and oldest son is also saved now but say bruther how the people of my
own church persecute me they say I am crazy and that a man cant be saved
from sin in this life o if i had only found this salvashun when i was a
young man but now i am middle aged but by god's grace i aim to do all i
can to save my neighbors, i see in the holiness paper that you are a
evangelist and that you go about preachin this wonderful salvashun so i
want to now if you will come down here and preach to the people we can't
get Mt. Olivet church but we can build a brush arber. i am sending you
$20. this part of the money i urned herdin cattle for deacon gramps i
promised the Lord when he saved me that i would give him part of this
money so here it is so i hope you can cum your brother saved sanctified
and happy

Jake Benton




CHAPTER V


As I have said before, Deacon Gramps sat on his plow handles at the
close of an August day. He fairly rejoiced when he saw Deacon Brown and
Deacon Jones coming toward him.

"Good evening, Brother Gramps," shouted Jones and Brown simultaneously.

"Good evening, my good brethering," responded Gramps, "I am so glad to
see you. I have a great burden on my mind and I was just planning to go
to your house, Brother Brown, as soon as I had unharnessed my team and