Thereisthusaconsciousandvoluntarywayandaninvoluntaryandunconsciouswayinwhichmentalresultsmaygetaccomplished；
andwefindbothwaysexemplifiedinthehistoryofconversion，givingustwotypes，whichStarbuckcallsthevolitionaltypeandthetypebyself-surrenderrespectively。
Inthevolitionaltypetheregenerativechangeisusuallygradual，andconsistsinthebuildingup，piecebypiece，ofanewsetofmoralandspiritualhabits。Buttherearealwayscriticalpointshereatwhichthemovementforwardseemsmuchmorerapid。ThispsychologicalfactisabundantlyillustratedbyDr。Starbuck。Oureducationinanypracticalaccomplishmentproceedsapparentlybyjerksandstartsjustasthegrowthofourphysicalbodiesdoes。
“Anathlete……sometimesawakenssuddenlytoanunderstandingofthefinepointsofthegameandtoarealenjoymentofit，justastheconvertawakenstoanappreciationofreligion。Ifhekeepsonengaginginthesport，theremaycomeadaywhenallatoncethegameplaysitselfthroughhim——whenheloseshimselfinsomegreatcontest。Inthesameway，amusicianmaysuddenlyreachapointatwhichpleasureinthetechniqueoftheartentirelyfallsaway，andinsomemomentofinspirationhebecomestheinstrumentthroughwhichmusicflows。Thewriterhaschancedtoheartwodifferentmarriedpersons，bothofwhoseweddedliveshadbeenbeautifulfromthebeginning，relatethatnotuntilayearormoreaftermarriagedidtheyawaketothefullblessednessofmarriedlife。Soitiswiththereligiousexperienceofthesepersonswearestudying。”[109]
[109]PsychologyofReligion，p。385。Compare，also，pp。137-144