The life and writings of Rufus CBurleson, DD., LLD., containing a biography of DrBurleson by HonHarry Hayens; . , and a fellow-minister in the seminary, and have called on a mission ofpeace. I have just left his room, where I have been pieadingwith him not to dishonor his life calling by resorting to armsto settle a difficulty. I succeeded so far as to get him to-promise that when the word fire was given this evening, he?would not aim at you, but discharge his pistol in the air. My Lord, is that young fellow a preacher? Why, mymother is a shouting Methodist, and if I were to shoot ai De. Rufus
The life and writings of Rufus CBurleson, DD., LLD., containing a biography of DrBurleson by HonHarry Hayens; . , and a fellow-minister in the seminary, and have called on a mission ofpeace. I have just left his room, where I have been pieadingwith him not to dishonor his life calling by resorting to armsto settle a difficulty. I succeeded so far as to get him to-promise that when the word fire was given this evening, he?would not aim at you, but discharge his pistol in the air. My Lord, is that young fellow a preacher? Why, mymother is a shouting Methodist, and if I were to shoot ai De. Rufus C. Buelesox. 61 preacher she would never tolerate me in her presence againwhile the world stands. Yes, he is a preacher and Christian, but in this instancelie lost his temper, which he very much regrets. Go and tell him, so far as I am concerned, he may con-sider the affair settled, and settled forever. Mr. Burleson returned to his friends room, reported the-conversation he had with the drummer, and had the supreme-satisfaction of seeing them meet and shake hands, in token oftheir complete IIP*W 62 The Life aid Writings of CHAPTER VII Mr. Burleson Applies for Appointment as Missionary toTexas to the Missionary Board of the Southern Bap-tist Convention — Early Texas Missions — Statement—Baptist Preachers in Texas asEarly as 1812—James R. Jenkins, A. Buffington, Cartmell—Birth of Organized Missions— Services Accepted—Assigned to Duty atGonzales—Studies Texas History—-Character ofthe Early Missionaries. fyl R. BURLESON applied immediately to the MissionBoard of the Southern Baptist Convention for anappointment as missionary to Texas. The board hadthe wisdom to see the immense possibilities of this new andrapidly growing country, its destitution, and importance asmissionary territory. They had already sent some missiona-ries to the country, and the policy of the board was to re-en-force these as rapidly as the means cou
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