"First," he said, "a man must be sorry for his sins; secondly, he must repent of his sins; and, thirdly, he must forsake his sins." He dwelt at great length on the effects of salvation in the heart.

He said that if a man's religion did not have any effect on him, it was worthless.

A man's religion must make him a new creature, he argued.

He declared that salvation makes a man love even his enemies.

He said salvation cleanses a man from inward and outward filth.
By the time Evangelist Blank had illustrated and amplified all his points he had consumed the major portion of an hour and a half of time.
During this time the entire audience was held spellbound by his simple and earnest eloquence.
All this was strange theology to the members of Mount Olivet Church.