There was a great silence, and then the missionary went on:—“O my friends! ye know that God hath commanded, _Thou shalt not kill_; and His Word hath shown us that this command reaches even to the thoughts of the heart. Ye call yourselves servants of that Saviour who loved His enemies, prayed for His enemies, died for His enemies; but oh! remember that they who come to Him for pardon and life, must also follow Him in holiness and love,—for is it not written in the Scriptures of truth, _If any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His_”? (Rom. viii. 9).