The Preacher and the Gossips Filming Locations

The Rev. Frank Speakman has been to a rural congregation and is entertained by the members. He is considered a fine catch matrimonially and the ladies set their caps for him. A pretty little milliner is among the contestants and the new minister cannot be blamed for favoring her. The widow with whom the new minister boards finds an unfinished letter which Speakman is actually writing to his sister. The sister's name is Ellen, as is the milliner's, so the letter is an excellent weapon in a gossip's hand. The deacons and good sisters of the church, amazed at the familiar language, quickly take action. The new minister is put on trial and condemned unheard, and is about to be dismissed from the pulpit when the widow landlady discovers her mistake and reports it. Another hearing is granted, the wise men frown a little, but the gossips have a very poor hand. With a warning to be good, the handsome preacher is allowed to remain. He leaves the session with the pretty milliner and notifies the deacons and members of the congregation that his discourse on the following Sunday will be a dissertation on malicious gossiping.