The Redcoats are Coming! by Marianne Hering & Nancy I. Sanders

Author:Marianne Hering & Nancy I. Sanders
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: JUVENILE FICTION / Religious / Christian, JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Chapter Books
ISBN: 9781624052163
Publisher: Focus on the Family
Published: 2014-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

They made their way inside the square gray meetinghouse. Wooden risers were arranged in rows facing a podium. Beth sat down on a seat and sighed with relief. Unfortunately, Patrick sat across the aisle from Beth.

We’ll just have to wait, she thought. I hope the sermon isn’t too long.

Reverend Clarke walked up to the pulpit. He wore a long black robe. Beth thought he looked like a judge.

Reverend Clarke preached about the power of God over governments. He said that Christians are in His hands. God knows when we suffer. He sees the cruel hand of King George. We must be grateful when times are good. And we must remember that God is present in bad times.

Beth felt her heart stir with pride for her country. But Beth’s teacher at school wouldn’t have liked it. She said talking about politics in church was un-American.

No one here would agree with that! Beth thought. Not Reverend Clarke or his large family. Not John Hancock or Samuel Adams, who sat nearby. Not the little children or the teenagers. Not even the people older than her grandma.

For these people, freedom was something God gave them. They weren’t going to let a king take it away.

This is how America started, Beth thought. Christians are involved. Churches are involved. For freedom. For liberty. For America.

Reverend Clarke pounded on the pulpit.

Beth suddenly remembered what Sybil had said about gunpowder. It was stored underneath the pulpit. She wondered if it could blow up when Reverend Clarke pounded. She hoped not.

Reverend Clarke paused and lifted his head as if he heard something. Beth heard a clatter of hooves coming from outside. All eyes went to the windows facing the road. A man galloped toward the meetinghouse.

“It’s Paul Revere!” someone whispered. “Something must be wrong!”

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