little garden of ferns and palms and vines and mosses, all growing
in good ground, with a small fountain in their midst--a symbol of
purity. A great sheet of plate glass behind the pulpit showed a
thicket of evergreens. High above the pulpit was another big sheet of
glass, through which one got a broad view of the sky, and it was
framed in these words: 'The heavens declare the glory of God and the
firmament showeth his handiwork.'

"The walls were adorned with handsome pictures loaned by my friends.
On one wall were these modern commandments, most of which were gleaned
from the masterly volume entitled _The Life and Writings of Robert
Delance, Bishop of St. Clare_, which Harry had found in a London
bookstore:

"1. 'Be grateful unto God, for He hath given thee life, time, and this
beautiful world. Other things thou shalt find for thyself.'

"2. 'Be brave with thy life, for it is very long.'

"3. 'Waste no time, for thy time is very little.'

"4. 'See that this world is the better for thy work and kindness.'

"5. 'Doubt not the truth of that thy senses tell thee, for thy God is
no deceiver.'

"6. 'Love the truth and live it, for no one is long deceived by
lying.'

"7. 'Give not unto the beast and neglect thy brother.'

"8. 'Go find thy brothers in the world and see that these be many, for
a man's strength and happiness are multiplied by the number of his
brothers.'

"9. 'Beware lest thy wealth come between thee and them and tend to
thine own poverty and theirs.'

"10. 'Suffer little children to come unto thee, for of such is the
kingdom of heaven.'

"The simple-hearted old Bishop had just the philosophy we needed. It
seemed to have been carefully designed to meet the inventiveness of
the modern sinner. He was turning out well and had already exerted a
wholesome influence on the character of Harry. Would that all
ancestors were as well chosen!

"We did not wish to hinder the other churches, and that spirit went
into all our plans. First, then, we decided that our services should
begin at twelve o'clock every Sunday, and close at one or before
twenty minutes after one. That gave our parishioners a chance to go
to the other churches if they wanted to. I traveled from Boston to St.
Louis, and returned _via_ Washington, to engage talent for our pulpit.
I wanted the best that this land afforded, and was prepared to pay its
price. I engaged nine ministers, distinguished for eloquence and
learning, three Governo