text_original: They did not recognise him as one of their pastors, but he might have, if he would, the manse and the money which the civil courts had declared to be his. They merely appealed to the Legislature to do something which might make the civil law in harmony with the principles of the Church.
text_transcription: THEY DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM AS ONE OF THEIR PASTORS BUT HE MIGHT HAVE IF HE WOULD THE MANSE AND THE MONEY WHICH THE CIVIL COURTS HAD DECLARED TO BE HIS THEY MERELY APPEALED TO THE LEGISLATURE TO DO SOMETHING WHICH MIGHT MAKE THE CIVIL LAW IN HARMONY WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH
phonemes: ðeɪ dɪdnˌɑːt ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪz hˌɪm æz wˈʌn ʌv ðɛɹ pˈæstɚz, bˌʌt hiː mˈaɪthɐv, ɪf hiː wˈʊd, ðə mˈæns ænd ðə mˈʌni wˌɪtʃ ðə sˈɪvəl kˈɔːɹts hæd dᵻklˈɛɹd təbi hˈɪz. ðeɪ mˈɪɹli ɐpˈiːld tə ðə lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ tə dˈuː sˈʌmθɪŋ wˌɪtʃ mˌaɪt mˌeɪk ðə sˈɪvəl lˈɔː ɪn hˈɑːɹməni wɪððə pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz ʌvðə tʃˈɜːtʃ.