It was all his; hisown; and as such it was all
beautiful.
Nathaniel Benham of Banjo Crossing, and he knewthat
Mr. Let the Lord give him waysof showing them his love and his desire to serve
them.
Brother Benham in a short hesitating talk said they
had beendelighted by Brother Gantrys sermons. She was twenty-seven, five years
younger than Elmer.
He sighed, and the book dropped into his
lap.
Thats a fine fellow, that new Methodist preacher,
said thevillagers that week.
I just said to Jim, all of a sudden, Jim, I said,
do you loveyour father?
Virtue, he pointed out, certainly did
pay.
Let the Lord give him waysof showing them his love
and his desire to serve them.
It wouldhave seemed natural, very pleasant and
right and sweet. He had much edification from these Rules for a Preachers Conductin
the Discipline:Be Serious. He began his stunts with that first prayer-meeting.
Suddenly he was overwhelmed andexalted with the mystic pride of
ownership.
He had much edification from these Rules for a
Preachers Conductin the Discipline:Be Serious. The streetwas filled with country
buggies and a Ford or two.
And if he is so good, whyd they ever send him here
in thefirst place? Benham grunted with surprised admiration.
Converse sparingly andconduct yourself prudently
with women. Elmerfelt that this would be unusually useful in his new
life.
Her face was lovely, her foreheadwide, her brown
eyes trusting, and smooth her chestnut hair.
The Benham house was the proudest mansion in town.
At the end they shook hands even more warmly than in the morning. Hope you wont have
much trouble with your church. The streetwas filled with country buggies and a Ford
or two.
Before his sermon he looked from brother to
brother.