eat gravity. "Brethering, since I am president of this
Board of Deacons I feel it my duty to take steps to see that this new
religion is stopped and that Mount Olivet Church is not torn to pieces.
As I said, I have been deacon here for many years and I have never seen
the church so in danger. Something must be done. I'll tell you what we
need, we need a preacher--one of our very best ones to come here and
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
written expectancy. Deacon Gramps presided of course. He arose from his
seat, flung his quid of tobacco out of the window, squared himself
against the pulpit, adjusted his eyeglasses near the point of his nose,
and looking over them he addressed the assembly thus: "My brethering and
sistern, we have met as members of the grand old Mount Olivet Church.
Here in this church our fathers met. Here in this church our mothers
met. Here in this church our grandfathers met. Here in this church our
grandmothers met. Here in this church, my brethering, we have met. And
let me say to you, my dear people, that we have met here to