text_original: No man could he better fitted for the task of leadership in such a movement. He was beyond comparison the foremost man in the Scottish Church. He was the greatest pulpit orator in Scot  land, or, indeed, in Great Britain. As a scientific writer, both on astronomy and on political economy, he had made a great mark. From having been in his earlier days the minister of an obscure Scottish village congregation, he had suddenly sprung into fame.
text_transcription: NO MAN COULD BE BETTER FITTED FOR THE TASK OF LEADERSHIP IN SUCH A MOVEMENT HE WAS BEYOND COMPARISON THE FOREMOST MAN IN THE SCOTTISH CHURCH HE WAS THE GREATEST PULPIT ORATOR IN SCOTLAND OR INDEED IN GREAT BRITAIN AS A SCIENTIFIC WRITER BOTH ON ASTRONOMY AND ON POLITICAL ECONOMY HE HAD MADE A GREAT MARK FROM HAVING BEEN IN HIS EARLIER DAYS THE MINISTER OF AN OBSCURE SCOTTISH VILLAGE CONGREGATION HE HAD SUDDENLY SPRUNG INTO FAME
phonemes: nˈoʊ mˈæn kʊd hiː bˈɛɾɚ fˈɪɾᵻd fɚðə tˈæsk ʌv lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐ mˈuːvmənt. hiː wʌz bᵻjˌɔnd kəmpˈæɹɪsən ðə fˈɔːɹmoʊst mˈæn ɪnðə skˈɑːɾɪʃ tʃˈɜːtʃ. hiː wʌzðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst pˈʌlpɪt ˈɔːɹəɾɚɹ ɪn skˈɑːt lˈænd, ɔːɹ, ˌɪndˈiːd, ɪn ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɪtən. æz ɐ saɪəntˈɪfɪk ɹˈaɪɾɚ, bˈoʊθ ˌɔn ɐstɹˈɑːnəmi ænd ˌɔn pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɪkˈɑːnəmi, hiː hæd mˌeɪd ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt mˈɑːɹk. fɹʌm hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn ɪn hɪz ˈɜːlɪɚ dˈeɪz ðə mˈɪnɪstɚɹ əvən əbskjˈʊɹ skˈɑːɾɪʃ vˈɪlɪdʒ kˌɑːŋɡɹɪɡˈeɪʃən, hiː hæd sˈʌdənli spɹˈʌŋ ˌɪntʊ fˈeɪm.