“Sit in my chair and stay quiet! You told me you weren’t coming. Are you insane? This is the most important day of my life, and you …”
Martha plopped down into the chair, grimacing at the prominent guest sitting next to her. Will went up to the pulpit and set the microphone to his height.
“Welcome, my dear congregation, guests from the city, and prominent leaders of Morris County, to this beautiful new building on this magnificent day!” This time the listeners gave a much more sincere applause.
“Today is the day the old congregation is baptized into a new faith, when the old dogmas will crack at the altar, just as when Jesus was crucified!”
“How dare you speak like this about Christ …” Martha mumbled in a subdued voice, and although Will could hear it, he ignored her.
“We have excelle
