▁Bud dy ' s ▁ment or ▁and ▁teacher . ▁Jenn ie ▁Ma e , ▁Bud dy ' s ▁sister , ▁is ▁attract ed ▁to ▁C . C ., ▁and ▁though ▁he ▁lik es ▁her , ▁their ▁large ▁age ▁difference ▁stops ▁the ▁relationship . ▁▁ ▁The ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁D ry ▁Good s ▁general ▁store , ▁Norm a ▁H ens h aw , ▁has ▁her ▁eye ▁set ▁on ▁bringing ▁an ▁old - f ashion ed ▁Christian ▁rev ival ▁to ▁the ▁community . ▁The ▁local ▁din er ▁owner , ▁Gold ie ▁Short , ▁would ▁love ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁church ▁re built ▁– ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁Sunday ▁customers ▁it ▁would ▁bring ▁to ▁her ▁establishment . ▁C . C .’ s ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁changes ▁dr ast ically ▁when ▁they ▁learn ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁pre acher . ▁This ▁knowledge ▁sets ▁in ▁motion ▁a ▁start ling ▁chain ▁of ▁events . ▁Despite ▁C . C . ▁trying ▁to ▁tell ▁Norm a ▁multiple ▁times ▁that ▁he ' s ▁done ▁pre aching ▁for ▁good , ▁she ▁is ▁ad am ant ▁that ▁C . C . ▁will ▁re build ▁the ▁town ▁church ▁and ▁bring ▁back ▁trad itions ▁of ▁worship ▁service ▁and ▁songs ▁on ▁Sund ays ▁and ▁Wed nes days . ▁▁ ▁She ▁leads ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁singing ▁h ym ns ▁down ▁at ▁the ▁river ▁when ▁C . C . ▁tries ▁to ▁help ▁c ure ▁Bud dy ▁of ▁his ▁aqu aph ob ia ▁and ▁the ▁ring w orm ▁that ▁has ▁got ten ▁into ▁his