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to he a help to him and to win him to Christ, 

 he took advantage of patronizing him in his 

 "business in order to obtain an interview with 

 him. As soon as the man learned his name he 

 flew into a rage and vehemently abused and 

 threatened him. He listened calmly until the 

 man finished and then kindly but firmly told 

 him he was wrong and urged him to come to 

 church and see for himself. He told him he 

 ought to allow his family to save their souls 

 at any rate and assured him that he would stand 

 by them in spite of threats or anything he could 

 do. The man was chagrined and beaten but still 

 continued to oppose his family until his daughter 

 was driven from home, disowned by her father, 

 who, it is said, recorded her death in the family 

 record. But, thank God, she is not dead, she is 

 now in the A. M. Chesbrough Seminary prepar- 

 ing herself to work for Christ. Both mother 

 and daughter are saved and loyal members of 

 the Free Methodist Church, and through tribula- 

 tion are washing their robes and making them 

 white, ready to meet the Bridegroom and join 

 the Heavenly company " where the wicked cease 

 from troubling and the weary are at rest." 



After the special meetings were closed in the 

 church, cottage prayer meetings were begun; 

 and during the spring and summer there was 

 usually an evening prayer meeting in the home 



