"Still, I should like to hear your opinion."
After a moment's hesitation and silent thought she lifted a very earnest face to his. "God tells us that He is able to keep us from falling. And don't you think, Mr. Travilla, that it's what the Bible says we should be guided by, and not what somebody else thinks?"
"Yes; that is quite true."
"'To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them,'" she quoted.
"You have studied the Bible so much longer than I," he said, "can you tell me where to look for its directions in regard to this matter? Does it really give any?"
"Yes, sir; oh, yes! Is not joining the church confessing Christ before men, owning Him as our Master, our Lord, our God?"
He nodded assent.
Elsie called to a servant lounging near, and sent him for her Bible.
"Can you find the texts you want without a concordance?" Mr. Travilla asked, regarding her with interest as she took the book and opened it.