NowIwassofaratrestwithmyself，whenSundaycame，knowingthatIhadconqueredmyownmistrust，andrightedBrotherHawkyardinthejaundicedvisionofarival，thatIwent，eventothatcoarsechapel，inalesssensitivestatethanusual。HowcouldI
foreseethatthedelicate，perhapsthediseased，cornerofmymind，whereIwincedandshrunkwhenitwastouched，orwasevenapproached，wouldbehandledasthethemeofthewholeproceedings？
OnthisoccasionitwasassignedtoBrotherHawkyardtopray，andtoBrotherGimblettopreach。Theprayerwastoopentheceremonies；thediscoursewastocomenext。BrothersHawkyardandGimbletwerebothontheplatform；BrotherHawkyardonhiskneesatthetable，unmusicallyreadytopray；BrotherGimbletsittingagainstthewall，grinninglyreadytopreach。
’Letusofferupthesacrificeofprayer，mybrothersandsistersandfellow—sinners。’Yes；butitwasIwhowasthesacrifice。Itwasourpoor，sinful，worldly—mindedbrotherherepresentwhowaswrestledfor。Thenow—openingcareerofthisourunawakenedbrothermightleadtohisbecomingaministerofwhatwascalled’thechurch。’ThatwaswhatHElookedto。Thechurch。Notthechapel，Lord。Thechurch。Norectors，novicars，noarchdeacons，nobishops，noarchbishops，inthechapel，but，OLord！manysuchinthechurch。Protectoursinfulbrotherfromhisloveoflucre。
Cleansefromourunawakenedbrother’sbreasthissinofworldly—