While giving the sermon the Sunday after the war he tried to remain the same. “I admire that the Reverend, under such circumstances, could do near as well as he had done in church Sunday Past” (Fast 92). This shows that even after the war and all the things that the townspeople had been through he tried to bring some normal back in their lives. After the war when they were getting ready to bury the dead and even before then, The Reverend tried to visit the families, especially of the deceased. “Best go home, Adam I will come by and pay my respects later” (Fast 169). He could have instead gone home and been in sorrow himself. Instead the Reverend shows how strong he really is by being so helpful with the heartbroken