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his sinfulness that he hurried to the altar and 

 urged his friend to go with him; but; in vain. On 

 his way he saw another friend and stopped and 

 also urged him to go. The young man went and 

 they were both gloriously converted. In speak- 

 ing of his conversion afterwards Mr. Showers 

 would relate, how after truly repenting of his' 

 sins and giving himself unreservedly -to God, 

 without waiting for feeling, he arose and pub- 

 licly took Christ for his Saviour. The Holy 

 Spirit immediately so filled his body that he could 

 feel His wonderful presence all through him, and 

 he shouted and praised God with a loud voice. 

 Those who witnessed his conversion say, that as 

 he arose to testify for Christ, he was so wonder- 

 fully baptized of the Spirit that many hardened 

 sinners as well as the saints of God, were moved 

 to tears by the words he uttered. At the close of 

 these meetings he united with the Methodist 

 Episcopal Church of , Sharpsville, Pa., in Janu- 

 ary, L886. From this time we may date. his real 

 career. God's hand was upon him. His Heavenly 

 Father did not intend that his pilgrimage should 

 be long upon the earth, so He led him on. rapidly 

 in the divine life. 



In June. L886, he graduated with honor from the 

 high school of Sharpsville, after which he was en- 

 gaged in his father's store of general merchandise- 

 There was a small elass of Free Methodists in 



