And in addition to this, the devout observances also commend themselves to this class on the ground of reputability.

But this latter incentive to piety deserves treatment by itself and will be spoken of presently.

There is no hereditary leisure class of any consequence in the American community, except in the South.

This Southern leisure class is somewhat given to devout observances; more so than any class of corresponding pecuniary standing in other parts of the country.

It is also well known that the creeds of the South are of a more old-fashioned cast than their counterparts in the North.