Chapter 7

_PASTOR IN PARISH_ (i.).

A boundless subject--Visiting--All-important--Prepare for the round with prayer--Method--Brevity but not hurry--An example--Courtesy--It must be impartial--Visitation of the sick--Its special demands--Punctuality always a duty--Use of the Bible--The advantage of coming as "the Clergyman"--Mistaken for the undertaker--Come to the point--Lying in wait for the occasion--Happy rebukes to timid reticence 147