Chapter IV
Reading edition
The Log-Chapel.—Father Beals.—Aunt Graves.—Sister Abigail.—Bigelow Van Slyck, the Preacher.—His Entrée.—How he worked.—One of his Sermons.—Performance of the Choir.—"Coronation" achieved.—Getting into Position.—Personal Appeals.—Effect on the Congregation.—Sabbath in the Wilderness.—Is Bigelow the only Ridiculous Preacher? 66