"
These and many such words did the scholar-preacher declare. And as he
sat there with the people, Melchoir felt the weight of the solemn and
earnest words, and he said: "So at last have I come to the end of my
search. The kingdom of Christ is in the mind of man. His kingdom is
the kingdom of the truth."
[Sidenote: More Light Shall Break Forth]
Then he followed the throngs as they went forth from the church; but
the star which had tarried over the lofty spire was now before him,
and the opal light wavered and trembled, as if beckoning him on; and
the words of the preacher, "we must believe," seemed to blend with the
words of Balthazar, "we must follow the star." So, reluctantly and
slowly he followed on.
[Sidenote: Thy Sacramental Liturgies]
But Balthazar--whither went he, following the star? Over many a rugged
way, through many a tangled thicket, through valleys and over hills.
His star tarried over no cathedrals; it lingered over no Gothic
spires. It seemed capricious and restless and tireless. At times it
seemed intent on coming to a pause over the head of some human being,
but perhaps it was because these human beings themselves were so
restless and so busy that the star could not accomplish its intent.
For Balthazar saw these men and women hurrying hither and thither on
errands of mercy, or deeds of justice; he saw them ferreting out great
wrongs, laying heavy blows on the backs of men who oppressed and
defrauded their fellow men.
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