The illustrated history of Methodism [electronic resource]; the story of the origin and progress of the Methodist church, from its foundation by John Wesley to the present dayWritten in popular style and illustrated by more than one thousand portraits and views of persons . tinga mouthful of tobacco juice into the fire-place, said: Brother McKendree, thatyoung preacher of ourn wont do for thework; hes not fitten. The young preacher flushed and grewpale by turns, his heart beating vio-lently. The elder said: Brother, whats thematter with Cartwright? Hes given up to the pomps and van-ities of th
The illustrated history of Methodism [electronic resource]; the story of the origin and progress of the Methodist church, from its foundation by John Wesley to the present dayWritten in popular style and illustrated by more than one thousand portraits and views of persons . tinga mouthful of tobacco juice into the fire-place, said: Brother McKendree, thatyoung preacher of ourn wont do for thework; hes not fitten. The young preacher flushed and grewpale by turns, his heart beating vio-lently. The elder said: Brother, whats thematter with Cartwright? Hes given up to the pomps and van-ities of this wicked world. BrotherMcKendree, I reckon you and the otherbrethren will hardly believe me when Itell you that young man is such a slaveof fashion that he wears gallusses (z. e.,suspenders). That night Cartwright was muchcomforted, on going to bed in the sameroom with him, to find that BrotherMcKendree also wore gallusses. He once rode to a ferry upon theSangamon river; the country about wasrather thickly settled, and he found acrowd of people at the ferry, which wasa gathering-place for discussing ferryman, a herculean fellow, washolding forth at the top of his voice aboutan old renegade, one Peter Cartwright, The Illustrated History of Methodism 431. HOME OF THE REV. GREEN HILL, Situated about twelve miles from Nashville, Tennessee. An Annual Conference was held at Liberty Hill in 180S, the business of which was transacted at this house. McKendree presided, though Asbury was present. prefixing a good many adjectives to hisname, and declaring that if he ever camethat way he would drown him in theriver. Cartwright, who was unknown toany one present, now coming up, said:I want you to put me across. You can wait till I am ready, saidthe ferryman. Cartwright knew it was of no use tocomplain; and the ferryman, when hehad got through with his speech, signi-fied his readiness to take him over. Thepreacher rode his horse into the boat,and the ferryman commenced to pusha
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