eleven o'clock
He was thinking of the careful , laborious effort he had made in preparing sermons for large audiences that failed to appear . But Sunday morning dawned on the town of Raymond one of the perfect days that sometimes come after long periods of wind and mud and rain . The air was clear and bracing , the sky was free from all threatening signs , and every one in Mr. Maxwell 's parish prepared to go to church . When the service opened at eleven o'clock the large building was filled with an audience of the best-dressed , most comfortable looking people of Raymond . The First Church of Raymond believed in having the best music that money could buy , and its quartet choir this morning was a source of great pleasure to the congregation . The anthem was inspiring . All the music was in keeping with the subject of the sermon .