—Suppose this Mr. Whats-his-name comes, what more will you know about him than you know now?
Deacon Goodsole.:
—We shall hear him preach and can judge for ourselves.
Mr. Gear.:
—One good sermon does not make a good preacher.
Mr. Wheaton.:
—No! But you don't need to drive a horse more than five miles to know what are his paces.
Mr. Gear.:
—I don't know much about church management but I like the tone of that man's letter, and I should like to know more about him. I believe if we were to appoint a committee to go out to Koniwasset Corners, hear him preach, look in on his Sabbath-school, find out what kind of a pastor he is, and in a word see what sort of work he's doing where he is now, we would get his measure a great deal better than we should get it by having him come here, and give us one of his crack sermons-even if he would do it, I honor him because he won't.
Deacon Goodsole.: