Daniel attends one of Eli's sermons and it is a sight to behold... At the end of the sermon Daniel and Eli have a brief exchange of words resulting in my favorite quote in the movie by Daniel.
"That was one Goddamn, Hell of a show."
First of all, he blasphemies (which Eli does not question), he mentions Hell, plus he refers to it as a show. Eli does not stop or question any of this. It's an extremely pivotal point between the two characters and such begins the bitter rivalry between the two. Eli wants to expand his church so he can get more customers because of the blooming population, and Daniel wants to keep him down because of his resentment towards competition (his only real competition in the entire locale).
