Kenneth recalls a bit of a problem with the girls at his church who were asking him for a ride home. He was glad to do that and it even was fun at times, but some of the girls kept putting themselves forward.
A cornucopia of fruits and vegetables appeared on the alter at Thanksgiving. It was from the church to the Landons. Miss Abbie Farwell had superintended the present. She was a delightful old woman that Kenneth had become friends with in his church…
Kenneth tells about the end of his year at the church he pastored. Evangelist Dad Hall would stir up the congregation, Kenneth would calm things down in the right direction. Kenneth remembers preaching a sermon on tithing as the church was jammed…
The last issue of Kenneth's parish paper stirred up a "rumpus" all over the countryside among hard-boiled farmers. They were all talking about how to be square with the Lord about their money. Many told Kenneth that he should be a missionary right…
Kenneth recalls his examination for ordination in April 1926. He recalls his ordination as well, an unforgettable experience in which so many hands were laid on him. He felt something was happening.
The young people at Kenneth's church were all college aged people but none of them ever went to college. Kenneth organized them into a club and had all kinds of activities going on for them. He managed to have them help out in producing the parish…
During the two week evangelistic meetings there happened an incident at the Methodist church which divided the congregation into two groups. Kenneth got involved and one night he had all the people at his evangelistic meeting go to the Methodist…
Kenneth describes the first in a series of evangelistic meetings he organized. He tells of how people responded to his first night meeting. Evangelist Dad Hall got sick and Kenneth had to ask Chris Jensen, a man he picked on campus, to take over.…
Kenneth reads about his plan to get a quartet for every night of the week for the evangelistic meetings. He reads about his discussion with Dad Hall about personal works in relation to Calvinism. He tells of his plan to preach on Second Coming as…
Kenneth reads from his journal about a two week evangelistic meeting he was planning. He wrote Dad Hall, a prominent Episcopalian evangelist, who agreed to be the speaker. Kenneth then informed the church of the plans.
Kenneth recounts a sermon he once delivered while he was a divinity student at Princeton Theological Seminary. He went on about guardian angels to the point of moving a certain congregation member, Eliza Ridgeway, to wanting to publish the sermon.…
When Kenneth was a student at Wheaton, there were Gospel teams, and Kenneth joined one. The team would go out to testify in big black churches and white churches, and one church they visited was the Christian Science Church right there in Wheaton.…
Kenneth tells how he asked Margaret to marry him back in 1924. Kenneth was working at a restaurant and was saving money to buy an engagement ring for Margaret. He bought an expensive ring, but the problem was that Margaret didn't seem to want to be…
Margaret comments about Evan and Evangeline's troubles with money. Evan had a history of misuse of money and this affected his marriage with Evangeline. She recalls things that the Landons did not know about in the history of the Welsh family…
Kenneth reads his letter to Margaret about his final exams and the Bible conference. He studied about 24 hours a day for his exams. He was so tired and slept a lot after the exams were over.
Mrs. Stevenson, the wife of the president of Princeton seminary, was taking interest in the Landons. She invited Margaret over for tea and asked that she stayed the whole afternoon. Margaret found herself among women more formally dressed than she…
Kenneth tells of the time he and Margaret were driving home at night, and they almost had a head-on collision with a huge car coming at a very high speed. Kenneth managed to instantly get their small car out of the road. The two of them couldn't…
In February 1926 Margaret was very sick and Kenneth had to care for her. He would cook, iron their clothes, and provide her with various kinds of care. It turn out that the sickness was in fact the symptoms of her pregnancy.
Kenneth and Margaret entertained the clique, a group of young people that Kenneth had organized. Kenneth and Margaret tell about the sermon contest at Princeton that all students had to participate in before the faculty. Kenneth didn't know he was in…
Margaret reads a letter to her mother telling her about Kenneth's parents' visit, the poor health of Kenneth's mother, and her struggle with the weather in Princeton. She writes about Ned Stonehouse, a bright young man at Princeton seminary. When Ned…
Kenneth tells about his last year at Princeton, his studies, his church, his plans to go into missions, and his new wife. It was a great year in his life. He tells how they learned that Margaret was pregnant, another great event.
Margaret reads Kenneth's letter to her mother about describing their first Christmas together, the gifts, and the atmosphere. She also reads a letter from her mother explaining their celebration of Christmas without Margaret.
Margaret started making plans for Christmas very early, as she had done since childhood. She planned and managed to buy a $60 typewriter for Kenneth and hid it in her trunk. She was afraid that Kenneth would figure out what she had gotten him.
Margaret wrote to her mother that she and Kenneth were going to the Wrights for Thanksgiving. She talks about the turkey they were going to eat. In those days turkey was still a luxury meat that you never had more than once or twice a year.
Margaret reads a letter from Kenneth to her mother telling her that Margaret was the best wife in the world. Kenneth writes that he loves Margaret more than when they first married, and he reveals the things that he likes the most in Margaret.…