Late in this novel, Andrew Pengilly accuses the main character of not believing in God, while Frank Shallard is beaten by thugs for speaking in favor of evolution. After Hettie Dowler attempts to blackmail the protagonist, T. J. Rigg blackmails her into signing a confession 
Late in this novel, Andrew Pengilly accuses the main character of not believing in God, while Frank Shallard is beaten by thugs for speaking in favor of evolution. After Hettie Dowler attempts to blackmail the protagonist, T. J. Rigg blackmails her into signing a confession that she was bribed by "the liquor interests". While attending Terwillinger College, the title character is saved by Judson Roberts, and later seduces Lulu Bains in his time at Mizpah Theological Seminary before being kicked out and joining the Methodists. Ending with the title character lusting for a new choir girl while saying, "We shall yet make these United States a moral nation," FTP, name this Sinclair Lewis novel about a hypocritical preacher.
Late in this novel, Andrew Pengilly accuses the main character of not believing in God, while Frank Shallard is beaten by thugs for speaking in favor of evolution.
{Elmer Gantry}