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be forced to confess the truth whether they 

 yielded and obeyed or not. 



His favorite theme was the eternal punishment 

 of the wicked, and its relation to the mercy and 

 jusl Lee of Almighty God. 



He has left a book partly written, on the sub- 

 ject of Hell, that I think his bereaved wife ex- 

 pects to give to the world, in connection with a 

 few of his sermons. Let us pray God to give her 

 health and strength and inspiration to finish, as; 

 l>est she can. the work of his hands. 1 know of 

 no one so capable of doing it as herself. Let all 

 who have the power in any way hold up her 

 hands. 



Brothei- Showers and myself were together in 

 four camp-meet ings and two holiness conventions 

 this summer, and as I look back on those meet- 

 ings and his work, it seems to me I can see writ- 

 ten in brigh.1 Letters, "It is finished. " He left 

 no duty unperformed, no work partly done. In 

 his own district camp-meetings, from beginning 

 to end, he seemed to move in divine order, and 

 everything was done so perfectly ami so promptly 

 that it attracted the attention of marly all 

 present. And ( ). what an influence has gone- 

 abroad from that meeting! Eternity alone will 

 disclose it. I have already come in touch with 

 so much good that was done there. He preached, 

 exhorted, sung, prayed, and was wonderfully 



