Elmer Gantry Chapter 16

In which Mrs. Evans Riddle presides over a thriving New Thought centre, blending mysticism and self-help with a sharp eye for profit, while the Reverend Elmer Gantry flounders in his evangelical career and tentatively steps into her curious realm of spiritual commerce. Battling loneliness and financial hardship, Gantry experiments with his own Prosperity Classes, navigating the curious intersections of faith, ambition, and human folly with a restless, somewhat rueful spirit.