text_original: Dr. Chalmers became the leader of the movement which was destined 220 A HISTORY OF O'UR OWN TIMES. cn. x. within two years from the time we are now survey  ing to cause the disruption of the ancient Kirk of Scotland. 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.
text_transcription: DOCTOR CHALMERS BECAME THE HEAD OF THE MOVEMENT WHICH WAS DESTINED WITHIN TWO YEARS FROM THE TIME WE ARE NOW SURVEYING TO CAUSE THE DISRUPTION OF THE ANCIENT KIRK OF SCOTLAND 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
phonemes: dˈɑːktɚ. tʃˈælmɚz bɪkˌeɪm ðə lˈiːdɚɹ ʌvðə mˈuːvmənt wˌɪtʃ wʌz dˈɛstɪnd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv oʊˈɜːɹ ˌoʊdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛn tˈaɪmz. sˌiːˈɛn. ˈɛks. wɪðˌɪn tˈuː jˈɪɹz fɹʌmðə tˈaɪm wiː ɑːɹ nˈaʊ sɚvˈeɪ ˈɪŋ tə kˈɔːz ðə dɪsɹˈʌpʃən ʌvðɪ ˈeɪntʃənt kˈɜːk ʌv skˈɑːtlənd. 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.