Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-31


Peter Cartwright, the s.grsat pioneer preach
er Of the West is st present lecturing in
Philadelphia. He is represented to be a man
Of athletic frame. somewhat stooping. with
large manufactured face, and . head sur
mounted by mass OF grizsIy, curly hair For
nfty-six years Mr. 9: has been . Methodist
preacher, and, In addition to that, q great od-
dity His lectures, which are reported al stIengfh,
Are rleh with incident and exceedingly amusir z.
We print below q couple Of choice extracts:
METHODIST PREACHERS FARE
over In West Tennessee there lived Q proud
and saucy young man nsmed Joe Jenkins who
frequently taanted me with the saying that
Methodist preachers got the best Of fare and
fsttened up on "yeilow-legxed chickens ~ So.
in order TO disabase his mind, I persuaded him.
: after some effort, to take trip around the cir
cult with me. After riding about twenty miles
We stopped % see Methodist man and woman
who lived in . little cabin about eighteen feet
square. The room was y bed room, kitchen,
parlor, and everything. The old gentleman
cseisd to prepare rs little dinner. She put
on her pot, kindled up her fre, took down i
piece Of meat, and put 1t on to boil There
were prowling about pack Of the poorest.
scrawniest hounds that i ever saw on planta.
ton in my life, and while Joe and I were sit
ting there, in came one Of these, laid hold Of
the meat and started for the door. "Joe, catch
at this moment the old lady came in, and meet
ing the dog she took him by the ear, jsrked the
piece OF meat from his mouth, and gave him
kick, saying, sYou have done that often be-
FORE" Then back she went and threw the
meat right into the pot, and 1t boiled on
Laughter: Presently dinner was ready.
Here was the piece Of meat. Well, I took
knife and fork and launched away at the beef
Cutting OF piece, I said, 'sHere, Joe, have q
bit" No, i thank you," was his reply.
"oh, /" said I. "yoe, this is the good fat chick
ems We get 'Come, take piece" mo"
said he, II beg to be excused.h Well, didn't
take any myssh / thought it was not exactly
Shortly after this, was called 10 see \ sick
man, and when returned Joe was found
among the missing.
GLANCE AT MODERN PREACHERS.
or late years, my friends, another breed Of
presehers Is transferred over to US These are
the hysterical. dyspeptic, sore-throat, blue-gin-
gerihed sort OF preachers. fGreat laughter A
voice on the platform: Hit him again, They
are useless lumber; and 10, their zeal ali n
once moves Qike seventy -four rigged for Eng
landl to 20 TO the West and ssheip the West'5,
We don want any such cattle. Loud cheer
ing. j Thank God Almighty We have some good
old stuh to stand by the work, yet; and We
have as fne brood Of young men rising up TO
shake the world, as any Conference In the
United States can boast Of IApplause.l tell
you now, in my 18th year, I can outprescb and
outwork dozen Of these old dyspeptic things.
Laughter and applause. They say to me,
Brother, are you never going 10 locate?" Nv
reply Is, "If the devil will locate, I'll locate.
ing to wear out,'' i.No never intend to wear
out: may do IL, intention or no intention, but
/ never intend it; never intend 10 wear ont
in the service ofGod.n -