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On Wednesday, Henry Maxwell is thinking what he will speak about in the midweek service at First Church. He pulls out a piece of paper and writes down seven things that Jesus would probably do where He would be living in Raymond, including living a simple lifestyle incorporating self-sacrifice, reaching out to the poor and outcast, and challenging hypocrisy in the church and wickedness in the town, particularly in the form of the local saloons. While he is meditating on how his own life needs to change if he is truly to follow Christ, Mr. Gray arrives and asks him to preach at the tent meeting that night. He agrees, despite his responsibility to lead prayer meeting. That night he suggests to his unusually well-attended prayer meeting that a few of the men go with him to the Rectangle while the others remain and pray for the tent meeting. When they get there the tent is filled to overflowing, but when Henry gets up to preach, the crowd gets rowdy and he can’t make himself heard. He asks Rachel to sing, which quiets the crowd. In the audience are both Jasper Chase, the author, and, surprisingly, Rollin Page, both of whom mesmerized by Rachel. As Henry speaks, he feels for the first time real compassion for the multitude that Christ must have felt when He was on earth.
As he walks through the Rectangle after the service, Henry sees all around him the scourge of alcohol and commits himself to speaking out against the liquor trade that ruins the lives of so many. When he gets home, he opens the evening paper to find an editorial by Edward Norman declaring that the paper would no longer address political questions on the basis of pragmatic considerations, but would put matters of morality first, and would do the same when recommending candidates for office. The paper is clearly changing, eliminating sensational crime reports and gossip and approaching the news with greater dignity. At the same time, it is rapidly losing subscribers. The paper also has an article indicating that Alexander Powers has resigned his place as head of the rail works and intends to testify against the company for its lawless practices, a decision which the News approves of.
Henry during this chapter is deep in thought about multiple things, including being worried about his speech, how he is to change his life to completely devote his life to Christ. Though, we know we is not so deep in though as most people would be during this hard time, because sadly, most people today would say no to Mr. Gray's offer to preach at the tent meeting. Though he goes, and sees people being loud and rowdy. I believe this would hurt a man like him because people are there to hear words of preaching and prayer, though they don't care. After doing that he finally feels in his life what Jesus must have felt when he was speaking to people on earth about God.
After this he walks home and decides to devote his life to the drunken and ruined people on the streets, and to testify against the very thing that is ruining them. When Henry gets home he finds some interesting news about the paper which is getting rid of political topics, and making the paper devote to dignity and real news that isn't gossip. I think anyone, including Harry would like this news, because he knows that the news for a long time has spread drama and chaos among the people.
As I read this chapter I actually enjoyed Harry and his Christian views on life, and the way the thinks. He thinks not only about the future, but about the now, and is smart and can think quickly. We see this when he tells Rachel to sing, which easily calms down the crowd.
The theme of this and how it relates to the books it actually pretty easy to see. The theme of the chapter is Harry trying to be not only a better person, but a better christian on top of that. This chapter relates to the book as a whole because this and a few other chapters of the book is more of character growth, and to show the news has changed, which is important later in the story. While I can't exactly say that this is my favorite chapter in the book because ive only read three, this is my favorite so far, because I mean, who doesn't love a bit of character growth.
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