The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-01-31
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stonine the Prophets.

They who go down into strange
cities to enighten the heather there
in, do not generally have good
time oft. They are not in the hab-
it of sleeping on beds of roses and
dining on beefsteak and oysters.
On the contrary, they experience
rather rough treatment and stop at
second-class hotels and occasionally
in the station house.
Since the memorable pilgrimage
of Paul from Jerusalem to Athens,
by way of Antioch, Derbe, LystTa,
Iconium, Galatia, Troas, Macedonia,
Thyatira, Amphipolis and other way
stations, the man who volunteers to
exercise the idolatrous gods Of
heathen communities, receives more
stripes than greenbacks, and falls
under the eagle eye Of town marshals
and policemen to degree that is
highly annoying to the sensitive
and impecunious missionary.
The latest case in point occurred
last week in the neighboring town
of Somerset. The Rev. Mr.. Andrew
jackson Carney, with a prophetic
ken, perceived that the people of
that town stood sadly in need of the
Gospel. Feeling his responsibility
as missionary, he directed his steps
thither, and week ago he mounted
a store box in the public square, and
announced that he had travelled 165,-
600 miles on foot for the especial
purpose of pointing out to the peo-
Die in Somerset and the region round
about the precise formula wherein
they might be saved.
And what think you, gentle reader
was the reception accorded to this
considerate missionary, whose feats
of pedestrianism excel those OF 8
| a thousand Westons and Daniel
Pratts walked into one? Did they
1 take him by the hand and welcome
| him to their homes? Did they or
! ganize expeditions upon their hen
roosts and slay the back door song
sters for his delectation? Not a bit
of it. They Knocked him, and told
him that he was GAINESVILLE Signal
reporter, who could no more walk
| I65, 900 miles than he could convince
disinterested stranger that the
Zanesville Court House wasn't the
gable end of Noah's Ark badly out
of repair.
Still the Rev. Andrew Jackson
Carney reasoned with his perverse
hearers, saying that they were a
sinful people, lacking in all the es-
sentials that go to make up a truly
Christian community, and having
6alked 165 900 miles to point out to
them the error of the ways, he want
ed an opportunity to do so in one of
their churches. Then they reviled
him and told him to go to Shawnee.
In all his travels the Rev. Andrew
jackson Carney had never visited
Shawnee, and thinking it worse
place than it really is, he elevated his
Ebenezer and informed his hearers
that he had not walked one hundred
and sixty-fve thousand miles for
nothing, and that he was sufficiently
we'll Versed in the tistic art to lick
his weight in wild-cats-in fact, he
was recognized as the "Fighting
Preacher" in those densely heather
communities, New Lexington, New
Straitsville and Logan.
His audience then developed great
deal of discretion, and ceased to vex
the Rev. A. J. Carney, or todoubt his
ability to walk one hundred and six
ty-five thousand miles to spread
the Gospel. In front of the Tribune
Office he met Brother McMahon and
a church trustee. He asked the
latter for the use of his church the
next day to preach in, who promised
to consult with the other trustees
about it.
81 am not in the habit of standing
anyfoolishness," said the great walk
ing Missionary fact which came
fully to the knowledge of the trus
tee aforesaid, the next day.
Bright and early the next morning
the Rev. A. jackson Carney waited
on the trustee to learn the result OF
the conference of the Board, and was
informed that he could not have the
church-in fact the public regarded
him as q humbug of the first water,
and the sooner he got out of town
the better.
Even missionary who had walk
ed hundred and sixty-fye thousand
miles could not stand this, and he
let fly and knocked the obstinate
into the middle of next
week, following up the blow with
regular body beating, declaring that
Paul would have done the same thing
if he had walked a hundred and six
ty-fve thousand miles and met with
such treatment. He then started
out in search Of the other trustees
and close communicates generally,
to give them taste of his muscular
christianity, but was intercepted by
the Marshall with detachment of
the town militia, who marched him
off to the lookup.