She was ever afterwards a true friend to Brother Grant. That and other discourses of the same kind did a powerful work, and laid a foundation upon which Elders are building up branches of the Church in that region to-day. Elder Grant had not the advantage of a collegiate education, and naturally had a dread of meeting with men who were highly educated. He often expressed this feeling to others. But when he came in contact with men of that type, they seemed to be mere pigmies in comparison with him, when discussing the principles of the true gospel. One very amusing incident was told me, which shows the peculiar way Brother Grant had of testing the material with which he had to deal. The Lutheran church in Burke's Garden had a minister, the Rev. Ruby, who was a very fine scholar in the Latin and Greek languages, and was considered a thorough theologian. A certain man in the place, who was very fond of fun and debate, urged the Rev. Ruby to challenge Elder Grant to meet him in discussion on religion, stating to him that Elder Grant was uneducated and ignorant, and by so doing he would expunge the "delusion" from the community and do a great good. Thus urged, the challenge was given and accepted. The two, Rev. Ruby and Elder Grant, had never met, nor even seen each other. A few days before the time appointed for the discussion, the two parties chanced to meet at a public gathering of some kind, and the waggish instigator of the discussion was there also. The latter stepped up to Elder Grant and said: "Mr. Grant, allow me to introduce you to the Rev. Mr. Ruby, the Lutheran preacher." Brother Grant stepped back and gave the reverend gentleman a thorough inspection, and then said: "Did I understand you to say _preacher?_" "Yes, sir.' "Well, well! if I was secreted in the bushes along the side of the road for the purpose of waylaying a preacher, and Mr. Ruby should pass along, I wouldn't even snap a cap at him." The reverend gentleman was completely thunderstruck. He had no more use for Elder Grant, and remarked: "If that is the kind of a man he is, I don't want to have anything more to do with him." It was enough; there was no discussion. Thus, Brother Grant disarmed his foe, and marched on triumphantly to victory, scattering the seeds of eternal truth, which have taken root in the hearts of many and sprung up, and in their turn produced fruit. It can be truly said of Elder J. M. Grant that he has left "footprints on the sands of time," for I saw them and took courage. May the sons of this noble man emulate the glorious traits of a father who was so honored of heaven. WAR HILL. BY J. MORGAN. ELDER J. M. GRANT CHALLENGED TO DEBATE--BOONE'S HILL CHOSEN AS THE PLACE--HIS ANTAGONIST GETS SIX MINISTERS TO HELP HIM--DEMORALIZED MINISTERS SEND FOR ANOTHER TO ASSIST THEM--INGLORIOUS DEFEAT OF THE EIGHT--ONE OF THEM ABSENT-MINDED--CHANGE OF NAME TO "WAR HILL."