eir homes. We
would then go to our home with a heavenly glory resting upon us. One
evening on our way home, we met a company of our former worldly
associates. They accosted us in their customary worldly way. We replied
somewhat under the influence of their worldly spirit. I felt the glory
depart, and an emptiness instead. I went on my way hastily, asking God to
smile upon me again. He taught me by this that he had chosen me out of the
world and its witticisms, and that slang phrases were foreign to his
salvation.

Soon after this, one morning in November when laboring in my garden a
transparent glory shone all around me, and my soul was filled with peace.
It was on election day. After working a few hours amid rapturous bliss, we
went to the place of voting and cast our ballot along with political men.
A shade came over my spirit, and for the remainder of the day it appeared
that God had forsaken me and would never smile on me again. He taught me
once more that he had chosen me out of the world and that politics in
civil government was foreign to the kingdom of heaven.

The Christmas-time drew near, and great preparations were being made by
the people for their festivities. In these we found nothing congenial to
our spirit. We had decided to remain at home on the night of these
festivities and have a protracted Bible reading and prayers. We looked
forward to the evening with pleasure, expecting great blessings from God.
Just before we were ready to begin our Bible reading wife was taken with a
severe aching in the head, that threatened to mar the enjoyment of the
evening. We wondered why it was that God permitted us to be thus
interrupted, when the Holy Spirit whispered, "If you will ask God, he will
heal her." Accordingly we fell upon our knees and petitioned God for his
healing virtue, and instantly she was healed. This was our first
experience in divine healing.

In the following February a Holy Ghost minister came to our place and held
a short series of meetings. He taught us the way of God more perfectly. We
entered the glorious experience of entire sanctification during this
meeting. We also beheld the body of Christ, the one true church, and saw
in a clear light the monstrous beast religion in all her evils. God soon
after called us into his work. We sold our little home, all we had of this
world, and used the means in the work of the Lord. Our work for God has
been independent of the creeds of men, teaching a f