In which the earnest young Elmer Gantry returns to his Kansas hometown draped in newfound clerical dignity, preparing to enter the Baptist ministry with a voice both commanding and polished, amidst the dusty congregation of humble farmers and neighbours. With a mix of solemn ceremony and rustic charm, the ordination unfolds under cottonwood shade, revealing the quaint customs and earnest hopes of a devout rural community embracing their freshly consecrated preacher.