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- suffering disciples. In Mardi, Alma preached in open fields, —and must
his worshipers have palaces?”
“No temples, then no priests;” said Babbalanja, “for few priests will
enter where lordly arches form not the portal.”
“We have no priests, but one; and he is Alma’s self. We have his
precepts: we seek no comments but our hearts.”
“But without priests and temples, how long will flourish this your
faith?” said Media.
“For many ages has not this faith lived, in spite of priests and
temples? and shall it not survive them? What we believe, we hold
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