forward for prayer. The next night still was
unpleasant, yet some of the congregation came several miles, and at
the close eleven inquirers asked for prayers. A brother in the
congregation rose, and, in pleading terms, his voice faltering,
begged, "Oh, brodder, please do stop wid us; see de mourners; see de
work de Lord is doing; please you brodder don't go away and leab us."
After such heartfelt words I could but stay all the week, when sixteen
professed to have accepted Christ, or, as they put it, to have "found
religion."

Miss Smith, at her home for motherless girls, is doing a noble work
here. Rev. J.B. Grant is highly respected by all in the village and
has a good name, which is worth more than great riches.

IRONATON

was the next place visited. It was exceedingly muddy and dark, yet the
people came out well. At the close of the first meeting the
congregation arose _en masse_ and asked that I would remain a day
longer, which I did.

MARION, ALA.

I went to Marion with some doubts upon my mind as to the results. The
first evening after my arrival I was very sick and threatened with a
severe attack of chills and fever, but I was helped to strength enough
to preach with difficulty. Twenty-five inquirers asked for prayers.
Some that night became "new creatures in Christ Jesus," and every
night as the meetings progressed the interest deepened and spread,
until other churches were reached by the influence and their services
given up that their members might come to our church and share in the
work and blessing. Every night large numbers of seekers came to
Christ. On one night twelve expressed their faith in a new life. Among
the many inquirers was one who for twelve years had been an anxiety to
her friends on account of her state of mind, and her conversion caused
great joy in the church.

Short morning meetings were held in the various schools in the town,
and in a town-school seventeen seekers found the Lord Jesus precious
to {103} their souls. Up to this time, during two weeks, more than one
hundred profess to have been converted.

I am happy to report that now, with the exception of two or three of
the students, all in the new A.M.A. school have been reached by the
gospel and are rejoicing that God's love has been shed abroad in their
hearts. This blessing can be traced in a great measure to the faithful
Scriptural teaching which Rev. A.W. Curtis and his devoted wife had
been giving previous to my co