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VII. The First Blast

           Awomancameoutofacottage,andsaidsomethingtoGibbiewhichcausedhimtoholdhispeaceanddisappearintoakailyard....Butthewomandidnotlooktowardstheminister,buthurriedinagainandclosedthedoor.Wasthewholeparish,thoughtDavid,bandedinatacitconspiracy?WasthispooridiotoneofthemisbegottenthingsoftheWood?

           ThenextSabbath,whichwasthefifthofMay,thekirkofWoodileeshowedafullcongregation.Thatday,saveforinfantsinarms,therewerefewabsentees.Neverhadtheplacebeenmorehushedandexpectant.Davidpreachedfromthetext,"Enterintotherock,andhidetheeinthedustforfearoftheLord,"andhedeliveredhissoulwithafreedomhithertolackinginhiscarefullyprepareddiscourses.NottheBoanergesofBoldcouldhaveoutdonethefieryvigourwithwhichhedescribedhowIsraelwentastrayafterforbiddengodsandhowthewrathoftheAlmightysmoteherwithdeathandexile.Butwhenhecametotheapplication,whichshouldhavebeenasanailfastenedinasureplace,hefaltered.Thefacesbelowhim,set,composed,awfulintheirdecency,seemedlikeastonewallagainstwhichhemustbeatwithfeeblehands.

           "Ihavethesureknowledge,"hesaid,"thattherearealtarssetuptoBaalinthisveryparish,andthatthislittleIsraelofourshasitsowngroveswhereitworshipsthegodsoftheheathen--ay,theverydevilsfromthePit.BeassuredthatIwillriddleoutthisevilmysteryanddragitintothelightofday,andonthepriestsofBaalinWoodilee,betheylibertinesorprofessors,IwillcalldowntheterrorsoftheMostHigh.

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