Alec and Oliver smiled consciously; their father, with an expression of severe gravity, backed up the minister who, after an instant's pause, continued-- "On Tuesday afternoon next, God willing, I shall visit the following families in the East Ward--Mr Peterson, Mr Macormack, Mrs Samuel Smith, and Mr John Flint.

On Thursday afternoon in the South Ward, Mrs Reid, Mr P.C.Cameron, and Mr Murchison.

We will close by singing the Third Doxology: Blessed, blessed be Jehovah, Israel's God to all eternity--" The congregation trooped out; the Murchisons walked home in a clan, Mr and Mrs Murchison, with Stella skirting the edge of the sidewalk beside them, the two young men behind.

Abby, when she married Harry, had "gone over" to the Church of England.

The wife must worship with the husband; even Dr Drummond recognized the necessity, though he professed small opinion of the sway of the spouse who, with Presbyterian traditions behind her, could not achieve union the other way about; and Abby's sanctioned defection was a matter of rather shame-faced reference by her family.