The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-16
ON HER CON VERSION
INTER ESITNG 4DDRESS BY MISS
 D4TIs, THE EEVANGELIST.

Graphic Description of Her Change from "skeptioism to Evangelism''-- Converted When Little Girl, Per. verse Influences Tempted Her to Res nounce the Church.
 Mrs. Davis, the evangelist, spoke at
 the Summerfield church yesterday
 morning on the subject of her conver-
 sion, her change from "Scepticism to
 Evangelism" Her subject was most
 interesting and she told her life story
 in a quaint and at the same time pow
 erful style.
 Speaking of her early life. she said:
 When little girl once heard gem
 tleman say that one could be converted extremely young. This set me think
 ing and the upshot of it was I decided to become converted. We attended
 a revival shortly after that and though I was prepared to become a Christian
 no one seemed to notice such a little girl. I was all ready to go forward to the platform to make my profession
 when I discovered that I had left my
 handkerchief home. This quite un- nerved me and I decided to postpone my conversion.
 "The next evening at meeting l was afraid to leave my rocking chair III which I sat- I was afraid somebody would steal it. Now, of course, you know people aren't very likely to go around stealing things at camp meet ings, yet l was not of an age to dls- criminate. The next night just as was on the point of going forward the thought occurred to me that l would spoil my new hat-because as you know people get greatly excited and are apt to forget the fact that they have on pretty hats.
 'sWell, finally I succeeded in leaving my handkerchief, my rocking chair and my hat all home and one evening l walked up in front very quietly and sat down. I sat unnoticed for quite while till at length an old lady saw me and asked me what I wanted. l said I want Jesus to make me good She encouraged me and I stood up on the bench and made my first profession of faith. That night Itrepeated the Lords prayer as usual, but I was astonished at the wonderful understanding of it that came to me. would repeat Our l Father then I would stop and think l My father isn't He? Then l would 1 begin all over again. I remember my | father asked me the next day how l | felt I said I felt as thought l loved ! everybody. The holy spirit had indeed | filled my soul and I was very happy.
 "Soon after went to college and the | first thing that impressed me was the dishonesty that was so evident in the ! classroom. The French teacher was | short sighted and the scholars used to 1 read their lessons off the books l was tempted one day and yielded. l was It once misera ble-my conscience stung ne However, I became worse and worse. I reasoned in this way: These pupils come in here, get a perfect mark, while I who diligently prepare nine am able to get but compara- lively good one. Why should I study 10 hard when by just looking on a lit- le I can easily bring up my mark. ia
 "Oh dear friends and little children,
 cannot impress upon you too strong y the necessity of guarding ourselves against any such temptations, The habits and traits from now on are going 0 stick to you in your after life and Ire going to beautify or mar your char cter according as they are good or