Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-09-01

wolves, preached in the woods and slept in the field
ORION the prairie at night, is standing before u.s.
Look at him, ye gentemen with white neckcloths
and black coats, who ride in carriages smooth
roads to supply churches with cushioned peWS and
soft beuches to kneelson How would you like to
labor for nothing among wild beasts, and board
yourselves, in a climate where the ague shakes the
settlers over the grave two-thirds of the year?-
Would you exchange your fat lvings, and fine pal
aces and unread libraries, for black bread and dry
v.nson log hut and the society Of bears and blue
racers? God bless the brave, wise and good
to whom much indebted For the blessings
enjoy. He says he would make on apology if he
thought it would enable him to preach better; for
he is afflicted with severe cold. Some folks
said he, say | am fifty years behind the age. God
knows he continued willing to be a thousa nd
behind such an age Religion is always of age and
can talk or run without stills or silver slippers He
concluded able and interesting discourse, which
ELECTED undivided attention, with the following fact:
During splendid revival of religion ut the West,
young preacher, manufactured in of your the
oogcal shops out here, came to lend helping hand.
| knew he could not handle Methodist tools with
out cutting his fingers, but he very ottcious.
Well, we had a gale-a pentecostal gale-an6 sim
fell without looking for soft place. and Chris
tians fought the devil on their knees. Well, this
little would tell those who were grooming I'M
der conviction to be composed. stood this long
as could, and finally sent him to speak with great,
stout, athletic man, who believing like bull in
a net, while tried to undo the mischief he had done
to others. He told this powerful man to be COM
that Instant the grace of God shone in upon his
soul, and he delirious with delight he seized
the little i'll his hands, and holding him up,
bounded like buck through the congregation 1t
is impossible for the pen to do justice to this fact
The speaker moved us all to tears and smiles at the
same moment, while he said what few would
venture to say" -
While he was preaching, years ago, General Jack
entered the church, when pastor seated in the
pulpit gave his " brother Cartwright" nudge, and
whispered that the old hero had just come in--as
much as to advise, &c Now be particular in what you
say" But Peter, to the establishment OF every one,
louder than ever, exclaimed" Who cares for Gen
eral jackson? He'll go to hell as soon ybOdy,
if he doesn't repent!'
When the sermon-a home made was ended,
a friend asked the general what he thought of that
rough old fellow, and received for answer, Sir, give
me twenty thousand of such men, and I'll whip the
world, including the DEVIL"
1t is quite possible, brother reader, that your and
notions might not quite agree with the generals
yet neither OF fail to in this eccentric but
veteran evangelist, the of his times and his'cir
cumstanceS- And you, dear sir, starched and
brushed and perfuned, who row recline in the stuff
ed armchair of your garnished study, wondering
why the world should take any interest in such
specimen of humanity-what kind of specimen
would you have been? what would you have done
in the rough battles through which this weather.
worm but jolly hearted old has borne the stan
dard of the cross-borne it with brawny bat ever
faithful arm ? God bless the old man. with all his
oddities; and may nc yet light his way irto heaven.
Peter Cartwright ioined the "oid Western Con-
ference" in 1905 though he began to travel year
earlier, believe. He young man-ony
about eighteen years od-when he entered the Tin
Grant field aud he has been foremost struggles
The old Western Conference" was in
that day the only one beyond the AIlegiIanics. 1t
extended from Detroit to Natchez, and each of its
districts comprised territory about equal to two OF
the present conferences beyond the mountains
Those the days of great moral battles in that
vast field and the men who fought them were made
great, of them giganticalIy so, by their cir
cumsances Among them were Young, Walker,
Shnn, MKendree Burke, Lakn, Black,nan, Quinn,
and similar mighty men. Cartwright began his reg
ular travels with Lakin on Salt River Cncult-(Save
the nameD Most of his fellow heroes have gone
their rest but they gained the tie:d and fortified
their cause ali over it. They, in fact laid the moral
foundations of our ultra-montane States The few
remnants of the old corps should be cherished and
honored by their Church. a