# The Priest and the Acolyte With an Introductory Protest by Stuart Mason

Author: Bloxam, John Francis, 1873-1928; Mason, Stuart, 1872-1927 [Commentator]

Genre: Category: Novels

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60229

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Priest+and+the+Acolyte+With+an+Introductory+Protest+by+Stuart+Mason+Bloxam&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

The priest started; he was tired in mind and body; his soul was sad and his heart heavy as he sat in the terrible solitude of the confessional ever listening to the same dull round of oft-repeated sins. He was weary of the conventional tones and matter-of-fact expressions. Would the world always be the same? For nearly twenty centuries the Christian priests had sat in the confessional and listened to the same old tale. The world seemed to him no better; always the same, the same. The young priest sighed to himself, and for a moment almost wished people would be worse. Why could they not escape from these old wearily-made paths and be a little original in their vices, if sin they must? But...

## Chapters

- [PART II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-priest-and-the-acolyte-with-an-introductory-protest-by-stua-9fd787f9/chapters/2/index.md)
- [PART I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-priest-and-the-acolyte-with-an-introductory-protest-by-stua-9fd787f9/chapters/1/index.md)