The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-13
CRUSADE ON FEUDISTS
Salvation Arny's Experience In
Kentucky and Virginia.
SPECIAL LINE OF WORK PLANNED

Dfstrict-HostiIe Reception Net In
Only one Town.
The mountain brigade of the Saliva
ton Army has completed its tour Of
the feud district and recently disband-
ed in Cincinnati after having been alb
sent from that city since Sept. 10, trav-
cling through the mountains Of Ken
lucky, Tennessee and Virginia, says
Knoxville CTenn) dispatch to the st.
Louis Republic.
The party reached Knoxville on the
afternoon Of Sept. 20 and included
Colonel 4. Il. Holz, Major William o.
Hunter, Staff Captain Boyd of Cleve-
land, Staff Captain Escott Of Cincin-
natl, William Bassett of Cincinnati.
STAFF Captain Edy White Of Pittsburg
and Envoy =. A. Zeall Of Pittsburg.
Two hundred miles were Travelled on
horseback from jackson, Breathitt
county, KY to Norton. Va; $4,000 per-
sons were addressed, $50 conversions
took place, and the conditions Of the
people Of this section were studied
from the standpoint of their moral. re-
ligious and peculiar beliefs as to feuds,
so that a remedy can be recommended.
On leaving Cincinnati the party took
train for Winchester, KY, where
services were held in the street. Jack
son was reached the same evening.
Jackson has no street lamps, and there
was no sign of animation. Captain
Longmeir OF the provost guard, the
town being under martial law, accom-
panied the party to the courthouse,
where the soldiers were camped, and
they went into the courthouse and
prayed for the success of the work
and their safety. The spot on which
they knelt in prayer was the one
where j. b. Marcum fell with his
heart pierced by an assassin's bullet.
The next day the brigade went into
the streets and held an open air serv-
ice, Citizens turned out en- masse, but
stood Off some distance until the sol
diers asked them to come nearer.
Many Joined in the services. After
the open air service the Salvation
lists held service in the public hall
OF the courthouse, where there were
ten conversions The town folk treat
ed the party with every Difference and
hospitality At the services held in
Jackson not the slightest mention was
made Of the recent troubles in the
town.
rrba e.4ar+ for col,rers.yilfo AfogofFir
county, was made on Sept. 10, and the
trip was hard one. The party crossed
/ FIVE mountains and reached the town In
3 the afternoon. The start for Preston
burg, Floyd county, was made on Sept
20, and as it was Sunday the party
travelled slowly and stopped at half q
! dozen mountain towns and held serv-
! ices. In Prestonburg, which was reach
ed in the evening, the party was treat
ed coldly. The meetings would have
been broken up but for the interference
: of the sheriff. The preachers Of tbs
=, town joined in the night service in tht
Methodist church and entertained tht
members Of the party at night. This
caused the citizens to show the meT
more consideration.
On the way to Whitesburg, Letchel
county, the party got separated, and
! four of the men under Captain Escoti
j were lost in the mountains for a day
e Whitesburg received the men witt
! great hospitality. and large number
5 of conversions took place
Going to Pikeville, Pike county, the
night was spent at the home Of Adam
/, Craft, wealthy farmer. He gave foul
9 of the men beds in the house and, no
having room for all, let three others &
to the barn, which he locked after thel
! had retired. They were told by Mr.
Craft that he had recently lost a horse
I and did not want TO take a furthel
risk
Wise Court House, Wise county, Va.
j was reached Sept. "a, and the follow
ing day Bruce Branham, who hat
0 killed his wife and then married al
S eighteen-year-old girl, was hanged
Colonel Holz went upon the gallowi
z and addressed the crowd Of 1000 spec
! tators.
+ When asked for a statement as t.
I the trip Colonel Holz said
! eve found the people Of high in
telligence, though with their education
greatly neglected, but Of high mora
character and ready to fight for tn
female population and their honor
They believe 1t is jushhable to kill il
revenge, and this belief has EXTENDED
TO many Of the officials.
1.-THE only remedy is development O
religion from the cradle, and for thii
reason we VIII send an army into til,
mountains to work permanently. Th'
people are brave and patriotic, and
think these feuds started in the civi
: war. Prominent families became di
vided and carried others with them"