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I am sure our children do not take the interest in it which they ought to; and I am afraid those chapters of hard names do not always profit me." The martyr in Mr. Hardcap re-asserted itself. "All Scripture," said he solemnly, "is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction and for instruction in righteousness.
Deacon Goodsole nominated Miss Moore and Mrs. Biskit, and quoted the case of Phoebe from the sixteenth chapter of Romans to prove that it was apostolic. But the ladies shook their heads, as did some of the elders of the church and Mr. Hardcap entered a vigorous protest. The Deacon was a born and bred Congregationalist, and is radical, I am afraid, in church matters.
Mapleson's letter to the committee, to-morrow night at our first meeting. And I am curious to see what they'll say to it." The Supply Committee hold their first formal Meeting. PLACE: James Wheaton's library. Hour: seven and a half o'clock in the evening. Present: James Wheaton, Thomas Gear, James Goodsole, Solomon Hardcap, and John Laicus. John Laicus in the chair.
"John," said Jennie, "I wish you would call and see Mr. Gear. He has not been in church for six or eight weeks." "It is no use," said I, "I have asked him once or twice, and he always says that he is not coming till we get a Pastor. He says he does not care to hear candidates; he does not consider himself a good judge of the article. 'Hardcap, says he is a ministerial expert, but I am not."
In a word the Wheathedge library became so universally popular that when the opening of the school threatened to crowd us out of our quarters, there was no difficulty in raising the money to build a small house, large enough for our present and prospective needs. The only objection was Mr. Hardcap. For Mr. Hardcap does not approve of novels.
Hardcap was the first to break the silence. "This is a solemn judgment," said he. Mr. Gear made no reply. "I hope, my friend," continued Mr. Hardcap, "that you will heed the lesson God is a teachin' of you, and see how fearful a thing it is to have an unbeliev'n heart. God will not suffer us to rest in our sin of unbelief.
My Bible tells me that God made the wife to be a help-meet for man, and my wife is all the help I want. I wouldn't have a servant round my house at no price." "Do you suppose our pastor and his wife can get along the same way?" I asked. "Don't see why not," said he sententiously. "What!" said Mr. Wheaton. "Would you have your pastor's wife do her own work, Mr. Hardcap?
Hardcap rarely gets asleep. If I compare Mr. Mapleson with Mr. Uncannon, I should say unhesitatingly that the latter was the more brilliant preacher of the two. No one ever comes out of church saying "What a powerful discourse! What a brilliant figure! What a pretty illustration! How eloquent!" But I find that we very often spend our dinner hour in discussing not the sermon, but its subject.
Hardcap apparently did not hear the question, at least he did not answer it. Elder Law thought it might be very well, but that the minister ought not to change the service of the Sabbath without consulting the Session. It was a dangerous precedent. Deacon Goodsole thought it a move in the right direction, and vowed he would give the afternoon to drumming up recruits.
"I don't b'lieve, gentlemen, in agreein' to pay what we hain't got. If we'd got the $1,500, I'd say give it to him. I don't grudge him the money. But I don't want this church to make no promises that it aint' a goin' to keep." "Mr. Hardcap has had some experience with promise-breaking churches," said Deacon Goodsole. It seems that Mr.
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