I tell you, brethering, if we could get him here we would make it hot for old Benton and his bunch." "We would that," Jones chimed in.
"Brother Gramps, why don't you write and ask Preacher Bonds to come ?" suggested Brown.

"Although the other two members of the Board are not here, I think we just as well go ahead." "Better bring it before the church," said Gramps, "because we've got to raise some money to get him." Brown and Jones both agreed that Gramps was right in this respect.

With the understanding that Deacon Gramps was to call a meeting of the church at the earliest possible date, the three men separated.
Gramps spent the entire following day riding about the community giving every member of Mount Olivet a personal notification that a special meeting of the church would be held on the following Wednesday evening for the purpose of considering grave problems concerning the church.
Wednesday evening came; practically the whole church responded.

When the appointed hour arrived, Gramps was on the spot.

On every face was written expectancy.