The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-04-25
WESLEYAN Circuit Riders.

(Frnm the Lecture of the kev. Mr..
MILnouRN, rs rcIo,ted through the
column of tie Charleston Courier,
we extract the following anecdotes OF
TWO individuals OF that class nf men
whn have done so mnuch 10 spread the
glad news of salvation through our
western wildS.)
a man there was. God gifted in
mind a;d h"dy, viii genius That
Sh"nc out through all clouds, and II
form and mirn that Aw.ln would no,
have spurncd. lie goes u 'circuit ri
der" at the age "f six'ccn, and he
81 nus forth IL markell man. He c'u d
not look as others, think as others or
speak as others; and therefore lie was
mis- Judged, ccm>urvd, often llar>hly re-.
bukrd. Generous and n,s;y pure.
minded, he listened to his seniors. or
even /" his y"u ger brethren, aud NJ.
le",rtc to satisfy the >cr"pes Of all.
Nnnc"nn nifty. however. is tie law
"f genius, while establishments and
every day rules dcu,and cn,iurmily.
They swadLlr.l him IN drab aud
''>had belly COATS" and complained
tla in all modes and forms of dress
he still !" kcd dandy. They sent
him at last to field that it WAS
llnng.t would break him into rule.
In the Western part Of Virginia
WAS situated log cabin, the ch'nks Of
winch were daIhrd filled with
yellow mud-it had, perhaps, half OF
u second story, where y"u could study
astronomy without leaving bed, and
adopt the hl ldr"patl,ic without the aiI
III ANY dnr,nr--Inc kitchen serves lis
breakfast and dining, II dressing AND
preaching r."'m. ~ number "t Ec.,s
with their chickens are taken in for
safe Keeping Amid the ba,kins Of
dogs and lhr noise of children the ilil.
Grant preacher had to sluJy-und, al.
ter midnight, when alI had retired to
rest, stretched on his stomach before
the enibrrs of The fire, which SC we'd
i'r his midnight oil: he not only ac.
Y'lircd $, fiicicnt knowledge /" prose.
cute his calling. but became master nt
several languages. lie preached in
one year over 400 times, travelled
nearly 5000 miles, ..nd ut the end of
that time his salnry amounted to
twelve cellars and ten CENTS"
That man was Henry b. Bascnm.
the nagnilicenlly endowed genius,
whose Whsle llic was an upward strus
gle.
Take one sample of the "n,hu iasm
Of these men. The Rev. john Strain
was lea Ter amnng he sa'IdIcba. pi.,.
iic,s Of the Northwest, ~llne he long
,oilcJ. He was en- owed with rich
and rare gifts of voice, and was not ON.
J Il f"Icible speaker, but II sweet
singer IN israel" n friend who had
known him aud loved him since h>
first lab"rs, aud had gown wealthy
IN the rapid progress of the new back
settlements, presented him the title
deed to Il half sccti"n of Ian three
hundred and twenty aces. Tine r,li.
ed IN, and llr completed his long and
wcnI iSonIe circuit. On seeking home
TAR brief rest, he proceeded, first
toward the cabin of his friend and
bcnciact"r. Drawing the title. erd
from his sad.lIcba.; he said, "llere,
my dear sir, take this" Questions
i"Inw.d for explanation. and it wa>
briefly given. 81 love to SIM" said
the pi,m,eer, "Hmd | love one hymn
above all. would rather sing that
ny mn with good conscience, lllan to
own all Ohio"
That hymn was the well known
hymn of AsBURy's beginning
'No foot Of land lo I possess,
No cotlngs in this wilderness,
p9or wayfirlng man;
gladly wan Ter TO ,nl fro,
AMI dwell awhile in tents below,
Till | my Canaan gain"