The Winepress

THE WINEPRESS
CHRISTINE REALS
THE BOOKERY PUBLISHING CO. NEW YORK
Copyright, 1912, by CHRISTINE BEALS
TO MY LIFE-LONG FRIEND J. S. C.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
THE WINEPRESS
CHAPTER I
THE CHURCH
The church was conspicuously situated on an elevation which had a dignity of its own; there was nothing steep nor abrupt about the incline, its long, smooth slopes extended smoothly and symmetrically. No fitter place could be found for a house of worship, and here those worshipfully inclined had builded this structure of architectural beauty with many embellishments, and dedicated it to their God. Here and there the long slopes were ornamented by neat dwellings and prosperous looking homes, while the town of Edgerly lay on the plain below. And the church, crowning the work of God, seemed a thing removed from the busy mart; a sentinel with a living, throbbing heart keeping watch, with eyes that slumbered not nor slept.