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Paradise Vale Church split over two ministers in spring
In Paradise Vale, now a growing town, a church splits into two factions over hiring Reverend Paul Henry Pennington versus Ezra Broadside. A spring sermon duel, led by Broadside and Pennington, ends with mixed results as music and rhetoric sway the congregation, revealing Pennington’s appeal through Sallie the pianist and Broadside’s fiery hellfire tactics.
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Butcher’s Bar
Butcher's Bar
Paradise Vale
Paul Henry Pennington
States
Ezra Broadside
Broadside
Sallie Salisbury
Sallie
Brother Broadside
Heaven
Pennington
Paul Pennington
Miss Sallie
Paul Henry Penkington
Hell