and far from least, he
walked with God. He had a yearning for the lost of earth's millions.

On that evening when he faced for the first time his brush-arbor
audience, it was plainly to be seen that he did not lack for something
to say. He did not let his sermon get in the way of his message. He went
right to the heart of his subject, which he announced as Salvation. He
took for his text Titus 2:11, 12: "For the grace of God that bringeth
salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying
ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and
godly in this present world."

His sermon ran partly thus: "My friends and brethren, we are here this
evening to conduct this service in the fear of God. Almost a year ago I
received a letter from Brother Benton urging me to come to his place to
hold a revival. Owing to my many calls, I was unable to come until the
present time, and now at last we are here in the name of God. We expect
him to give us a gracious out-pouring of his Holy Spirit. The text that
I have read in your hearing introduces my subject, the subject of
Salvation. I feel the burden of this message pressing upon my heart.
Since Jesus saved me from a life of sin I have had a consuming desire to
get others to press their way into this grand experience. I shall not
promise to keep within the bounds of homiletical order tonight, but I do
promise to keep within the bounds of God's Holy Word and the leadings of
his Spirit." These introductory remarks were stated with a simple
earnestness born of a desire to see men saved.

The Evangelist first proceeded to show what salvation is. He said it is
a divine work of grace in the heart, wrought by the blood of Jesus
Christ. He explained that it means deliverance from sin. He said that if
the Bible teaches anything at all, it teaches that the individual must
have a vital connection with Jesus Christ.

Next the Evangelist set forth the conditions of salvation. "First," he
said, "a man must be sorry for his sins; secondly, he must repent of his
sins; and, thirdly, he must forsake his sins."

He dwelt at great length on the effects of salvation in the heart. He
said that if a man's religion did not have any effect on him, it was
worthless. A man's religion must make him a new creature, he argued. He
declared that salvation makes a man love even his enemies. He said
salvation cleanses a man from inward and outward filth.

By the time Evangelist Blan