Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-10-09

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and after the ceremony he greeted Mr..
Cartwright, invited him to visit him,
and they became great friends.
Jackson afterward joined the Method
ist church, and no doubt his conver-
sion was due to his association with
Peter Cartwright.
He hated all in6dels and never
hesitated to denounce them by name
from the pulpit. On one occasion ne
was preaching near the residence OF
one Major Robinson, l think, no
torious infdel, a wealthy man and
influential. The Major had in recent
speech ridiculed the Methodist clergy
and compared them unfavorably with
the military class to which he belonged.
Cartwright denounced the Major
and his speech and among other things
said: "Were the Majora clergyman he
would say: For six days the Lord
abored making the universe and all
it contains. On the seventh day He
made the Robinson family
The laugh which followed infuriated
the Major. who sent the preacher a
challenge to fight duel. The reply
was characteristic of Cartwright. 1t
was:
"I accept your challenge to fight a
duel, and as the challenged party claim
the right to choose weapons. choose
corn stalks and think l can finish you
with one in about two minutes.
Of course the duel did not take
place, and the Major, becoming re-
pentant, was after a hard struggle
converted and joined the church,
which seemed to be the usual result
of a controversy with Mr.. Cart
wright.
On one occasion he has stopped at
country tavern where dance WAS
being held. He sat in a corner alone,
pondering over the sin. of the dancers,
when one of them, beautiful young
lady, approached him and asked him
to dance. 1t was polite attention
to stranger, which the entire COM
pany seemed to approve. He consent
ed and leading her to the centre Of the
room motioned for the negro fiddler
to stop playing.
When quiet was obtained he an
nounced that he never did anything
of Importance without first asking
Gods blessing upon it, and drawing
the young lady with him he fell upon
his knees, shouting
"Let US pray"
The people present were astonished.
Some of them following his example
and kielt, others fed and others stood
in amazement. Soon his great voice
in prayer and exhortatiOn produced
it's effect and the entire company fell,
begging for mercy. The hall was
turned into a religious meeting and
many were properly converted. Uncle
Peter organized them into a society
and made an appointment to preach
to them a few days later, and then
went on his way rejoicing, singing one
of his good old Methodist hymns.
During his long life he preached
probably 10000 sermons and baptized
10000 people. His followers and
friends estimate the number of persons
converted by his efforts at from 90
900 to 100000. Some place the
number at higher figure. But this
is regarded as small part ofthe work
he did. His teachings, his example
and his constant etforte to maintain
the simplicity of the Methodist wor-
ship and life are regarded as the pro-
duct of his life.
His life was long one, and covered,
at the time of his death, the life of the
Republic. he was sturdy young
ster of two years when Washington
was inaugurated President. He was
preaching while Jefferson was Presi-
dent and before the Louisiana territory
was a part of our domain.
Under the rule of all the Presidents
following he lived and worked. He
was already an old man at the time
of the Mexican war. When the Civil
war broke out he was long past the
age allotted to man, but he lived on
and worked until that new era which
followed the Civil war dawned upon
the Republic.
a young man at the risk Of his life