G. H. never misses a night. He is in the room with me now singing, "Happy Day, When Jesus Washed My Sins Away." And he is happy. Although in the last four years he has spent thirty thousand dollars in riotous living, and although his wife has left him, he said to me: "Brother Holcombe, I believe I am as happy as I ever was in my life." I asked him, why? He said: "Because I have something which I never had when I had wife, child and money. I have the forgiveness of sins and the friendship of God." I said: "You will have to watch the devil or he will get you in his power again." "Yes," he replied, "the devil told me when I first began to come to this Mission that I was too mean, and my heart was too dead ever to get religion; but I fought him on my knees and I got the victory. I know how hard it was to get, and by the help of God I am going to keep it, whether I ever have wife or child or money again." Pray for me, that I may make no mistake in my difficult work. Yours, as ever, S. P. HOLCOMBE. * * * * * TO THE SAME. LOUISVILLE, KY., February 13, 1884. _Dear Brother_: I did just what you suggested; though I was disappointed I did not show it. God is helping me to give up my preferences. I am trusting in the Lord, and sweetly singing "Oh, to be nothing, nothing, Only as led by His hand; A messenger at His gateway, Only waiting for His command." I am willing to preach on the streets, at the Mission, at Walnut-street church, or I am willing to be door-keeper--anything for Christ. So you heard that I am improving in preaching. Well, I do believe that I shall yet learn how to preach. I had a letter requesting me to go to Nicholasville to preach. But I can not go. I feel I have a little, humble work to do in Louisville, and I am going to do it. The mission men are all doing well. Though to you I may seem very weak, I am to them what you are to me. Yours, etc., S. P. HOLCOMBE. * * * * * TO THE SAME. LOUISVILLE, KY., May 1, 1884. _Dear Brother_: Yours to hand. I do not think you negligent. I know you love me, and I know you love the cause of Christ for which I am laboring, and I know you will do all you can to help me to help it. I am surprised, not at what you don't do, but at what you do do. I suppose you saw in the paper what a handsome thing they did for us in the way of giving us a fifty-dollar parlor set, a fine Brussels carpet, a large walnut book-case and many other articles, including a fine portrait of dear Brother Morris.