In this memoir, Thomas Grayson Dashiell reflects on his experiences as a pastor in rural Maryland during the late 19th century. Dashiell writes about the challenges of ministering to a scattered and impoverished congregation, and he reflects on his own struggles with doubt and despair. This work is a candid and moving account of the joys and difficulties of pastoral ministry.

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