text_original: There was a period of his' life, he says, when he would have thought the saving of a soul '^a sin almost if it had not been done in a church." But from the first moment when he began to preach to crowds in the open air he must have felt that he had found his work at last.
text_transcription: THERE WAS A PERIOD OF HIS LIFE HE SAYS WHEN HE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THE SAVING OF HIS SOUL A SIN ALMOST IF IT HAD NOT BEEN DONE IN A CHURCH BUT FROM THE FIRST MOMENT WHEN HE BEGAN TO PREACH TO CROWDS IN THE OPEN AIR HE MUST HAVE FELT THAT HE HAD FOUND HIS WORK AT LAST
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf, hiː sˈɛz, wˌɛn hiː wʊdhɐv θˈɔːt ðə sˈeɪvɪŋ əvə sˈoʊl ɐ sˈɪn ˈɔːlmoʊst ɪf ɪt hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn dˈʌn ɪn ɐ tʃˈɜːtʃ." bˌʌt fɹʌmðə fˈɜːst mˈoʊmənt wɛn hiː bɪɡˈæn tə pɹˈiːtʃ tə kɹˈaʊdz ɪnðɪ ˈoʊpən ˈɛɹ hiː mˈʌstɐv fˈɛlt ðæt hiː hæd fˈaʊnd hɪz wˈɜːk æt lˈæst.