ings. A good sized hall, formerly owned by the 

 Good Templars, was secured. For weeks the 

 country was stirred for miles around. There had 

 never been such a revival before in the history of 

 the "place. Deep conviction rested upon the people. 

 Through the day Brother Showers had some of 

 the Oil City workers assist him in visiting among 

 the people and at night he preached to very large 

 and eager congregations. Great crowds were 

 usually turned away. The altar, as a rule was 

 filled with penitent souls and seekers for Holiness 

 of heart. 



Many were saved and sanctified during these 

 meetings and a good sized class organized. 

 Among the converts was a man who is now one 

 of Salem's most respected citizens. Before his 

 conversion he was a confirmed drunkard, a ter- 

 ror to his wife and neighbors. But God's Spirit 

 drew him to hear the truth and at the age of 

 sixty-three years, he sought and found pardon. 

 The Lord took away his appetite for tobacco and 

 Avhiskey and made a new man of him. He now 

 has one of the pleasantest of homes and two 

 happier and more devoted Christians than he 

 and his wife would be difficult to find. 



On September Kith, 1891, he was married to 

 Harriet D. W. Slater of Brooklyn, N. Y. He 

 was ordained deacon at Conference several weeks 

 later and sent to the Franklin charge. The work 



