Elmer Gantry Chapter 23 Part 1-3

In which a newly appointed minister surveys the Wellspring Methodist Church with a keen managerial eye, noting its dilapidated state and the social composition of his congregation, while contemplating lively sermons to invigorate their spirits and enlarge their attendance. Amidst jovial companionship with influential church members, he boldly confronts the town’s moral landscape, stirring public interest and sparking both admiration and scepticism from his peers.