Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-07-21
TOUCHING INCIDENT.

stone,' will give the reader some idea of
the pecuniary omharra-smcnts Of early
ministers and OF the general state Of The
Western country, and also of the remark
able intorposition OF Divine Providence
for the relief of those ministers.
"Our story says Mr. Miller will car
ry the reader back to the period when all
north of the Ohio river was almost an un-
broken wilderncss-thc mysterious rcd
mans home. On the other side. a bold
hardy band from beyond the mountains
had built their log cabins, and wcrctgying
to subdue the Wilderness. 70 them cycry
hour was full of peril. The Indians would
often cross the river, steal their children
and horses, kill and scalp every victim
that came in their way. They worked in
the field with weapons at their side, and
on Sabbath met in a grove or rude log
church to hear the Word Of God, with
their rifles in their hands. To preach to
these settlers, Mr., Joseph Smith, a Pres
/ byterian minister, had left his parental
home, east Of the mountains He. il was
said, was the second minister who had
crossed the Mouongahela. lie settled in
| Washington county, Pennsylvania, and
became the pastor OF Cross Creek and Ur-
per Buffalo congregations, dividing his
time between them. Iju found trom D.
willing and united people, baI -l,lmaa.a
g. pay uH d alaN which #..H -su.at
A., family. lie, iu common uHha.l t.a
early ministers, must cultivate .arm.-
/ He purchased one on credit, promising to
|pay for itwth the salary pledged to him
,ostor 20 ,,,,,.,iJ ;i,I, ~, ,,,' -.
was in circnl9tion WA aI.,,,,i',t
b,It II, ,oro ,rn. mo ,,o,,l.ot T. ,l,,II ,,.
soIl for nav, tI,,,, ,,,.,I,.,o,,l I.,lr.,.,.
| in c,sb Fvon tLe .oIf y,IinL LaJ ,aIl
/ |b,,ucht ocross the ,no,,,toins ~, ,,,of,.
horses was ,yortL oi,,I,t doII"rg ,,o, rI..i-'I
I and t,yort,,-ono Lrsj7oi, ~ ,yI,a,t h., lT
! Ton to bn givan for one or ssIt Tho +i,,a
cor,o when the noyr,o,,t rn',st l., ,,,,,5,
and Nv Sn,itI No., tnlJ I,"' ',,,,,.t
, Ie7,c his f,rr, T,l,n. ,.a,rg sal.Lr,,' L'
now dino from his nannIo E,r ti,a ,,.'r',
Of This his lapds his ;In,,orncnts ,,,,.,, l..
and hi. honnsjof rar,oinin,, or,o,,, y, t,I,,..
. ed poouIc m,i.t ha obanj9noJ mo ra,.
Mo varo calIcI togotbnr and tLo casoil,il
hefoya thcm and fho, waro rrootl, ,r,,,.
ed coun.il from on 'bigb va .,5.L,.-
pIau after rlon was nronosod and onan-
/ 1onrI tL, conrr,..,iin, y,a. a,,al,. to
nav "A tiihr of thcir ,inbts and ma ,po,,.v
could be borrowed. In dcspair tho, ad-
J iourned lo ulen, aooip the folIoyiup ,yenl.
. In the meni.., ii was ascertoiped that a,
| Mr. Nlonrn wno o,.ned tbn only ,,,i}I "a
the Co,,u,y. would Grind for tb'u wheat
on reasonable terms. At the next meet
| ing il WAS resolved to carry their V,bcgt ,n
| Mr., Moor's mill some cayo fifty bushels
some more. This was carried from fifteen
to tyeuty-.iX milo. on horses to mill In
month word came that the Hoprw5s ra,dv
to 90 to market. Anaiu the people wore
called together. After an earnest PRAYER
the question was asked "Wbo will run
the dour TO New O,Ieans p" Tni. yas a
STARTLING question. Iucwork wa. per,Io,rs
. i'm the extreme: months unust pa.s helorn
the adyentmer could hope 10 return. even
/ though his Journey would b.. Fortunate .-
nearly all the way was a wilderness. and
gloomy tales were told of the tregcherops
indians. More than one boat. crew had