midday
His whole life should now be devoted to setting forth the wonders of His grace . When he arose he felt at peace with himself and full of goodwill to every one . He could even think of Mrs. Hooper calmly -- with pity and grave kindliness . After his midday dinner and a brisk walk -- he paid no attention to the mail time -- he prepared to write the sermon which he intended to preach as his farewell to his congregation on the following Sunday . He was determined now to leave Kansas City and go to Chicago . But as soon as he began to consider what he should say , he became aware of a difficulty . He could talk and write of accepting the `` call '' because it gave him `` a wider ministry , '' and so forth , but the ugly fact would obtrude itself that he was relinquishing five thousand dollars a year to accept ten , and he was painfully conscious that this knowledge would be uppermost in the minds of his hearers .