The grand Demosthenic abruptness of the last line was the signal for an applauding burst of voices, whose sincerity it would be unfair to question.

As to the sermon, all that can be said is that it comes up to the Demosthenic standard for eloquence—action, action, action. 

The society was established, and its name, after a long and warm debate, chosen: “The Demosthenic Club.”