The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-11-10

| tFuNefTt WHEN " ma Oeeu OIunk
the two preachers kneIt In . corner
Of the room and Mr.. Cartwright began
to pray In q loud voice. Mrs. Cav
kins showed the table about and tipped
over the chairs and dropped the roll
ing-pln a. q counter demonstra ton.
The famous circuit rider being In no
way put out by this, she dashed dip
per u cold water on the head Of her
husband. The praying stopped. Mr..
Cartwright rose from his knees and
commanded her to desist. On her
declaration that she would not he laid
hold Of the woman and forced her out
Of the door and closed and bolted II
and resumed his praying.
Having recorded this remarkable In
cident In his diary. Samson writes:
Many Of these ignorant people In
the lonely. prairie cabins are like chill
dren. Cartwright leads them on like
. father and sometimes with the
strong hand. n any Of them deserve
Q spanking they get Il. He and Others
like him have helped to keep the cabin
people clean and going mp hill Instead
q down. They have established
schools and missions and scattered
good hooks and comforted sorrows
and kindled good desire In the hearts
Of the humble"
As they were leaving. Mr.. Cawkins
told them that the plague had broken
out IN the settlement on Honey creek,
where the quarterly meeting was to
be held. and that the people had been
rnpIdly "dyin' or Samson knew
from this that the smallpox
dreaded and terrible scourge Of pio-
neer days--had come again.
ITS dangerous to 60 there" said
Cawkins.
'"where Is sorrow there 10 my
proper place." Cartwright answered.
those people need comfort and the
help Of God"
II got q letter from q lady there"
Cawklns went on. AS nigh as I can
make out they need q minister. I can
read print handy but writln' bothers
me. You read II. brother"
"Af. Seftwfk"t tVoA TIC icttof auu
read as follows:
Dear Sir: Mr.. Barman gave me
your name. We need q minister TO
comfort the sick and help bury the
dead. II In a good deal to ask Of you
but II You feel like taking the chance
Of coming here am sure you cc'd do
q lot. Of good. We have doctors enough
and II seems a pity that the church
should fall these people when they
need II most. II you have the courage
to come you would win the gratitude
Of many people. For q month have
been taking care Of the sick and up to
now no harm has come to me.
"Yours respectfully.
BIN KELSO."
"a mans heart deviseth his way
but the Lord directeth his steps,'" said
For three days I have |
felt that He was leading me-"
Il begin to think that He has been
me-" Samson declared. "Bim
Kelso Ia the person I seek"
II would have gone but my wife
took on so ] couldn't get away" said
Cawkins
''I'll come back some day soon and
you and viii pry the devil out Of her |
with the crowbar OF Gods truth and
mercy" Cartwright assured him as he
and Samson took the road to the
north.
On their way to the Honey creek
settlement the lion-hearted minister
told OF swimming through flooded
rivers. getting lost on the plains and
suffering for food and water. Of lying
down to rest at night In wet clothes
with no shelter but the woods, Of hand
lo-hand fights with rowdies whe en-
deavored to sell drink or create q dis
turbance at his meetings. Such was
he zeal for righteousness woven by
many hands into the fabric Of the
West A little before shutdown they
reached the settlement.
Samson asked a man In the road II
he knew where they could find the
nurse BIN Kelso.
"Do ye mean that angel O. God In
! white dress that takes keer O. the
sickT the man asked
IL guess that would be Bim.' said
Samson,
"She's over In yon' house." the 9TH
VI answered. pointing with his pipe to
, cabin some twenty rods beyond
hem. "Thars two children sick thar
IN the NANNY dead an buried In the
round"
"Is the plague getting worser'
asked.
"No. ! reckon It's better. Nobody
,as come down since the day before
Thsr's the doctor comm.
lie kin tell ye."
A bearded man Of middle age was
approaching them In the saddle.
II am Peter Cartwright--the
preacher sent Of God to comfort the
lick and bury the dead" said Sam
on's companion.
ave welcome you. but II you stop
,ere you will have to stay until the I
pidemic Il over"
THAT I am prepared to do"
"Then ! shall take You where you