The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-04-15

"Then," said Dow, turning to the
landlady. ego and bring me your large
dinner pot.
This excited no little establishment,
but as they accorded to him supernat-
ural powers, the order was promptly
obeyed. and the pot placed in the CEN
ter of the room.
"Now," said Dow, Ego and bring the
old chicken-cock from the roost."
The amazement grew apace. How
ever, the old rooster was brought in,
placed in the pot and securely covered
Let the doors be now fastened, and
all the lights put out" said Dow. This
was done.
Now" said he, "every person in the
room must rub his hand hard against
the pot, and when the guilty hand
touches, the cock will crow"
All then came forward and rubbed,
or pretended to rub against the Dot,
but the cock did not crow.
"Let the candles be now lighted;
there is no guilty person here. If the
man ever had any money he must have
left it in some other place." said Dow.
"But stop!" he exclaimed suddenly,
"let US now examine the hands," This
was, of course, the main point in the
whole affair. 1t was found that one
man had not rubbed against the pot.
There" said Dow, pointing to the
man with clean hands; "There is the
man who picked your pocket" The
thief at once confessed and gave up
the money.
1t is reported that on one occasion a
couple came to BOWS home to be mar
ried. 1t was stormy day, and Dow,
being too sick to leave his room. or
dered the couple to come and stand
under his window, while he raised the
window and performed the ceremony,
using the following brief words:
Under this window in stormy wea-
Their.
join this man and woman together;
Let Him alone who made the thunder
Part this man and woman asunder."
Lorenzo Dow was a remarkably
gifted, but Unbalanced man lie
preached for thirty-nine years, travel
ing extensively in England and Ire
land, and repeatedly visiting almost
every portion of the United States.
Sometimes he would have a chain of
appointments extending 1000 miles
across the United States. With all his
eccentricities and clownish ways, "his
purity of purpose and benevolence of
character can hardly be questioned"
The following extracts from his jour
nal will give some idea of his labors
and hardships: 81 have travelled 1000
miles during the past eight months,
through heat of the valleys and cold Of
the mountains, and frequently sleeping
with blanket on the floor where |
could look up and see the stars thru
the bark roof. the frost nipping me 50
that | lost the skin of my nose, hands
and feet. and from my ears it peeled
three times. Sometimes travelling all
night to make an appointment in time,
and no stranger to hunger and thirst
While travelling many miles through
the drifted snow without a path TO
follow. Though my sorrows were
great, the Lord was still precious to
my soul, and supported me through.
After preaching at Ebenezer's, / sill
emily withdrew. and taking my horse,
travelled all night until 10 o'clock next
morning, when | spoke at Bethel, and
then jumping out of a window from
the pulpit, rode II miles to Union,
thence to Duck Creek Cross Roads.
making nearly eighty miles Travelled
and five meetings without sleep"
He closed his erratic life at George
town. D. c.. February 2, 1884. and was
buried in the city of Washington.