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Wythevillc Social News.
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WYTHEv1LLE, VA, April 1.-THE
Wytlie Grey Chapter. U. y. c.. me.
"Wednesday afternoon at the home Of
observe the I'D OF June as Memorial
| Day in commemoration of the birth
day of President Jefferson Davis.
Crosses Of honor will be bestowed upon
| all applicants entitled to receive them.
Mr.. Il. y. Baldwin. the pedestrian,
who started from San francisco in De-
ce'nber to walk to New York on a
wager OF 5000, passed through Wythe,
days under schedule time.
RAIN. Council. Royal Arcanum. held
regular meeting on THURSDAY. held
~. j. q. Powell was elected delegate to
the Grand Council, which meets In
Richmond the 2lst.
M, Mr.. and and Mrs.. Farrell Harbssrso11, Who
Sidney. Lawson. on lawyers Hill, left
Tuesday for their home in Kansas City.
Mrs. Walter Hunard is visiting her
Miss Willie Withers is visiting
friends in Richmond this week.
Mr.; Jos. Ewald continues quite III
daughter, Mrs. G. T.. Newland, of Bris-
tol. mas been called here by his IL
ness.
Mrs. e. II. Mcdonald, after spending
tanooga, Tenn. returned home Monday.
Mrs. Josephine Reed. who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Henry Will
liams. in Martinsville, has returned
home to "Ingieside."
Mrs. r. Lindsay Gordon. of Louisa. is
the guest OF her sister. Mrs. w. w.
l'Pendeton.
Ex-Governor and Miss Belle Tyler,
OF Radford. were visitors to DR.. w. S.
Savers Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Pierce have re-
turned from visit OF several weeks
TO the latter's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Suite, of Galveston. Tex.
Or. John Stuart of Te1l!co Plains,
Tenn, Is The guest Of his sister. Mrs
r. j.. Preston. at her home, Flores
SAINT
Miss katherine Green. OF Randolph
Macon College. spent few days in
Wytheville this week.
Miss Annie Powell, of Sweet Briar
| College. will arrive Friday to spend
the Easter holidays with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ]. A. Powell
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Louisa Social News.
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LOUISA. VA. April li.-Misses Diley and
Mollie Crawford are home again after q, six
weeks trip. during which they visited New
York. sailing from there TO Havana. and
also visiting Panama and many. other places
OF interest
DR.. Gray and family. OF near Kents store,
have moved into the house with Mr.. o. p.
Bins and family.
Tho young girls OF Louisa have issued In
ritations to a large Easter german which
Thursday the 1sth. Quito number of
young people from other places are expected
to attend.
Mrs. Charles Hughes who has been visit
ing her mother in Holly Springs. Miss, re-
turned to her home here this week.
DR.. Charles Kent. OF the University of vir-
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glnla, spent wednesday a, his old home nea.

BiHld, spent Wednesday at MS OlG nome near
town.
Miss Ella woodward and sister, Mrs C. D.
Flanagan spent Friday in Richmond.
Miss Resale Francisco has returned from
her school in Pittsylvania county, where
she taught the past session.
Mr.. Reuben Beale, who spent thu winter
in Texas for his health, Is back in Louisa
much improved
Mrs. d. y. Walker spent several days this
week with her mother. Mrs. B. r. Fox. at
Roundabout Castle"
Mr. syron said good-by to Louisa few
days ago. He sails from San Francisco
April 18th for Manila, where he expects to
remain two years.
Miss Saunders. OF Fredericks Hall. was
In town Friday.
Mr.. Robert Mills. OF Texas Is visiting his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miles, near
town.
Mrs. George Black. who has been spend
ing come time with her parents here, left
TO- her home in St. Louis Thursday, accom-
panied by Master Mallory Black.
Miss Elizabeth Flanagan entertained q
few friends delightfully."- on Thursday. Bridge
was played.
The Louisa Chapter OF the United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy held meeting at
the home OF Mrs. w. E. Bib this week.
After the business on hand dispatched a
delightful lunch was served to the members
attending.
Mr.. Jesse j. Porter is out again after
quite severe spell.
Miss Janet BIB spent Wednesday in Rich
mond.
Mrs. John Daniel left Thursday for Wash
ington, after spending the winter with her
husband at the Hotel Louisa
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BLACKSBURG, VA, April 11.-Social
the coming Easter week. Monday, the
goth. a number of the cadets, ladies of
the faculty and townspeople will go
game with the Virginia Military In
stitute. That evening at Q o'clock the
German Club of the institute will give
cotillion in their hall. and Tuesday
evening at the same hour the usual
Easter german of the club will take
place. Young ladies' from Richmond
Lynchburg, Roanoke and the colleges
near by have accepted invitations to
be present and the dances promise to
be more than usually brilliant affairs.
Mr.. Philip H. holland will lead. The
president of this, the chief social or
ganization OF the Institute. is a Rich
of the present senior class.
The Young Peoples Union OF the
Baptist Church gave a reception Mon
day evening from to 10 in honor Of
the cadets who are affiliated with that
denomination. The reception commit
tee was composed of the ladies' of the
church, and refreshments were served
by o the young agad ladies' Of the union.
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian
Church for the year at a meeting held
Wednesday are: President. Miss Maud
aeoFe rs aser ee gseranrv Mrs
Treasurer Miss Emily q, Houston. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Black were
weekend guests of the formers sister,
Mrs. j. S. Apperson, at Marion.
Mrs. James Ledgerwood left We'd
nesday to spend several months with
her daughter. Miss Mary Ledgerwood,
in Washington.
Richmond. where he will take course
of treatment at st. Luke's Hospital.
Mrs. William Bennett of Botetourt
county, is the guest Of Mrs. Ellison A.
sR Mr pa Gn s shs campus R,onmona and
Mr. j. Reaves Holt. of Decatur, Ill,
We're at the Yellow Sulphur Springs
for. few days this week.
and Mr.. Robert Patterson are in Roa-
noKe for. few days.
Mr.. and Mrs: William Cooke have re-
visit to the formers parents here.
Mrs. George w. Walker left Thurs
day to visit her brother. DR.. John
Wysor, at Clifton Forge, Va.
a visit to her home in Pulaski and
will spend the spring months at the
home of Mrs. A. Black.
Mr.. Harry. Kelsey, who has been
Washington for the winter is visiting
| his family here
Mrs, L. p, cundiff, of North Fork,
and Mr.. Edward Fagg,, OF Seattle,
I t"dSll', spent q part Ol tHlS week Win
| Mrs. Robert Fagg.
| Mrs. Kent Black and Miss Mary Bell
returned to-day from a, visit to Mrs.
| Sam r. Bell, In Staunton.
Mr.. John s. Dowdy has gone to North
| Carolina to spend several weeks In the
interest of the international Harvester
| Company.
Mr.. Giles D. Thomas OF Danville, Is
| here to spend the spring and summer
with his daughter, Mrs, Slusser, on
Roanoke Valley,
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beth.5of Fairfax county. are staying at
Paynes Siding. James A. Smart has been
obliged to leave Lone Oak Academy on ac-
count OF the unfavorable condition OF his
fathers health.
Mrs. I. E. Rudd visited Mrs. st. George
Abrahams Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Cornelius Brooks Is spending the week
WITH Mr. Robert Wilkinson.
Mrs. Robert Bailey spent Sunday night In
the home OF Rev. st. George Abrahams.
Mrs. W. II. Bagwel, OF Hamlet, n. c..
and Mrs. William Bagwell, OF Richmond.
Va, arc visiting at Lone Oak.
Miss Edna Wilkinson visited Mrs. India
Stratton Monday,
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tina. Dr.. MCGUIRE thought he could


come home.
DR.. T. Jefferson Hughes is out at
tending to his practice after weeks
confinement to his room from an at
tack Of the grip.
Mr.. w. w. George. president of the
saltville Bank Is recovering from a
supervisor OF Rich Valley District,
Smyth county. and Mr. ]. NJ. Gass has
been appointed by Judge f. B. Hutton
to fill the vacancy.
Mrs. w. 2. Roberts is on visit to
her sisters in Lexington. Va, and Hunt
ington. w. Va, and will be away for
several weeks.
Miss Blanche Carter has returned at
ter a weeks visit to relatives In Bed
ford City and Roanoke.
Mr.. F. H. Miller, a prominent cit
izen of Broadford. this county, is visit
ing friends and relatives in Pulaski.
Mrs. w. w. George has returned from
Bristol after spending several weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. DR.. H. B. Ed
mondson.
Hon. H. C.. Stuart passed through
town this week on his way to Russell
Mr.. w. w. George. This is the old
home of Mr.. Stuart, and he has host
OF friends in and around this section
who are proud of him as citizen
anu WdtCI Will lit heeNcSl
his political advancement
Miss Bessie HUMPHREYS. Of Salem
Va, is in Saltville with her brother
Mr. C. Fl. HUMPHREYS, and will prob
ably make this her permanent home
Mrs. Dye. of Providence r. l., is on a
visit to her daughter, Mrs. James r
Watson.
The young people of Saltville have
made quite an outlay in a tennis court
which promises to add much to their
amusement during the season for out
door sports. The society has regula,
organization, which is Differed for the
present season as follows: j. F. Wat
son, president; w. w. Ruble, secretary
and treasurer; j. G. Penn and J. II
Moore. committee on grounds, rules
and regulations.
The following gentlemen went from
here to Marion this week to Masonic
meeting, where they took the Roya
Arch degree. DR.. j. L. Early, Francis
b. Henry, Rev. H. B. Brown and j. A
Booth, Messrs. II. A. Miller and NJ. L
Durham, who are members of the craft
attended the meeting.
Mr.. j. S. Goetchius, assistant treas.
urer of NJ. A. Works. who has been al
st. Luke's Hospital for the past three
weeks. is reported as getting on nicely
and will be home within few days
much to the delight OF his many
friends and business associates of the
works.
Mr.. c. W. Rodgers. assistant post.
master, was in Bristol this week.
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fever at the home of hi. father. Mr. ]. w

Jones.
Row. George w. Townsend, former pastor
OF the Bethany NJ. e. Church, left last
Nd. Mr.. Townsends successor. Rev. Asbury
Burke, arrived Saturday.
Mr.. Conrad Grlmmer spent Sunday in Nor
folk.
Mrs. Robert A. Mcguire left Saturday to
visit relatives in Bryn Mawr, Pa
Miss Amy Warren spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents In Onancock. Va
Miss Margaret Jarvis. OF Eastyille, Va.
was the guest OF Miss Edna Jarvis at the
Arlington Inn last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas whistler, OF Balti-
moro. Nd, arc stopping at the Virginia
Hotel.
Master Garland Payne Moore had the mis-
fortune to fall and break his arm while
playing wagon last Thursday.
Mrs. Rowcs, of Baltimore. Is the guest
OF her sister, Miss Mary Scarborough.
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Caroline Social News.
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I
BOWLING GREEN. VA, April 11.-Mrs.
Salie A. Anderson and daughter. Miss Linda
Anderson have returned to their home here
after spending the winter In Savannah, Ga.
Miss Bessie Jones spent several days in
Richmond this week.
Miss Frieda Quarles. OF Richmond. Is vis-
ting at Auburn, the home OF Judge E. C.
Moncure
Mr.. L. W. Jones and family left this week
for Richmond. where they will reside in
future.
Mr.. Robert A. coshill is in Baltimore this
week.
Miss Annie NJ. White. after spending a
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course dinner was served by Miss Sallie
-Alllanf1 and MiAA Xandu I.are ~.

CUUfSe u1HHtT WHH HeTVeU by Nib SHTI1e
Allison and Miss xanda Larew.
The g. l.. A. Ms were entertained
Thursday evening by their honorary
members, Mcssrs. Gilmer and Fitz-
patrick, MT the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Gilmer. Music by the G.. H..
A. Nj. quartet. an amusing drawing
contest, and Refreshments served by
the hosts filled mp the evening, and
the club. which Is Il purely feminine
affair, departed, declaring their honor
airy members charming hosts.
Mrs. James Magill. who was former
~ Miss Lucy Lee Hill. has as her
guests at Clarmont, her sister. Mrs.
Edwin Apologize, and children, Of Salt
Lake City. They will remain In Pu-
laski until the middle of May.
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week in Hanover county visiting the Misses
boswell. has returned to her home.
Mr.. w. G. Pegg has returned home aftei
spending several months In Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Haines, Mrs. salIis or.
riron and Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Valentine wers
in Richmond this week.
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Cape Charles Social News.

CAPE CHARLES, VA, April 11.-Dr. r..
A, Mlllldge, Of the state Normal, at Farm
tyille, addressed the pupils and patrons OF
the Cape Charles High School lii the Casino
Friday evening on THE Correlation OF
Geography and History"
Mr.. Walton Jones Is quite Al With typhoid
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Skinquarter Social News.
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sKINQUARTER, VA, April 11-Mr. and
Mrs. w. S. Goode were the guests OF Mr..
Willie Markham, OF Mt. Herman, last Sun
day.
Miss Prue Wilkinson is visiting her niece.
Mrs,-Stanley Hall, OF Manchester.
Mrs. ]. W. Smart and daughter. Eliza
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Mr.. Giles D. Thomas. OF Danville, Is
here to spend the spring and summer
with his daughter, Mrs. susser, on
Roanoke Valley.
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Saltyille Social News.

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SALTVILLE. VA, April 11.-Mr. w.
c. Dixon and his mother returned home
this week from Richmond. Mr.. Dixon
has been at st. Luke's Hospital for the
past six weeks under treatment. and
his condition has so much improved
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Blacksburg Social News.

Mr.. c. w. Rodgers. assistant post
master, was in Bristol this week.
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whom we in our lukewarmness have al
lowed to drift
Then he paid tribute to the news
papers of the city.
The newspapers of this city are doing
this mission a great service" he said
And l want to publicly thank them"
Sermon Of the Evangelist.
Gypsy Smith found the text of his SER
mon in the verses of st. Mark which
tell of the woman who had been sick for
twelve years. who had spents all her
money in vain effort to recover health,
and who pressed forward in the crowd
that thronged about Jesus. touched His
garment and was healed. The evangelist
directed special attention to the words:
And Jesus, Immediately knowing in
himself that virtue had gone out of Him,
turned Him about in the press and said,
Who touched my Clothes And His dis
ciples said unto Him, Thou Seest the
multitude thronging Thee and sayest thou.
Who touched me?'
Friday night we took the chapter as a
whole, and we saw that Christ was the
Lord over evil, disease and death; and
then we turned it around and saw that
He is the mans Christ. the woman s
Christ and the childs Christ" he began.
Il want you to look at that woman's
case for little while tonight. because
she represents multitudes of people. And
l would not be at all alarmed to find that
there some, If not many, In this audi
ence who are in some way represented by
this woman, conscious of her suffering,
weighed down with grief, knowing that
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DEATH OF FRANK N. HIGGINS
CHIEF CIVIL SERVICE EXAM
INER STRICKEN AT DESK.
Uremic Poisoning Fatal Soon After
Arrival at Hospital-Served the
Commission Many Years.

Frank M. Higgins. chief examiner of
the civil service commission, died at the
Emergency Hospital last night about 8
o'clock, his death having followed an
acute attack of uremic poisoning, with
which he was stricken while at his desk
about o'clock in the afternoon. He had
suffered such attacks during the past few
years, but had not been rendered uncon-
scious by one of them until he suffered
the attack which proved fatal A few
minutes before he was stricken he was in
room adjoining the one in which he
labored, engaged in conversation with II.
F. Greene, one of the civil service COM
missioners. Persons in the Office had
noticed a change in his general appear
ance yesterday but none of them asso-
ciated a fatal attack of the disease with
the change.
Mr.. Greene went to the room of Mr..
Higgins shortly after the latter had been
conversing with him and found him seated
upon his chair with his head resting en-
the desk. The sick man was on the verge
of commissions, and DR.. Charles Latimer
who happened to be in the vicinity of the
building at the time. was summoned to at
tend him. An ambulance was summoned
and the sick man was hurried to the
Emergency Hospital, where he died with
out regaining consciousness. Several rela-
tives were at his bedside when he died.
Born in Nashville, Tenn, in 1865. Mr..
Higgins came to this city when he was
but about fifteen years old, and was ap-
pointed to a position in the War Depart
ment by Robert I. Lincoln, who was Sec
rotary of War at that time. He was soon
made assistant librarian at the War De-
partment, and while holding that position
he studied law at Georgetown University
Later he studied at George Washington
University. Several years later about
1856, he was detailed for work with the
civil service commission. and while there
he became a close friend of Theodore
Roosevelt. who was then one of the civil
service commissioners.
Because of his thorough knowledge of
the work of the commission, Mr.. kig
gins was selected to go to the Philippines
in 1890 to establish the civil service there.
He remained there two years and became
a close personal friend of Judge TAFT,
who was governor general of the islands
at that time. Upon his return to tina
country he was appointed to the position
Of chief examiner in the civil service COM
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.LAUDED BY PRESIDENT.
Gypsy Smith Told His Doctrine
Was Right Sort.
EVANGELIST SURE BEFORE
Hopes for Big Demonstration at
Parade Tomorrow Night.
APPRECIATION FOR THE PRESS
Preacher Scores Those Who Throng
to Church and "Who Do Not
Touch Christ"

You have my sympathy. You are
preaching the right kind of doctrine
That is what President Roosevelt told
Evangelist Gypsy Smith at the White
House yesterday. according to the state
ment of the preacher to the thousands
that packed Convention Hall last night
Il saw your President this morning."
Gypsy Smith said, before beginning his
sermon. And what do you think he said
to me? He said: You have my sympathy.
You're preaching the right kind of doc
trine.' : There was applause through the
hall.
But I would have kept on if he hadn't
said that" continued the evangelist. And
the applause increased in volume.
After prayer by Rev. j. J. Muir at the
opening of the meeting the evangelist
spoke of the plans for the march of
Christian people through the streets of
the city tomorrow night.
Il want you TO participate in the ex-
traordinary event to reach the men on
the street, he said. Il want you in these
front seats to be just as anxious to be
there as YOU are to get into these front
seats.
I'VE want to demonstrate that night. to
show that we Christian people want those
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mission, which position he held at the
Mr.. Higgins way prominent in fraternal
circles. He was past master of b. b.
French Lodge. F. A. A. NJ; member of
Almas Temple. Mystic Shrine, and a
Knight Templar. He is survived by his
mother. Mrs. Della Higgins, who lives at
the Schley, where he also lived; his sisters
and Mrs. w. w. White. and two brothers.
John p Higgins of Vancouver. Wash,
and William w. Higgins of Somerset
Md. The body was removed from the
hospital by Undertaken Speare and pre-
pared for burial
Arrangements have been made for the
funeral to take place at o'clock Thurs
day afternoon from the home of Mrs. Ter
ry. 1919 Sth street northwest. The re-
ligious services will be conducted by the
Rev. w. r. Bushby, assistant pastor of
ST. Stephens Episcopal Church, and the
interment will be at Rock Creek cemetery.
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the thing that allied her was inside.
Believe me, there are multitudes in
your city who believe like that, morally
and spiritually. and. like that woman in
her attempts to get relief, willing TO
adopt any method that anybody would
suggest to assuage her suffering.
Remedy Is in Christ.
You have been willing to listen to any
remedy, to any quackery, and you have
been ready to adopt any method save the
one sure method for healing and relief.
You've gone here and there, and you We
been ready to take this medicine and that
specific. and you have Travelled miles to
get relief.
will you let me speak to you lovingly?
And will you listen to me while l say
something which may help you? The
woman's cure is Christ, and there is no
other.
'Other remedies will torment. excite
tantaliZe and disappoint. but there is no
real relief anywhere for you except in
Jesus Christ.
What lot of trouble you would have
saved yourself If you had gone to Him
twenty years ago But you have been
willing to listen to this man and to that
man. to this ism and that ISM to this
creed and that creed and you have been
listening TO all this quackery, and you
have been willing To take any nostrum
that any faddist came along with.
''The result IS that you do not know
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ubere YOU stand. You are like ship
without an anchor.
mo man can save you. No ism can
do it. No church function can do 1T. NO
amount of reading will do 1t. No amount
of church going can do 1t.
about all the religion that some OF
Won have had was in the heels sof your
boots You have spent your hVes IN
listening to different preachers Ihere
has not been a preacher in washington
for the last twenty years but what you
have been there to hear him, apd sat In
the front seats You are a regular bench
warmer.
Hear me. you religious trampsr'
Give it to en- shouted man IN 'he
audience.
Il mean you. too, answered the ex-
horter You don't get your soul healed
that way Your soul needs specific.
There is only one medicine that can
cure sin-sick souls. This remedy is given
Calvary.
Contact Is Needed.
"And that leads me to the next thought.
It is this: There is a big difference be-
tween thronging Jesus and touching him.
six hundred thousand people left Egypt
for the promised land Only two got
there Many were throngers. but those
two touched Christ.
There was a multitude of people
thronging Christ. pushing. jostling, ell
bowling. criticising, specializing and get
ting in Christ's way, trying to hinder Him.
They were all thronging Him. But one
woman touched Him.
1T is not association which saves men
it is contact. Which are you? A
thronger. or TOUGHER of the hem OF His
garment
Some of you have been thronging Him
until your hair Is gray. You throng Him
on Sunday when you go to church. You
throng His at Sunday school. You throng
Him at conf7rence and convention.
Some of you have been thronging Him
here for the past week. If you had
touched Him your life would not be the
poor thing and the unreal thing, the sin
full thing il is today
Have you touched Him? You don't
quite know? Well, you would If you had
touched Him.
You can't touch a live wire without
knowing. You can't eat your dinner with
out knowing You can't pass through
this experience without knowing. Be
cause it is an intelligent act of the will.
1t is an act of faith from an enlightened,
awakened and redeemed soul.
Christians Know Salvation.
Il don't believe that theory. which says
you can be Christian and not know it.
That's a sop from hell to sooth your con-
science.
Il am not asking what church you are
member of. That doesn't count. You've
got to go to Christ and give yourself en-
tirely to Him. ;.
If l were your minister. l would
rather have ten members who are real
saints. born of God with a ftfe's expert
ence, in complete surrender to Him, en-
'tirely separated from the world. the flesh