Whispering Poems

Whispering Poems Chapter 200

2021-07-19

Chapter 200 Dawn Church
From Quill Avenue where Miss Lucy lives to Dawn Church Dawn Square is quite far away. In order to prevent missing time, Shade took a taxi at the intersection. Send Mia home first, then go to church.

Tobesque is also smoky in midsummer, with the scorching smell in the air becoming more and more unbearable because of the heat. On the way to the church, Shade tucks the leaf into a decorative pocket watch cover as he looks out the car window at this steam age.

Fast-moving streetscapes, decent gentlemen and barefoot children, weedy low walls and grand aristocratic mansions, dense steam pipes and porters with sacks, all this Everything speaks to Shade of the balance and imbalance of this era.

But outsiders know that this is a node in the development of civilization. For civilization, there is never an absolute balance, there is only a dynamic relative balance.

He thought about these things so wildly that when he got out of the car, he almost forgot to give the driver the fare. For this reason, he also gave two pence more. The middle-aged coachman with a hunched back did not dislike it, but was very happy to thank him. Two pence is also valuable to the lower-class poor.

It's the second Thursday of the month of thunder, and with Holy Prayer approaching, the clergy of the Church of Dawn are getting busier. But Augustus first still took the time to welcome Shade at the church door, and hugged him with a very exaggerated enthusiasm:
"Remember to pretend to be injured."

This is the two hugging Priest reminded in a low voice, and then asked in a very natural caring tone:
"Shade, is your injury okay?"

"cough cough."

Shade didn't know what the so-called internal bleeding should show, so he pretended to be weak and coughed a few times:

"The doctor said that I am good luck, and the youngster is strong, probably no problem."

"Very good, very good, Mr. Dawn will bless you."

Said, and took Shade into the church.

Whether it is a world with gods or a world without gods, functional buildings like churches will always be built grandly and solemnly. Even though it was not the first time to enter the Church of Dawn, when both feet stepped inside the building, he couldn't help but lower his voice and slow down his pace.

Of course, this also has to do with the power of the church itself. In this thought that can affect the true world, the church itself has the blessing of a positive amount of Divine Force, plus the protection measures set up by the warlocks, and the power contributed by the longing of believers. The safest place in Tobesque is actually the Church of the Five True Gods, not the Yodel Palace.

The two, one after the other, quickly passed the main auditorium of the Dawn Church, and then entered the rear of the church from the side corridor. Augustus priest greeted people along the way, and a handful of the clergy seemed to know who Shade was and were eager to shake his hand.

It seems that what happened at noon yesterday had an impact on the church itself.

Soon came to Owen bishop's office, knocking on the door, Shade entered the room with Augustus priest.

Old bishop was wearing reading glasses just now reading documents. When he saw two people coming in, he temporarily put away the things on the table. He took off his glasses and adjusted his expression, and then said to Shade very kindly:

"Good afternoon, Mr. Hamilton, please take a seat. I invite you to come here today to discuss with you the topic of faith. ”

Shade raised his eyebrows, sure enough this was the topic.

It was a pleasant conversation this afternoon, Owen bishop, representing Dawn Church, asked Shade if he would like to convert to Mr. Dawn. Not only because Owen bishop admires Shade, but also because of the Silver Coin that was hit yesterday morning.

With the help of the church and the acquiescence of the royal family, this incident has spread. The church wanted to promote the faith of Dawn Church, and the royal family wanted to show that they were indeed blessed by the righteous gods.

For the Church of Dawn, this kind of coincidence and drama is definitely a good material for the publicity of the Church during Holy Prayer and even in the future. The key is that Shade Hamilton, the protagonist of the story, must become a believer, so as to explain Mr. Dawn's love and protection for believers.

"Mr. Hamilton, last time you said that you are only a shallow believer of [Ms. Creation], so what do you think of [Mr. Dawn]'s belief?"

"Very good .”

Actually, the values of the Church of the Five Gods and Shade are not in conflict. The role of the church in this age is to be enlightened and progressive.

"If you will join us, I can personally baptism for you."

This is an offer from Owen Bishop.

After all, it is a church, and it also involves faith. You cannot use conditions such as gold pounds to lure you into the church. The clergy has such a bottom line. But having baptism personally hosted by bishop in the Major Sect district means a lot in itself. In simple terms, Shade will be considered "my own".

For example, Room 2 on the second floor of No. 6 St. Teresa Square, has been waiting in line for exorcism, but if it is "my own person", then there is no need to line up at all. For example, Mr. Liming's belief groups are widely distributed. When Shade is handling detective commissions, if he encounters something that he can't handle, the church doesn't mind helping his own people.

Of course, the premise is that Shade actually becomes a believer.

"That's fine."

Owen bishop gave Shade time to think, but Shade didn't answer right away. I thought about it before I came, but I absolutely couldn't agree to it, it would make me look unreliable. Pretending to be struggling, he hesitated for ten minutes before giving the answer. Bishop showed a relieved expression:

"I knew you would make the right choice."

Becoming a believer means a lot of convenience, and all Shade needs is to put in some time, learn the religious scriptures that must be memorized, and then have time to come to Dawn Church, participate in some prayers, and listen to some Scripture Lectures. The price paid is totally acceptable compared to the benefits gained.

The only thing that needs to be considered is whether a "false believer" like him joins the church, whether it will attract the attention of the righteous God. But think about it carefully, there must be more than one so-called false believer in such a large church. As long as others are fine, of course I will not have any problems.

After all, compared with the real high-dimensional existence, what a mortal like a small ant thinks is superfluous.

Irving bishop was probably afraid that Shade would go back on it, so he arranged baptism for him that afternoon.

The so-called baptism is also the ceremony of ceremonies. The baptism ceremony used by Dawn Church is a relatively traditional water ceremony, that is, under the holy emblem, a high-level priesthood by those who are qualified to officiate. Personnel, chanting scriptures, pouring or sprinkling water on the baptized person's forehead.

Five God Churches use such ceremony a lot, but each church has its own characteristics. [Mr. Dawn] is [Light and Shadow God], so baptism requires that in addition to the holy emblem, the body of the recipient needs to be able to be in both the shadow and the light.

This is not difficult in the era of gas lamps, but in the case of being surrounded by a large group of people, being irradiated by high-power portable gas lamps at close range makes Shade feel that this sultry afternoon is even hotter .

Of course, those who accept baptism in the traditional sense must also pass the Faith Test and be recommended by three clergy who are familiar with the situation before accepting baptism. But there was a veteran cleric like Augustus priest, and yesterday's noon thing was called Miracle, so Shade skipped this link directly.

"Fortunately, there is no need to write an application or report."

This is Shade's sigh when he wiped his face with a towel after the baptism ceremony. In this era, writing reports has become the norm in life.

"Shade, how high do you think the literacy rate is now? How many people can write their own names?"

This is August's first helpless rhetorical question.

In short, foreigners have verbal beliefs in this world. St. Byrons in the far north, though equally powerful, could not influence the detectives of Tobesque in their lives. The Dawn Church is rooted in a civilized society, and joining the church means that life will become more convenient.

As a thank you, Shade gave the bullet-encrusted commemorative coin to Owen bishop after baptism. Of course, Owen Bishop would not be stingy. He took out a stack of books from the bookshelf and gave them to him. Those were religious classics. Now that Shade has become a believer, it's okay to not understand them.

Apart from this, Shade also got a small bottle with clear liquid. When Owen bishop handed this thing to Shade, even Augustus priest was surprised:
"Holy Water No. 3?"

Even though the whole bottle of liquid in his hand was very likely to be Diluted, but the value will never be less than 100 pounds.

"Yes, Mr. Hamilton. It's a specialty of the church, a magical liquid that heals wounds. I know you're wounded, but you're going to a feast on Sunday night, so put this Take it back and sprinkle it on the wound."

Old bishop winked at Shade:
"The gods really exist, the church is not as simple as you think. You won't regret today's decision. Yes."

He made a few gestures on his chest, and then silently prayed to God.

Shade nods and looks towards Augustus priority:

“priest, I remember Dawn Church accepting donations?”

“Yes, Part of the donated money is used to maintain the church, and part of it is directly used to help the poor."

Shade still hasn't forgotten what he said at noon yesterday:

"Well, I want to Donate £10."

Anyway, in the age of mystery and steam, there is no harm in being a true believer. Sometimes, Shade would also imagine that if he had not met Dr. Schneider at first, but had been recruited by the church, his life in this strange world would probably be completely different from what it is now.

“But there is no if in this world.”

The church arranged to carry Shade back to St. Teresa Square, and Shade looked towards the window. As the sun sets, a busy day is coming to an end.

"It's better to consider some more realistic issues."

He leaned lazily on the back of the seat.

[For example, what should I eat at night? ]

Shade was amused by the glow of the sun, but shook his head:

"No, for example, the exorcist who came to the church tomorrow morning to confirm the situation, can he be on the second floor on the second floor? What did you find in room number."

PS: As mentioned earlier, [relic] usually has a hard-to-destruct attribute (not indestructible, it can be in certain circumstances, such as the leaves can be chewed), so do this Will not damage the item itself.