fight this devilish holiness stuff."

"That's what we need, we must wipe holiness out," responded Brown, as he
let go a sluice of tobacco juice.

Gramps continued, "Just today I had a letter from a cousin of mine back
in Kentucky. He says they have a wonderful preacher back there by the
name of Preacher Bonds. He says this Preacher Bonds feels a special call
to fight holiness. I tell you, brethering, if we could get him here we
would make it hot for old Benton and his bunch."

"We would that," Jones chimed in.

"Brother Gramps, why don't you write and ask Preacher Bonds to come?"
suggested Brown. "Although the other two members of the Board are not
here, I think we just as well go ahead."

"Better bring it before the church," said Gramps, "because we've got to
raise some money to get him."

Brown and Jones both agreed that Gramps was right in this respect. With
the understanding that Deacon Gramps was to call a meeting of the church
at the earliest possible date, the three men separated.

Gramps spent the entire following day riding about the community giving
every member of Mount Olivet a personal notification that a special
meeting of the church would be held on the following Wednesday evening
for the purpose of considering grave problems concerning the church.
Wednesday evening came; practically the whole church responded. When the
appointed hour arrived, Gramps was on the spot. On every face was