Buttothinkthatallthistroublehadcomethroughthebuildingofthenewchurch。
Thatwasthebitternessofit。
Forthetwenty—fiveyearsthatRuralDeanDronehadpreachedinthelittlestonechurch，ithadbeenhisoneaim，asheoftenputitinhissermons，torearalargerArkinGideon。HisonehopehadbeentosetupagreaterEvidence，or，verysimplystated，tokindleaBrighterBeacon。
Aftertwenty—fiveyearsofwaiting，hehadbeenableatlasttokindleit。EverybodyinMariposaremembersthebuildingofthechurch。FirstofalltheyhaddemolishedthelittlestonechurchtomakewayforthenewerEvidence。Itseemedalmostasacrilege，astheDeanhimselfsaid，tolayhandsonit。IndeeditwasatfirstproposedtotakethestoneofitandbuilditintoaSundaySchool，asalessertestimony。Then，whenthatprovidedimpracticable，itwassuggestedthatthestonebereverentlyfashionedintoawallthatshouldstandasatoken。Andwheneventhatcouldnotbemanaged，thestoneofthelittlechurchwaslaidreverentlyintoastonepile;
afterwardsitwasdevoutlysoldtoabuildingcontractor，and，likesomuchelseinlife，wasforgotten。