His mother's prayers, the word of God as shown by Howard McMasters and that wonderful Divine Spirit made a clean work, and a soul was born to God. We kept him as well guarded as we could. The smells of the street troubled him, for that reason I went to his father's wholesale house on Market Street. I had met Mr. W. with his wife in Washington, and he met me cordially, till I said, “Mr. W., I have come to talk to you about your oldest son.” He blazed at me, “Don't you dare to speak to me of my oldest son. He has broken my heart, his mother's heart, and disgraced my name. I will not permit even my wife to speak of him, much less a friend.” “But he is converted, Mr. W. It will be different now.” “Oh! he has a new dodge, has he?” “Mr. W., you must talk to me fairly about this wrecked young life or refer me to someone who can act in your behalf.” “Well, see his brother,” and a clerk showed me to the brother's counting-room. He heard my story with sympathy. After stating the case, I said, “I want you to put him on a truck farm down near Media, and get him away from the smells of Philadelphia.” This was done, though it took several weeks to bring it about. The next Sunday night Will sat on the platform, and testified to the power of God to save. When the meeting had closed, a handsome young woman, wearing a costly tailor-made gown and with the stamp of the patrician in every line of her dainty person, said to me, “Mrs. Monroe, I am going to marry Will W. this week.” “Oh, my dear girl, do not risk it till he has proved himself for two years! Do not risk it!” “You believe he is converted, do you not?” “Why, yes; but we should see the transforming power of the gospel before you risk your happiness.” “Will needs me now to help him keep straight. You have not as much faith as you ought to have yourself, or you would believe he will hold out.” What more could I say? They were married. His mother was present at the ceremony, and they went to the farm to live. Will was held by the power of God, and, after much blundering, they made a fair success with a truck farm. CHAPTER III INCIDENTS SHOWING THE POWER OF GOD TO SAVE Among the many other impressive cases of the power of God to suddenly change a human life from evil to good occurred at the Breakfast Association in Philadelphia about the year 1898, and although fifteen years have passed, every incident, every word is indelibly written on my memory.