And the worst of the whole was, he did nearly all this work in the name of religion! Not that he was a hypocrite.

No; Mr.Howland was sincere in his professions of piety.

But he was a narrow-minded man, and did much in the name of religion, that in no way harmonized with its true character.

His faith was a blind faith, and he sacrificed to the god of his imagination in the unyielding spirit of a dehumanizing superstition.
Of necessity, he marred everything upon which he sought to impress the form of his own mind.
Erroneous judgment of others is almost certain to mark the conclusions of such a man's mind; and it is no wonder that Mr.
Howland erred in his conclusions respecting the true character of his daughter's husband, who had in him many good qualities, and was sincerely attached to Mary.

The great defect appertaining to him, was the fact that he was not a church member.