Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-06-09
From Tie Ulbana Citizen.
ITENERANCY IN TEXAS.

| Inc rev. IJANIEL ZOE, OUo OI com
pany OF Methodisl Preachers, who vol
unteered al the last annual session Of tht
t0hio Conference Tor the ilinerant feiC
in TEXAS, has furnished the editor O
The ,'Western Christian Advocate an ac.
count Of their journey to the new Re
public, which is not only foil of interest
but shows in q strong light the daring
spirit Of this indomitabIe and devoted
class Of christian ministers After q
journey OF five days 10 the wilderness
between Natchitocbes and the Sabine,
through roads almost impossible and
torrents OF rain, these missionaries Of
the cross arrived in Texas, and after
resting a day or two IR Sabine coun.
ty, proceeded on their way 10 Confer
euce, at Bastrop, distance o(sOme 800
miles, wherO they arrived the evening
before conference commenced, having
been nine days on the road. Passing
over The doings Of the conference, Mr..
Poe gives tho following account Of their
returnVoyage:
"A very heavy rain fell the day we
left Basthrop, so that by The next day
every little stream was swollen into q
torrent. However, we got over all
without swimming. until we came 10 Big
Creek, nine miles west OF Rutersvile:
Here we halted, and after an examina-
lion, found that il was some twelve or
fifteen feet deep, elgh,y'Or one hundred
vide, and rushing on with all The rapid.
~ OF mountain torrent We built a
raft, bul soon found we could do nothing
with it, the stream was so swift, and the
getting in and out so difficult. When
we had given up the rafting, father Nil
son threw off his porlmaneau, tied up
his coat, and deliberately rode down in
10 the stream. His horse swan steadily
until he struck the rapid current, when
he began to plunge and sink. We were
all much alarmed for the old mans
safety; some exclaimed, He will be
drowned! others, He is gone! and ]
had thrown off my coat aod hat, and was
about throwing my sell into the stream
10 swim to his rescue, when ho got loose
from his horse and swan like a duck to
The shore, caught some projecting limbs
and crawled out. II wasnow about sun
down, and the rest Of the company gave
up crossing that night, The old man
was on the other side by himself the
blood running over his face, caused by
a stroke from the horse while struggling
10 the stream. lie called to me to come
over and go with him TO RutdrsvilIe;
and you know Ohio is not TO be dared ;
So took off my boots, tied them TO the
horn Of nv saddle, took my baggage in
my teeth, and urged my horse down into
tho rushing stream. My horse swan
we'll, too, until he had gained the mid
die Of the stroam, when he commenced
plunging most (eariully. stuck on for
some time, but soon found he was fast
sinking and rapidly carried down the
stream, and that unless l abandoned
him quickly, we would both likely
droNu together, So followed the eX
ample Of my superior in Office, let go, &
swan TO tho shore 1T was with great
difficulty thN, my horse followed my ex
ample; and when he made the shore,
some distance below the coming oOl
place, he was nearly exhausted, aud had
lost saddle, boots and all. 4 swan in to
hunt the saddle; and after looking in
vain for sometime, ! was holding TO tho
branch Of tree tha, ojecled over the
stream, and letting my sell down as deep
IN the water as | could, feeling for tho
lost property, when the branch broke,
and under 1 went When ! came up,
the preachers wore laughing heartily on
the other side, and pronoUncng me duly
into the high mysteries Of the
in Texas.
"The rest Of our company struck FIRE
and camPed for the night and father
Wilson and myself started for Rulers.
vile, As the road was muddy, and the
night very cold, and as | was bare footed
aud had to ride bare backed, | did not
enjoy the ride so we'll, However, the
monolony Of the scene was relieved by
a pack Of wolves, that howled and
screamed around US wildly and fearful
ly.
"Next morning the rest OF the com
pnny were able 10 ford The creek, and
came on 20 RutersViIle for breakfast
We made every effort to find pair Of
shoes, but all in vain We then com
menced bunting buckskin, and at length
found a piece, Of which brother Sneod
and myself made pair Of moccasons
Some kind friends presented me MeXi,
can saddle tree and one sirrup: and
brother Farmer took Off his leather clr-
single, which | split in two pieces. and
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