“Exactly so. Get a young man, and Bucklin would attend regularly, and pay a larger sum toward the church expenses.”
“He might double his subscription, but that would not amount to much,” said Mr. Ainsworth. “Now I pay fifty dollars, and I think I have a larger claim to consideration than Silas Bucklin.”
“To be sure, to be sure! But we want to put aside our own preferences and consult for the general good.”
“Do you do that, Deacon Crane?” asked Mr. Ainsworth, pointedly.
“Yes, sir! yes, sir!”
“You are prejudiced against the minister.”
“No, sir; I am only considering what will be for the good of the parish.”
“You object, then, to the minister’s sermons? Is that all?”
“No, Brother Ainsworth. I object to Mr. Fenwick as a family man.”
“That’s something new. What is your objection?”