In calm, unhesitating speech the young man proceeded, from a text of Hebrew scripture, to argue points of right and wrong among men, and to urge upon his congregation right thinking and right action.

He used a great many of the technical phrases of carpenters and stonemasons and sailors.

He showed familiarity also with the phrases of the cattle country.

Several times a low laugh rippled over his congregation as he uttered some peculiarly apt phrase or made use of some witty illustration.

To the cowboy this sort of preaching came with surprise.