Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-04

Cartwright has been called the apostle of mus
cular Christianity, and with good reason. At
one time he had started a camp meeting of his
own, in very rough neighborhood, of which he
says; Our last quarterly meeting was a camp
meeting. we had great many tents and q
large turnout for new country, and perhaps
there never was a greater collection of rabble
and rowdies. They came drunk, and armed
with dirks, clubs knives and horsewhips, and
swore they would break up the meeting. After
lnterruptlng us very much on Saturday night
they collected early on Sunday morning, deter
mined on general riot. At eight O'Clock was
appointed 10 preach. About the the time | was
half through my discourse, two very fine dressed
young men marched into the congregation with
loaded whips, and hats on, and rose up and
stood in the midst of the ladies, and began to
laugh and talk. They were near the stand, and
requested them TO desiSt and get off the seats;
but tnel cursed me and told me TO mind NV
own business, and said they would not get
down stopped trying to preach, and called
for a magistrate. There were two at hand but
| saw they were both afraid, | ordered them to
take these men into custody. They said they
could not do it. j told them, as left the stand
to command me to take them, and would do it
at the risk Of my life, | advanced toward them.
they ordered me to stand off, but | advanced
one OF them made pass at my head with his
whip, but closed in with him and erked him
off his seat. A regular ,scuffle ensued The
congregation by this time were all in commo.
ton. | heard the magistrate give general or.
ders, commanding all friends of order to
aid IN suppressing the riot. In the scufle |
threw my prisoner down, and held him fast:
he tried his best 20 get loose; told him to be
quiet or J would pound him. The mob rose
and rushed on TO the rescue of the two prison
ers, for they had taken the other young man
also, An old and drunken magistrate came nm
to me and ordered me to let my prisoner 90. /
told him should not. He swore if did not he
would knock me down. | told him to crack
away Then one OF my friends, at my request
took hold OF my prisoner, and the drunken
justice made pass at me; but | parted the
stroke, and, Selling him by the collar and the
hair of the head, and fetching him sudden
jerk forward, brought him to the grout'd and
jumped on him. told him to be quiet or
would pound him well. The mob then rushed
to the scene; they knocked down seven magls.
trates, and several preachers and Others
gave up my drunken prisoner to another and
threw myself in front of the friends of order.
Just at this moment the ringleader of the mob
and met; he made three passes at me, intend.
ing TO knock me down. The last time he struck
at me, by the force Of his own effort he threw
the side of his face toward me. II seemed at
this moment had not power 10 resist tempta-
ton, and struck sudden blow in the burr of
the ear, and dropped HIM TO the earth. Just at
that time the friends of order ri he'd by hun
dreds on the mob, knocking them down in
every direction. In a few minutes the place
hONahlS wv ail lol INV Hlubi anu LllN1 Wubttu
and fed in every direction but we secured
about thirty prisoners, marched them off to a
vacant tent, and put them under guard till
Monday morning, when they were tried, and
every man was fined TO the utmost limits of the
law"
1t has been supposed by some that Cartwright
partoOk somewhat Of the nature of a swagger-
Ing bully. On the contrary from all hginci.
dents furnished either by himself or others, It is
plain that he always first sought to adjust his
difficulties in an amcable manner, and only re-
sorted to brute force where no other argument
would do, or when compelled to protect himself
from the assaults Of the vicious. He always
held that with some men 1t was impossible to
get along without giving them thrashng. lie
once said that some men never got decent idea
Of themselves, or Of their duty TO the Lord, UNI
I'll IL is hammered into them. He never at
tackled weaker man than himself. Once when