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- Ma! Ma!
- What, honey, what?

- Preacher man's here.
- Oh, my god.

Oh, right on
time, I'd say.

Oh, for heaven's
sakes! Oh! Oh!

God be with you.

God be with you.

The lord's blessings
on you, sister.

God be with you.

Some rig
he's got there.

Yeah, that's
a relief.

What do you mean?

Well, Harriet oleson
ain't talked about nothing

but the reverend Danforth

since she heard him
preaching last month.

Now, we'll find out
what the fuss is all about.

Oh, I suppose.

Well, Charles,
you're going tonight, ain't you?

You can't
miss this.

I'm not going
to miss it.

I'm just thinking about getting
this order filled right now.

Oh, yeah.

Thank you, sister,
brother.

Oh, I wish you didn't have to
rush off like this, reverend Danforth.

I'd love to fix you
some sandwiches.

Well,
you're very kind,

but the sooner I begin
preparing for tonight, the better.

You know,
the best place for that tent

would be in the field down
from the feed and seed.

Oh, just think.

Folks will be coming in
from all over to see you.

We'll come by with some
neighbors and help you set up.

Oh, no need.

My assistants will be
arriving momentarily

to take care
of the details.

Oh, right.

- God bless you.
- Oh.

Good day.

Good day,
brother.

Hey, pa,
that has to be reverend Danforth.

Well, it must be,
all right.

Are we going to hear
him preach tonight?

Would you like
that, son?

Sure would.

Well, then
I reckon we can.

Come on,
let's get the shopping done.

Caroline,
I appreciate your having me to dinner.

It gets a little lonely with
Anna away visiting her sister.

It's our pleasure,
reverend.

There's plenty
more cake.

Reverend: Perhaps another slice.
Charles: Mm-hmm.

I hear the mill is doing quite well,
Charles.

As a matter of fact, we've got more
business than we can handle, reverend.

Well, that, as someone once said,
is the kind of problem to have.

I agree.

Thank you.

Reverend Alden, are you going
to hear that preacher tonight?

Well, I imagine
I will.

He's quite a remarkable evangelist,
I'm told.

Albert: Can he really
heal people like they say?

Some individuals
have that gift.

How long is this reverend
Danforth supposed to be here?

Well, I imagine it depends on
how many people he attracts.

I don't know,
it may sound selfish of me,

I just hope
that his meeting

doesn't take away
from our church services.

How could they? They're
not even at the same time.

I know,
but we have two services on one sunday.

I'm not so sure some of the folks
may not choose one over the other.

Well, I confess,

that thought had crossed my mind,
as well.

Oh, you don't have to worry
about the people of walnut grove.

You have a very loyal
congregation.

Well, not the whole
flock, Caroline.

Otherwise,
why would Mrs. Oleson

have invited the reverend
Danforth here in the first place?

She probably figures she needs
more than one church service

to get forgiveness
for all the stuff she does.

Albert.

Charles:
Albert: Sorry, ma.

Albert, your mother is right.

Caroline,
this cake is delicious.

Thank you.

Danforth: And when
you come to the lord,

let him decide

who you are

and what you're worth.

It's time to come
to the end

of your search
for a miracle,

of your search
for god,

because
I believe...

I know,
I have seen

that there is
no pain

too great

nor no affliction
too terrible

that god's love
will not take away.

You know, it's man
who says,

"well, there's
nothing we can do."

But god says,
"it is done."

The lord doesn't use
sickness to punish you.

The lord is love.
The lord will heal.

The devil! The devil
uses sickness and pain.

It is not the will of god
for you to be sick.

Now, you needn't
be afraid

to stand in
the presence of god.

Ask him,
and it is done.

Ask him,
and salvation is now.

Put your life into
the hands of the lord.

Hear him say,
"come, come, child.

"Hurry along to me."

Reach out and touch him.

Who loves his pain
and sickness so much

that he will deny god

his power to
take them away?

Who is willing to believe?

Who among you will be
the first to come forward

and ask god
for his divine healing?

Woman:
Oh, please!

Please, god,
help me!

Help me, lord!

I want to see again!

Danforth: It is done.
You need only come forward.

Woman:
Oh, please.

Please.

Danforth: Come forward.

Do you believe
in god's love?

Yes.

Do you believe
god loves you?

Yes.

Do you want god's love?

Yes.

Oh, yes!

You have come
to this place...

With the help
of your wheelchair.

But you will
leave this place...

Without it.

Lord...

Lord...

Lay a healing hand

on this poor,
afflicted soul,

I pray you.

Heal.

Danforth: Heal, heal,
in the name of the lord.

Heal...

Heal...

Heal.

Stand in the light
of god's love.

Woman: I can't.

I can't!

Stand.

I can't!

Stand...

Before his
holy presence.

Danforth: Thank you, lord,
for your boundless love!

Oh, thank you, god!

Thank you!

Albert: Bye.

Reverend,
a lovely sermon.

Thank you,
Caroline.

It's a shame more people
weren't here to hear it.

I didn't think it was such a bad turnout,
really.

Yes, I suppose.

Still, I've
been thinking.

If reverend Danforth
gets a large attendance

at his prayer meeting
this afternoon,

the people
are being served.

That's what's
important.

Um,
will you take an early supper with US?

That's very kind
of you, but...

No, thanks. I...

I have some things
I need to attend to.

We'll see you next sunday,
then, reverend.

Certainly.

Caroline: Thank you.

Oh! Aah!

What's the matter?

Are you sick?

Oh, it hurts!
It hurts!

Mr. Dobbs!
Mr. Dobbs!

Something's wrong
with Timothy.

Son.

Son.

It's my stomach
again, pa.

Timothy's been having
stomach cramps lately,

but nothing
this bad.

Let's get him
to my office.

Ugh! Ow!

Pain almost gone?

Yes, sir.

That hurt?

Only when
you press it.

All right,
Timothy.

You can get
your shirt on, now.

I want to talk
to your father.

What do you
think, doc?

I can't be absolutely certain,
mind you,

but all the signs point
to acute appendicitis.

Now,
he should be taken immediately to mankato

and examined
by a surgeon.

To mankato?

Yes. This isn't something that can wait,
Matthew.

I'm going to give you the
name of the doctor to see.

Well, look, doc,
mankato is awful far,

and you're not
even sure.

If you leave right away,
you can be there by tonight.

Well, just hear me out.
What I'm thinking is

that in a little while
that prayer meeting

will be getting
underway.

Prayer meeting?

Yeah,
with the reverend Danforth?

Reverend Danforth?

Matthew, if your boy
has appendicitis,

reverend Danforth
isn't going to cure it.

But you've seen how
he cured that woman...

Dr. Baker: An
apparently crippled man,

and a woman,
a blind woman,

apparently cured
by pure faith.

Now, what I'm saying
as a doctor

is that I would have had to
personally examine these people

to be sure they
were truly cured.

You saw it yourself.

I know what I saw,
and I'm telling you

to take that boy to someone
who can really help him!

Yeah, all right,
but...

Well, I can get him
to the reverend Danforth

quicker than I can get
him to a doctor in mankato,

and if he says the lord can't help,
then we'll leave right away.

I mean, a few more hours
won't make no difference, will it?

They could.

Well, I believe in him.

Maybe you don't have faith
in the lord's power, but I do,

and I'm taking him
to the reverend first.

Laura: Pa!

Hey, where are you
off to in such a rush?

Ma said it was all right with
her if it was all right with you.

If what's all right?

If we went
to the prayer meeting.

Don't you think you've had
enough religion for one sunday?

Well, want to see reverend
Danforth do his healing again.

There are people
lining up in town.

I've seen one man
on crutches.

There was an old man bent
way over like this on a cane.

So, please,
can we just do it this one more time?

Please?

- All right, go ahead.
- Thanks, pa.

- Thanks, pa. Let's go!
- Come on.

Danforth: Salvation is now.

All god wants from you

is your trouble,
your pain, your sorrow.

Bring them to god,
put them in his hands,

and he will make them
disappear forever.

But god won't come to you
if you don't need him.

If you're not sure
you deserve his love,

if you're not sure...

Timothy: Ugh! Ugh!

For god's sake, man!

Please! Please,
reverend, help my boy!

Bring the child to me.

- Matthew...
- leave me be, doc!

It's a terrible pain in his stomach,
reverend.

It's his appendix.
That's what it is.

And it's about to burst,
if it hasn't already.

He don't know that for
sure. He admitted he don't.

Stand the boy before me.

No.

Come on, son.

- I can't.
- That's it, one step more.

Stay close
behind him.

Do you believe
in god's love?

Oh!

Danforth: Answer,
boy. Do you believe?

Yes.

Do you believe
god loves you?

Yes. Yes!

Danforth: Do you
want god's love?

Timothy:
Yes, please!

Lord,

lord, lay your hand

on this suffering
child, I pray you.

Heal,
heal,

heal in the name
of the lord.

The power

of god's love is in...

And around you,

drawing out the pain...

Drawing out the pain...

Drawing out the pain.

Heal...

Heal!

Hold him.
Hold him.

Tim?

Timothy?

Timothy?

It's gone.

Glory be
to god!

Hallelujah!
The lord be praised!

We thank you, lord,

for your love and mercy!

Oh, thank you, god.
Thank you!

Excuse me.

Reverend Danforth,
come in.

We can visit some other time,
if you're busy.

No, no, not at all.

Wednesday evening's sermon,
I'm afraid it's not going too well.

Won't you sit down?

I'm sorry to hear that.
Thank you.

I don't think
I've told you

I appreciate your not having a
prayer meeting on wednesdays.

Well, that would be
bad manners.

You've created a great
deal of excitement.

I don't imagine that makes
you anxious to move on.

That's true.

Still, I do have a number of
meetings scheduled in other towns.

I see.

But not for a little while,
of course,

and I do expect
to be back.

Oh?

The truth is,

that's why I've
come to see you.

I'm afraid
I don't understand.

I've spoken to
Mrs. Oleson about it,

and she's very much
in favor of it.

You see, normally,
in a few weeks, actually,

I'd be turning
my wagon south,

what with the cold
weather coming.

Prayer meetings
under a tent

are not very attractive
in a blizzard.

Now, maybe it's advancing age,
I'm not sure,

but I don't want
to go south anymore.

In fact, I'd like
to stay in walnut grove

on a permanent basis.

Permanent basis.

So, I'm coming to you
with a proposition.

During
the cold season,

which is much longer in
Minnesota than in most areas,

I'd like to share
this church with you,

on any basis you wish.

We could even conduct
joint services.

Walnut grove is quite
central to the rural areas.

I expect we'd develop
a considerable following.

In time, donations would
increase to the point

where we could build
a larger facility.

Well?

Reverend Danforth,
I find your proposition remarkable.

As I said,
Mrs. Oleson's very much in favor of it.

Yes, I'm sure
she is.

Mrs. Oleson is an outstanding
member of this community.

And, although I haven't seen her
present in this congregation lately,

of this church,

but Mrs. Oleson alone
does not make policy.

I was appointed minister
of this church

by the community
of walnut grove.

I will remain as such
as long as I am needed.

I will not share
this pulpit with you.

I see.

I'm glad you do.

There doesn't seem
much more to say.

No. I'm sorry.

Reverend Alden,

there will now be a Wednesday
evening prayer meeting.

And one on sunday morning,
as well.

Danforth: Good day
to you, sister.

Brother,
good to see you.

Glad to have you.

The assistants
will show you in.

Good day to you.
Good to see you again.

Good day to you, sister.

The lord

bless you
and keep you.

The lord make his grace to shine upon you,
and give you the peace.

Amen.

- Amen.
- Amen.

Reverend.

It's all right, Charles.
There's nothing to say.

It's just not right.

Reverend Danforth just
doesn't have any business

setting his services right opposite yours,
reverend.

I know. I appreciate
your support.

Small as it is,
you can count on it.

Thank you.

Matthew: Dr. Baker, Dr. Baker,
my boy is awful sick.

Where is he?

Out on my
buckboard.

He was getting ready
for the prayer meeting

when he said he felt
funny and had to lay down,

just got weaker
and weaker.

He's going to be all right,
ain't he, doc?

Matthew...

Your boy is dead.

Dead?

He can't be dead.

He can't be.

Oh, the glory of giving
your hearts and souls

to the love of god.

And oh, the peace and joy
that are yours.

Heartache and sorrow
are banished

when you touch
his holy presence.

Fear and hatred are unknown

when the almighty's love
surrounds you with its glory and...

Brother dobbs,
what's happened?

My Timothy
is dead.

May god be
with you, brother.

You said
he was healed!

It was god's will.

No, it wasn't.

It was your will,
reverend Danforth.

This boy died
of a burst appendix.

Dr. Baker: He died because the
only thing he had to tell him

how desperately
he needed help

was taken away...

His pain.

Is that healing?
Is it?

I demand to address
this assembly

before further
tragedies occur.

Danforth:
No, you will not.

As I am not permitted to
speak in your house of worship,

so you will remain
silent in mine.

God has granted me
the power to heal.

You have all seen it.

But god has not
granted me the power

to withhold from him
what is his.

And if our heavenly
father chose to take the life,

the earthly life,
of this child,

and bestow on him

a new life
in his kingdom,

then it was
to save him.

Danforth: And god's wisdom
will not be questioned,

nor will he be mocked.

To say that pain is not of the
devil but of god is an abomination.

Brother dobbs,

your grief

for Timothy's loss
is great,

but do you know
how much greater

is Timothy's joy
at this moment?

For he is in heaven,

where he was called
by our heavenly father.

He is wrapped in
the love of his maker.

Do you know that?

Do you?

Danforth:
Answer me. Do you?

Yes.

Danforth: Do you believe it?

Matthew: Yes.

Danforth: Do you all
believe it?

- Yes!
- We believe it.

Lord god on high,

we have commended
to your love and mercy

the soul of your child,

Timothy dobbs.

May he live with you

in joy, forever!

- Amen!
- Amen!

- Praise the lord!
- Amen!

Crowd: Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Danforth: Yea, though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil,
for thou art with me.

Thy rod and thy staff,
they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies.

Thou anointest my head with oil,
my cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall
follow me all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house
of the lord forever.

We remember that this is but
the vessel we return to the earth,

which once contained
the life of Timothy dobbs.

But life goes on,
in joy and fulfillment,

peace, and love,
with his god in heaven.

Amen.

All: Amen.

Why don't you go?
I'll help the boys.

Charles, I baptized that child
when he came into the world.

It's not pride
that's sending me away.

I will not share this
pulpit with a man like that.

Well, I've never felt right about Danforth,
either.

I just wish our votes
could have stopped him.

I appreciate that.

You know, there still is an awful
lot of folks here who would like to...

See you stay on
with US,

if you could work
something out with Danforth.

No.

Reverend, maybe we're not
thinking right about Danforth.

I mean, it was Timothy's father who
wouldn't let him get the operation. Dan...

Charles,
there's nothing more to talk about.

The people
made their choice.

They want Danforth.
I'm not a healer.

I don't know,
maybe I don't have enough faith.

But I do know that
I'll not stand by

and watch my entire congregation
follow another minister.

Well, it's just
your pride.

Yes!
God help me, yes!

I'll go on Saturday.

Charles:
Reverend?

Couldn't you wait
till sunday?

An awful lot of folks would like
to give you a proper good-bye.

No.

Good-bye, Charles.

Good-bye, reverend.

Oh, reverend Danforth,
I do wish that you didn't have to go.

Oh, it's just what
you might call

a few
one-night stands.

I can't break
my word, you know.

Oh, no, no.
I know, I know.

I'll be back
by the sabbath.

Yes,
and in your very own church this time.

Thanks to you,
sister oleson,

and you, too,
brother.

I'll be looking
forward to it.

God bless you.

Thank you.
You, too.

God bless you.

Danforth:
God be with you, brothers.

Nels.

Yeah.

Did you... did you put
this on Julius' account?

I don't know.
I suppose.

Well,
what are you so down-in-the-mouth about?

Harriet, I told a lie out there.

Oh,
nels. What are you talking about?

I'm not looking forward to
reverend Danforth coming back.

Why, nels oleson.

What is the matter
with you?

It's the way I feel.

Harriet: Well,
if you feel that way,

then why did you
vote for him?

Because you
wanted him here.

Because the town
wanted him.

Well, of course
they did!

The man is obviously
a hand of god.

Well, he is.

And he's going to
make this town famous.

And it certainly isn't going
to hurt our business any.

Well,
people are going to come from miles around

to be healed.

And it was my idea to bring
him here in the first place,

and don't you
forget it.

I'm sure I
won't forget it.

You can't
sleep, huh?

Ah, there's too much on my mind,
I guess.

You're working too
hard not to get you a rest.

Ah,
things will slow down as soon as I

make that delivery to sleepy eye,
tomorrow.

I almost forgot,
I won't have the order ready in time,

so, can't get
an early start.

I'll have to sleep over and
come back Saturday morning.

Oh.

Charles,

I know how strongly
you feel about

reverend Danforth
coming for good,

but there's really
nothing you can do.

Oh, it's not so much him as
what it's doing to reverend Alden.

I know.

It can't be easy,

after all these years,
losing your parish.

Caroline:
But he's strong.

He'll find another.

He has great faith.

That's just it.
I think this...

I think this whole thing has just
drained him of all of his strength.

I think, for the first time in his life,
he's lost faith in himself.

He'll find it again.

I just wish I could
help him. He's a friend.

He's going to
leave Saturday,

so he won't have to be here
when they take his parish away.

You have got to try
and get some rest.

I will. I'll just finish my coffee,
and I'll come to bed.

I will.
Now, you go on.

I love you.

Good night.

Charles, you don't
look good at all.

Are you sure you don't want me
to drive this load into sleepy eye?

I'll be fine.

I'd be glad
to do it, Charles.

Ah, between the two of US,
who's got the tougher job?

Me driving this load
into sleepy eye

or you working on the
next order all by yourself?

I was hoping you
wouldn't think of that.

I did. I'll see you later.

Fine meal,
Mrs. Adams. Next time I'm in sleepy eye,

I guarantee I'll be staying
at your boarding house.

Well, thank you,
Mr. Ingalls.

There's plenty of
leftovers in the kitchen

if you get
hungry later.

Thank you
very much.

Oh. Oh, my goodness.
It's already started.

You sure you don't
want to come?

No, no,
thank you. I'm going to turn in early.

- All right. Good night.
- Good night to you.

Danforth: To come forward and
ask god for his divine healing?

Woman:
Oh, please!

Please, god, help me!

Man: Help me, lord!

Woman: I want to see again!

Danforth: It is done.
You need only come forward.

Come forward.

Danforth: The power
and love of god are in you,

in every fiber of your body,

coursing through your blood.

Heal, heal, heal.

Stand in the light
of god's love.

Woman: I can't.

I can't.

I can't!

Stand.

I can't!

Stand.

In his
holy presence!

Man: Praise be to god!

Danforth: Thank you, lord,
for your boundless love!

Oh, thank you, god!

Thank you!

Where's the reverend
Danforth preaching next?

A Meadow just south of downing,
tomorrow at noon.

If you know someone in need of healing,
you should bring them.

I intend to.

Almost 30 miles
back to walnut grove.

Shouldn't be
traveling it in the dark.

The road's full
of potholes.

Take you all night,
if you get there.

Well, there's a full moon
tonight. I'll get there.

Well,
suit yourself.

Hyah!
Thank you.

Charles,
are you sure?

Are you sure
it's the same ones?

Reverend,
I'm positive. I just don't understand why.

We know some of the
people that he helped.

Now, if he can really heal,
why does he use fakes?

Well, perhaps because
he needs a convincing way

to get the people
to believe he can heal.

Once he has,
the people themselves will do the rest.

Charles, the power
of belief is incredible,

whether it's truly
from god or not.

And there are
authentic faith healers,

I've seen
their miracles.

Well, I guarantee you,
Danforth is not one of them.

I mean, Timothy would be
alive today if it wasn't for him.

Will you
come with US?

Oh, no.

Why not?

Well, Charles,
I don't want him to use me as an excuse.

If I'm with you
when you face him,

he'll swear that
I put you up to it

because he took my
church away from me.

You've seen how
he can move people.

If I thought
I'd help, I'd go.

All right.
We'll go without you.

Just promise me one
thing... you'll stay here till sunday.

I'll be here.

There absolutely
has to be a mistake.

There has to be!

If reverend Danforth proves to be,
uh, what you say he is,

well,
I'm going to look like an absolute fool!

Danforth: Who loves his pain
and sickness so much

that he will deny god
his power to take them away?

Who among you will be
the first to come forward

and ask god
for his divine healing?

Woman:
Please, god, help me!

Man: Help me, lord!

Woman: I want to see again!

Danforth: Come forth.
Charles: That's it, let's go.

The power and love
of god are in you,

in every fiber
of your body,

coursing
through your veins.

Heal...

Heal, heal.

Danforth: Stand in
the light of god's love.

I can't.

I can't!

Danforth: Stand.

Not yet.

Danforth: Before
his holy presence.

All: Amen! Amen!

Oh, thank you, lord,

for your boundless love!

Oh, thank you, god!

You killed my son!

You killed my Timothy.

Why do you interrupt
these holy proceedings?

I know you not.

Perhaps you know me,
reverend.

Well, no, I...

You don't know me?

You don't
remember me?

You remember
those people?

Why, yes,
of course I do.

You see,
the reverend Danforth

did more than just
kill that little boy,

much more.

He let him die

of a ruptured appendix
because he convinced that man,

the boy's father,
that he had cured him.

You know
that is not true.

I saw that woman cured
in walnut grove!

And again last night in sleepy eye,
and again today.

Is that true?

Charles: Answer me!

It's true.

Yes, we saw it.

Give me your crutches,
brother! You don't need them!

Why, it's a miracle!

Charles:
He can stand!

Or have I healed
him, reverend?

And shouldn't we ask
this poor blind woman

how many times the reverend
has restored her sight?

Please.

Tell them
how many!

No. No.

- Tell them!
- Aah!

Yes, she saw
the crutch.

Maybe you'd like to explain this
to your congregation, reverend.

Maybe you'd like to
explain to them

how surely...

God has called you
to lie

and deceive them
in his name.

Man: He's a fake.

Let's go!

Danforth: What I've done,
I've done for the lord,

and for you,
for all of you!

You lack the faith
to be healed!

I had to give you that faith!
That's why I used these people.

To make you strong,
to make you believe!

Don't you understand that?

I understand
you lied.

I lied to fool the devil,
to help you save yourselves!

I can cure you! I can!

Please, please stay!
I am god's hand!

During my years in
divinity school and after,

it was a dream of mine
to be a great orator of god,

holding a vast congregation
spellbound in some great cathedral.

For years, I...

It was not to be.

Gradually, I learned
to accept the fact

that god had placed me
on this earth

as a simple preacher.

When...

When reverend Danforth came
and took my church from me,

I was hurt.

I was envious.

I was filled with envy for one who
could command a congregation

the way I dreamed
of doing and couldn't.

I was guilty
of the sin of pride.

Then, even as I learned that I
was to come back to this pulpit,

I thought I must do so as the fiery,
commanding minister of god

that I'd always
dreamed of being

if you were to want me,
or need me...

Even love me.

And then
I realized my folly.

Is it the duty of a minister
to be wanted and loved...

Or is it simply
to love the lord?

We'd all like to welcome you home,
reverend.

Laura: Reverend Alden
remained our pastor.

His courage to admit
that a simple man, a shy man,

dreaming of being
what he wasn't,

only strengthened
our love and respect for him.