For years Grandma Gray had lived a life that could not be gainsaid.  True, she spoke in her testimony about her up-and-down life, but when compared with the average professed Christian’s life in that community, hers was above reproach.  In her extreme age she spoke as one from the border-lands of eternity, and her words naturally had a profound effect.

Jake Benton was next to testify.  He was simply overwhelmed with joy, and spoke at some length of his hope of someday being reunited with his darling girl in the skies.  Jake’s testimony scattered enthusiasm all through the congregation of the saints and there was rejoicing and praising God that was doubtless participated in by the angels around the throne.

Little flaxen-haired Eva Gray, eleven-year-old daughter of Nolan Gray, arose and said that Jesus had saved her and that she aimed to spend her life for him, as had Grandma Gray.  Thus we see a godly life is fruitful of influence even on the lives of little children.

Probably the most remarkable testimony given was that of Squire Branson.  Branson spoke thus:  “Friends and brothers:  I stand before you a redeemed man.  I am washed and made white in the blood of Jesus.  I am as a brand snatched from the burning.  I am now in my eighty-third year.  You know the manner of my life up until this meeting.  I have had absolutely nothing to do with religion.  As you know I have lived a life of great wickedness.  I have been a drunkard, a gambler—­a mighty sinner.  For fifty-three years I had not gone near a church service until this meeting began.  I have been thoroughly put out with the type of Christianity exhibited in this community these past years.  But when through sheer curiosity I came into this arbor, I was made as conscious of the presence of the Holy Ghost as if I could have seen him with my natural eyes.  There at that altar night before last I unburdened my heart of the sins of nearly eighty years, and I stand tonight a witness of the redeeming grace and love of Christ my Saviour.  Oh, how can I praise him enough?  Here I stand right at the threshold of death with a long and wasted life behind me and an eternity of bliss before me.  What but the mercy of an infinite God could bring about this wonderful change?”

“Spooky” Crane said in his testimony that of all the churches he had ever belonged to this one was the best.  Aunt Sally Perkins shouted.

Evangelist Blank was just ready to close the meeting when he was interrupted by Preacher Bonds.  Bonds’ face was red with rage and his eyes gleaming with anger when he burst forth in this unceremonious manner; “I thank God for a sensible and reasonable religion.  I have been a Christian for thirty years and a minister for twenty years and I have never experienced any of this wonderful joy that these people speak of.  This sanctified holiness doctrine is the most damnable doctrine that ever struck this country, or any other country.  I knew a group of these holiness people