The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1893-11-22
ONE THING AND ANOTHER.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 9th
Col. ]. Stoddard Johnson read an
interesting paper on The First Elk
ploration in Kentucky" before the
Fllson Club Monday night, in which
he said that DR.. Thomas Walker
made the first expedition into Ken
lucky In 1850, nineteen years before
Daniel Boone came. LaSalle and
Others had skirted Kentucky by the
river route, but none had ventured
into the interior. DIR. Walker was
born in Albemarle county, Va
Educated for physician, he after
ward turned his attention to survey
ing. Employed in 1748 by the
Royal Land Company to survey
800 acres of land north of Ten
nessee, he set out from the New
river toward Kentucky with three
companions-Powell, Fltzhugh and
TOmlinson-and made six months
trip, in which they traversed Ken
lucky from the Cumberland to the
Red river, returning to Albemarle
county by northern route. Colonel
Johnson claimed that these men
had built the first settlement in
Kentucky, in Knox county, and
that the first settlement was not
built by others, near the centre of
the State on Green river, and relied
on DR.. Walkers journal and certain
cuts upon trees in confirmation of
his claim. He says Walker named
Cumberland river after the Duke of
Cumberland and Rockcastle river
after the projecting rocks he found
there, one of which jutted out so
far as to afford shelter for two hun
dred persons. Colonel Johnson pro-
duced tomahawk which he said
was lost by DR.. Walker on the Big
Sandy river, of which mention is
made in Walkers journal. The in
strument is long-necked slim iron
implement, on which Walkers
name was clearly legible. The
tomahawk was found in late years
along the bank of Salt river, $50
miles from where it was lost, and
it is supposed som3 Indian carried
1T thither. 1t now belongs to DR..
Thomas Bullitt, Walkers grandson.
DR.. Walker made four subsequent
trips to Kentucky, but seems never
to have penetrated the far-famed
blue grass region. He died in 1884
IN his native State.
THE FIRST BELL.-There is a
town in North Carolina full of his
tOric interest. Salem was settled
by the direct descendants of John
Huss. In Moravia and Bohemia
Nhe principles for which he suffered
.na 'tyrdom we're planted deep in
rich soil, and afterward were trans
planted into the New World by
Count 4 nz9ndorf. He was a gal
liant and accomplished nobleman,
and occupied high place at court.
He served God with his whole
heart, and was deeply impressed
that an appointed work was given
him to establish the Moravian
Church in America.
In 1868 Charles II, of England,
granted a tract of land to eight no.
bles, and a settlement was formed
under the name of Carolina.
From across the ocean other de-
vOut men came, and this small band
of Moravians felled the forest trees,
and built rude houses, and were
happy IN tilling the soil. Here
they could enjoy their religion with
no fear of persecution; but danger
arose from another direction. Peace
full themselves, they strove to live on
friendly terms with the forest men,.
The Indians regarded them as in
vaders, and would not accept their
friendly assurances, al d were deter
mined to exterminate them.
The Moravians erected q new
church, and placed upon it small
bell. 1t was the first church bell
ever brought into Carolina. One
evening a meeting was to be held.
The bell was rung to call the con-
gregatiOn together, and the people
soon assembled and went into the
church and began their worship of
God.
Other ears had listened in silent
wonder to the ringing of the bell.
A company of Indians were lying
in ambush not far from the church.
They we're dressed Enthusiastically,
with war paint on their faces, and
carried deadly tomahawks in their
hands 1t was their we'll devised
plan to attack and murder the
Moravians IN their church.
The people went on with their
religious services, with no suspicion