T. Thou wilt not say, I want thee to be as I am, but as God is; and when thou art as he has required thee to be, thou wilt not refuse thy mind what good thou mayest enjoy. Wilt thou say, that thy prayers will save thee without repentance? D. Nay. T. When wilt thou repent, then? D. What dost thou mean by repentance? T. I mean that reform which will save thee from the wretchedness of this confinement in walls. D. Am I wretched? Nay. T. Thou wilt not so reply, when thy deliverance is accomplished. D. Deliverance from what? T. From thy wrongs and errors, thy sins and sorrows. D. Verily, thou art confident. Who gave thee power to work in God’s name? T. I will work as my master has commanded. D. Who is thy master? T. The mind who controls me and others. D. Am I not a mind who controls others? T. Thou controlest thy inferiors, not thy superiors. D. Thou mayest do the same. T. Not as thou hast done. D. Why not? T. Because thou controlest by fear and hope. Thou rulest as do tyrants and kings. Thy ways are cruel and oppressive, unjust and wrong. D. Thou wilt not accuse me, when thou art wrong. T. When thy ways are opposed to the commands of God, am I wrong to inform thee? D. Nay; but thou wilt not be wrong, when thou art converted. T. Converted to what? D. Converted to the religion of the Bible. T. Wherein do I need conversion to the religion of the Bible? D. In refusing to join with us. T. Is that the only reason? D. It is one which makes thy conversion necessary. T. Why necessary? D. Thou knowest thou art not a believer in the Bible. T. Thou wilt not convert me without the Bible. D. What! not convert thee without the Bible? How sayest thou that the Bible is thy guide? T. I say, thou wilt not convert me without the Bible. D. May I hope to convert thee with it? T. Thou mayest not hope for conversion to thy views. D. What views may I hope to convert thee to? T. Such as are true and practical, wise and good. D. When wilt thou come to me for instruction? T. When thou canst instruct me. D. Thou art not a believer in religion. T. Thou canst tell by my works. D. Thy works will not wrong any one. T. Wilt thou not wrong any one? D. Not intentionally. T. Wilt thou justify an unintentional wrong? D. Nay. T. Then thou shouldst reform. D. Why? T. Because thou doest many unintentional wrongs. D. Thy charge will not satisfy me of wrong. T. When thou seest thy brother in need, hast thou aided him? When thou seest him disconsolate, hast thou cheered him? When thou hast found him naked of wisdom, hast thou clothed him with garments of salvation? When thou hast found him an hungered and thirsting after righteousness, hast thou fed him with the bread of heaven, and given him the water of life? D. That has been my desire. T. Have thy desires been operative to the good of mind? D. I would they had been more so.