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    Salem Chapel: Novel

    By Margaret Oliphant

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    Towards the west end of Grove Street, in Carlingford, on the shabby side of the street, stood a red brick building, presenting a pinched gable terminated by a curious little belfry, not intended for any bell, and looking not unlike a handle to lift up the edifice by to the public observation. This was Salem Chapel, the only Dissenting place of worship in Carlingford. It stood in a narrow strip of ground, just as the little houses which flanked it on either side stood in their gardens, except that the enclosure of the chapel was flowerless and sombre, and showed at the farther end a few sparsely-scattered tombstones - unmeaning slabs, such as the English mourner loves to inscribe his sorrow on. On either side of this little tabernacle were the humble houses - little detached boxes, each two storeys high, each fronted by a little flower-plot - clean, respectable, meagre, little habitations, which contributed most largely to the ranks of the congregation in the Chapel. ...
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBooks on Demand
    Release dateAug 1, 2018
    ISBN9783752820768
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