, 1870-10-30
THE EARTHQUAKE IN 1912,
" hal tho nKcGl,o ,oallAIx Gsnined by It.
l:llSI1lxn aIaArH nj sH'ecIttt AslA.

eNAu0A6 1SVEy Oh 1eCAH3CNs
Fntl,er Cartwright, in lis autobiography,
gives some facts to show tia. this earthquake
proved an element Of strength TO the Metho-
dists. He says:
In tie winter OF 1872 we had very severe
earthquake. 1t sceme1 to rtnp tue current OF
the Ai-eis:ip!i, Lroko fatboas loo.e from
ts'oir 1not rings, and oftnsd lsrga cracks. ot
1is=ures, in The e3&tIl- TiIit eartGuuako H..uct
terror to thousaues OF earle, and uu,ler The
mighty ran:c, hnnaris acd thousands cso 3D.
ell TO a.d j. iu- d the different churches There
we're very msev Interesting iacidents ceuuccf-
ed with shaking NJ the esrth 1t tl,s time. T<o
will nsne- lad preached in Nashville the
night before the reeond dreadful slock cas:,c
Ia large congregation. Eariy the next mort
ing arHse and walked out on tho hill near
the honse where had preachoj, wien raw
a itg1o NolnAn coming down tho Lill TO the
II nng, nih an empty pail III her head, IL
Ii very common for DcErot 10 carry water this
nay without touching the pail with 9th II
hand.) When khe got within fow rod. OF
!! where stood, the eartl, gan to tremblc au.l
3sS; ci'1nness were thrown down, scaffold,as
around many new bnlldipg4 fell wi,a = loud
crash, hundreds Of tho citizens suddenly
swokr. sud srrang into :hc streets: loud
At1ssMins followed. for many thought the
oty OF Judgment Was come. The young mig
trcsees OF The alove uamed negro woman
came running after her, and begging her to
pray for them. SIZE raisod tho ehout and said
70 them, :" lily Jeeus IL coming iu the clouds
Of heaven, and I can't wait t5,rr1y for you
now !; l mnst 60 and meet him. 1toll ron 10,
shst he would come, and !nn woeld not be.
lievo NC. Farowcll. Hal1elnjal! Jesus il
enatrc, and an ready. Hallclujsh! Amen "
and On she went. shouting and clappinS her
l'asn's. with the empty pail Oh her head,
Near Rnsellville. Logan County, Kentucky,
1ttF1 r3d 1eotk mr. ta1nv&Srn -
precious memory, with his wife Tabi,ha.
Brother Cook was ! graduate Of Cokedtu,y
tflhGe, At an carly day in the historv oi
Methcairm in these UDitcd States. He was a
very riors, successful pioneer preacher, bn,
fnr ihe whit OF sufficient support for a 1is-
ing and rapidly Increasing family, ha had 10.
ca:tl, AID was teach lug school ii The tino Of
!wi:e we're in bed wheu tho Garth began to
ataEc and tremble. He apyan9 out Of bed,
threw open the door, and began to shout, aud
started with nothiug but hia night-closEes
H stccred his courae east, shouting ever.
STEP, sasirg, - Ny Jesus il cominS!" His
.roicc cried out, 30, Ar. Cool, don't leave
mel"
20. Tabhy," said he, 81 my Jesu. in coming
! md 1canhot wait for you" ard on ha went
shen Ing at every jump. '' 1Iy Jesus III cam
| iI8; can't wait for You, TabbY."
Tho earthquake gare Tecun,seh, tho Shaw
NE Cll.ttnin. tue reputation of prophe
/ among tho Indiana of Alabama. A 'fcs
msEths previous 10 this event, lie was on Aii
: mission to tho Southern Indians, to unite nj
the tsihcs Of thp South With those of the Nortl
il: his grand tchGMe nf extermiua.ius Ill,
whole White race from the vido extent u ,h'
Miseiesirl,i Valley, from The lakes Of the Nott
/ 10 She Cult Of Mexico. Drake, in his memoi
Of Tecnraech. gives this apccaotc-
On Lis return, from Flosila, Tecuu1seh wen
arlcng tho Cref ke, IN Alabama, urging then
10 mite with tie Seminoles. Arriving a
1uckl>aba.cilec, 4 Creek town on tue TsllA
Nosn l.ive7, Lu made lis way 10 lle lodge o
tie cliscf, called TIC Big Wustiar. LIZ ex
rl-iaea L:s Object, dciiv& red his war talk, pre-
ssii;c'' bundle Of s'ieEs, gave ! l'iece o
Msmi Hnl aud '!:sc!,et; all ol which t:,s Til
IT,: :ens:t,'7 aad 81 i.ji Of ,lc Big Warrior, i..ok
I'd hin! in tho eye, End pointing 1us :::,scr to
| Nala LIS facc, said: "Your h...ol il w.,i:e
scu Lave saLc1l 1us talk, but you do uot 1ura,
!" !.slt; ! llo" tho Icakoa: you do uot be
s.vS ihc Grc:t Srnit ::ss scnt me, 80,
r, c'1S- snd hh:1l 80 .trais'lt to Detroit
Wien ! snive tlttc I will ttsm2 o. tht
yrourd With my foot, a:sl. shake down eyc1
| Eustc in Trekh.batcLcc." So string, bt
turEcd and lef: the Dig Warrior in nttcl
,mazcmt,d ut t'ote. lis manner and lis :l4r. at
l anu IuIsEca Ills journey. IE0 lul:11a Wert
stiurl no lees with Lis conduct than was tht
Zig Wsr1ior, ard hogan to dread the arriv.
Ct the day when the Threatened calamity
would bsfall them. They met often ant
talked over this matter, and counted the day,
cetefully, 10 krow tho limo when Tucumsst
would reacl, netrcit. Tho morning they hat
fixed upon as tho period OF Lis arrival 1t la4
cBme. 4 mighty rumb1irg WAS Loa.I-.A
lLd:sn. all ran out OF their houses, the sarts
ecEsn 10 sllakc wl,c1. NJ last, 4arc enough
dewn. TIC exclamation VAS in every mouth
"Tccurlseh =" has got to Detroit" Ths eGec
was electrical. TIC message Lc lzd lel,rerc.
to the Zig Warrior wss believed. and mauS Q
tho indians took tlscir rilss and prepared 10
Tie VIE. The rrader will rot be .'ut1n;ssd Il
lsssn ti:st tho earthquake produced Ill this
!'Nt liz will be. douhtiasa, that it should lap
ltn on The .ety day Gil NLieh T-cGn,soh nj
i.Eetl 1t 1sctrcit, a1:fi i'll exact iu1filmcnt .
lis titf:t; II 's.e tbs famous cas;hquaa. Q
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