him--"What do you think of our friend Rowley? Is he a good
Christian?"

"He's a pretty fair Sunday Christian," replied Lane.

"What is that?" asked the man.

"A hypocrite, to use plain language."

"That's pretty hard talk," said Gregory.

"Do you think so?"

"Yes. When you call a man a hypocrite, you make him out, in my
opinion, about as bad as he can well be."

"Call him a Sunday Christian, then."

"A Sunday Christian?"

"Yes; that is, a man who puts his religion on every Sabbath, as he
does his Sunday coat; and lays it away again carefully on Monday
morning, so that it will receive no injury in every-day contact with
the world."

"I believe with you that Rowley doesn't bring much of his religion
into his business."

"No, nor as much common honesty as would save him from perdition."