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were very sorry to close the meeting at San Francisco, for the convincing and awakening power was spreading in all the churches over the city. Many said if the meetings could have continued a few weeks longer, they believed thousands would have been brought to Jesus. We felt that our work was not done in that city, nor in many places in the State, so we all felt that in the near future God would send us back.

We started on the long journey over the plains and mountains, the Lord wonderfully strengthened us. When we arrived in Houston, Texas, we were met by Brother Morwood (the pastor), for the first time, who with a few saints had made a brave effort to prepare for the largest Pentecostal convention that had ever been held in the city and praise the Lord they were not disappointed; for when we closed he, with many others, told a large audience, that the meetings were successful in every way, much more than he expected: that miracles of healing and signs of the presence of God was far beyond anything he had ever seen.

Brother Ritchey and son, from Zion City, Ill., were present to help in most of the meetings; also Brother Caruthers was a blessing to all and encouraged me. From the first service till the last, they brought their sick, lame, blind, deaf and dumb; some on beds; some on crutches; others carried in, but there was none too hard for the Lord. Every one that came in God’s divine way was made to shout and praise the Lord for healing.

A man and wife came from South Dakota, two thousand or more miles. He was given up by all the best doctors; could hardly live coming on the train. They told me there is a man which was brought a long distance, who is nearly dead in the camp. I told them to bring him on the platform. He soon got saved, healed and filled with heavenly virtue, and resurrection life. He arose, walked and praised God. His wife also got saved and healed and baptized. They were Lutherans and had never seen any demonstrations of the Spirit. When his wife began to seek the baptism he told her if she would fall on the floor under