Men who had not been inside of a church for years went away thoughtfully impressed with the old truth of God's love, and asked themselves what they had done to deserve it--the very thing that Philip wanted them to ask.

The property owners in the church who had felt offended by Philip's sermon of the Sunday before went away from the service acknowledging that the new pastor was an eloquent preacher and a man of large gifts.
In the evening Philip preached again from the same theme, using it in an entirely different way.

His audience nearly filled the church, and was evidently deeply impressed.
In spite of all this, Philip felt that a certain element in the church had arrayed itself against him.

Mr.Winter did not appear at either service.

There were certain other absences on the part of men who had been constant attendants on the Sunday services.