Elmer Gantry Chapter29 Part 7-12

In which a weary preacher, disillusioned by the rigid sanctimony of his peers and the starkness of organised charity, finds himself caught between bitter conflict and personal doubt as he faces the harsh realities outside his pulpit. His voice, once hopeful and fierce, is met with violent reprisal, leaving him broken but oddly resolved amidst the unforgiving glare of a small-town world.