall crumble into dust! For it cannot be, that the spirit of truth, and justice, and brotherly love, is to be crushed for ever,--the spirit which Christ promised to _His Church_, and not to _Romish ambition_: 'The spirit remains with you till the end, and the spirit will make you free.' But you must seek for and follow after this spirit; then you shall have nought to fear--you shall triumph. This spirit will not greet you on your silken couches of indolence, He will not visit your licentious pillows--the Spirit discovers Himself now and ever as formerly, working in and through human agents. Strive earnestly and zealously for intellectual advancement and moral freedom, in union with your fellow-men,--lend a ready ear to the cries of the needy, enter heartily into the wishes of your fellow-citizens,--and you shall find the Holy Spirit, who shall declare Himself to you--you shall hear Him in the voice, in the call of your people, of your native country! The nation calls you now to a great and holy work. 'You must,' such is its call, 'cast off the degrading and unchristian despotism of the Roman Bishop; you must, in union with your fellow-citizens, the laity, restore, without fear of men, the Christian-Catholic religion, in all its purity and simple elevation; you must establish a German-Catholic (i. e. universal) Christian Church; you must be no longer Romish, but honest German priests and teachers. Such is the voice of your people,--the call of your country! Will you obey the call? Will you begin the work without fear of men? Oh, I entreat you, I conjure you to obey the call; go promptly to the work, now, while there yet is time! I beg of you to set to the work, and I am not ashamed to beg,--the boon is so elevated and important! I implore you in the name of our religion, for the sake of honour, independence, and the peace of Germany,--I implore you, for your own sakes, by your dignity, honour, virtue,--by your happiness as men!