He packed his knife into the case he had made for it.

Taking off his ring, he placed it in a cloth and set it on his Bible.

He didn’t like to wear his ring while he went to their heathen gatherings. It made him feel unclean again when he was again at home.

He would bring nothing into his house that had been at the gathering. He made sure it all was left in the shed outside of the walls of his home

He picked up the case and set it next to his Bible. It would be safe there until he had to go.

They had called to him and were waiting for him to clean the stain of sins of their souls.