. The Christian annual for the year of our lord ... eward by foot, adistance of iriOO miles,through a wildernessinfested with Indiansand wild some 300 mileson his way, he invest-ed his money in amule, but presently awhite man stole itand he had to com-plete the distanceafoot. He found theIndians uniformlykind and ready to di-vide their simple farewith him. He hadstarted on July 15,and on October 15 hearrived at his winter he pur-suaded his father toallow him to attenddistrict school, but atthe end of 27 days,his father had needof his work and tookthe boy from
. The Christian annual for the year of our lord ... eward by foot, adistance of iriOO miles,through a wildernessinfested with Indiansand wild some 300 mileson his way, he invest-ed his money in amule, but presently awhite man stole itand he had to com-plete the distanceafoot. He found theIndians uniformlykind and ready to di-vide their simple farewith him. He hadstarted on July 15,and on October 15 hearrived at his winter he pur-suaded his father toallow him to attenddistrict school, but atthe end of 27 days,his father had needof his work and tookthe boy from 27 days waspractically the t >talof his schooling, buthe could rea<l, write,and understandarithmetic to therule of three Thesame fall, Elder Alex-ander held meetingsin his fathers bouse,and, a revival result-ing, Matthew wasamong the in the field oneday, he besought Godfor mercy, and whilepraying, peace fl lod-ed his soul. A littlelater, while attendinga camp meeting inAdams County, on theinvitation of B. , he went for-. ward wit h others to /^ri/uLnA L-^y^ Jl4)/J\^ ^ ance of Jesus. InOctober be was bap-tized by Elder Alex-ander, and becameone of a small churchorganized in his neighborhood. At once the now convert began to improvehis gift publicly, going in all directions for services, generaUywith other ministers, including Stone and Kinkado. He alsoworked hard at home, clearing a hundred acre farm ho hadbought, working also at his trade as carpenter, and studyinghis grammar at night. He found valuable aid, educationally,in Kinkade and Stone. About his first money after conver-sion was three dollars, earned by splitting 600 rails, and thishe invested in a Bible, of wliich bo became a close 20,1S13, he was married to Sally Beasely, but at oncethereafter he entered the army for a brief season, ^rving innorthern Ohio. The fall following his marriage, ho built forhimself a log house and also did fifty dollars worth of workon a house erected
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