Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-15
Mcthodism in the Backwoods.
AMUSING INCIDENTS.

preacher of The wesl," is at present lec'u-
ring in Philadelphia. He is represented
TO be man Of athletic frame, somewhat
stopping, with large round featured face,
and head surmnunted by mass Of griz-
zly, curly hair. For ffly-six years Mr..
G.. has been Methodist preacher, and, in
addition to that, great oldity. His lee
lures, which are reported at length. are
rich with incident, and exceedingly anu
sing. We print below few choice ex-
tracts
was what modern young Americans
call ''fast youth" delighted in hun
ting, gambling, in horse racing,in playing
The fiddle, and dancing. The very day
before was solemnIy convicted, had
beaten in race and won 5000, (which
was equal to about $40 900 in these days,
for | tell you dollars were very scarce IN
that country J and for the first time in my
life got drunk on the back of it, Qaogh-
ter and for the LIST time, too, thank God
! for it | was so elated at the idea, for
it looked like tremendous big plle-thls
5000; had never seen so much money IN
my life,) that hardly knew whether |
vas in my skin or out Of il, so | took a
! lille too much, and il took me off, Laugh
Ter. But oh what were my pangs Of
repentance when on my return home, |
met my mother that mother that shed
tears over me, tina, had prayed over me,
that had nursed me in religion. Her heart
bled at my folly, and il was dagger TO
my heart-a wound from which | never
recovered, until found pardon through
the atoning merits Of the Son Of God. As
soon as became convicted, begged my
mother to take my fiddle and cards and
burn them, and she did it-decently too
and shouted over it, and | shouted too
! Laughter l was glad then, and | have
been ever since.
LMR. CARTwRIGHT's "CRACKED AND CRAZY
CONDITION.
We had in the nelghbOrhood Scotch
Doctor, very well educated man, but an
lnfdel at heart. He got under dreadful
concern about my "cracked and crazy
condilion;" he came TO my father and
tried TO persuade bim TO have my head
shaved and a blister-plaster put on.
| T Laughter. Now,I tell you, that walked
me up. Thank God had father VINO
had little more sense than the Doctor. !
told the Doctor that if he would come
to hear me preach | would satisfy him
that could get along without blister plas.
lers or shaven head. He came; made
my-what shall | call it my exhorta-
ton, for ii was nothing else upon earth;
it was no sermonizing; but, under my
speaking, the Lord reached the hearts OF
several who were, for those days, fashion
able, gay people, You would not call them
so now.) A very fashionable young lady,
with whom had often danced, got under
strong conviction, and fell PROSTATE, pray
ing to God for mercy. The Doctor up
with his harlshorne and his nostrums, and
vigorously applied them TO her nose.
Laughter. But called on the Doctor
TO cease his operations. and told him iha,
as she was my subject at my meeting, [
would g. take care Of her. 80 we went 10
PRAYER. In ihe midst OF il she obtained
religion. She sprang 10 her feet with a
shout of GLORY glory ~ and turning
to the Doctor,she caught him in her arms,
crying, "Hallelujah, and hpzanna 10 God
and the lamb" 1t scared the Doctor
nearly to death. As If the devil had been
after him he started to run, crying IT AXE
her away take her away !" "Oh," !"
said |, doctor blister. .plasters and shaved
heads - Laughter. .H
FACING MOB.
At one of my appointments in this will
derness of country, had a long ride of
about forly-sx miles, and there was no
house that would receive Methodist prea
cher. tried. reckon, fully a dozen.
At last found an old school house in
which to preach, bu, was told that if al
tempted to do so would surely be mob
bed. "Well," said /, "I'm willing TO
risk it: | ain' afraid of mob" So ap.
pointed time, and found about fifty per-
sons to hear me. Among them was a
hand of Young men called mob, and out
side the school house the bully OF the
neiphborhood. who. at the request OF his
wife. had come 10 fight for me. 1t was
rather warm. and took off nv coat and
eckhandkerchief,a ,aud got upon the stand.
well" said |, 81 understand that am
to be mobbed here TO day; now who dare
do it p They winked at each other;
saw they were das,ards. "Now," said /,
Il don't make my living by fighting, but
| can whip any one. of you; can whip as
many OF you as can stand between here
and lexington one after another. don q