Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-11-25


travellers. When 1t had been drum
the two preachers knelt In cornei
Of the room and Mr.. Cartwright begal. |
TO pray In q loud voice. Mrs. Cav
kins showed the table about and tipped |
over the chairs and dropped the roll I
ing-pin as q counter demonstration
The famous circuit rider being In n"
way put out by this, she dashed dip
per Of cold water on the head of her |
husband. The praying stopped. Mr..
Cartwright rose from his knees and
commanded her TO deslst. 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. II any Of them deserve
a spanking they get IL. He and others
like him have helped to keep the cabin
people clean and going up hill instead
Of down. They have established
schools and missions and scattered
good books 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
rapidly "dyin' off," Samson knew
from this that the smallpox
dreaded and terrible scourge of pio-
neer days-had come again.
"It's dangerous to go there" said
Cawkins.
"Where is sorrow there is my
proper place." Cartwright answered.
"Those people need comfort and the
help Of Cod"
II got q letter from lady there, !"
Cawkins went on. CAS- nigh as l can
make out they need a minister. can
read print handy but writin' bothers
me. You read it. brother"
Mr.. Cartwright took the letter and
read as follows:
Dear Sir: Mr.. Barman gave me
your name. We need a minister to
comfort the sick and help bury the
dead. 1t is a good deal to ask Of you
but If you feel like taking the chance
Of coming here / am sure you could dc
a lot of good. We have doctors enough
and 1t seems a pity that the church
should fail these people when they
need it most. If you have the courage
to come you would win the gratitude
of many people, For month l have
been taking care Of the sick and up tt
now no harm has come to me.
yours respectfully,
"BIM KELSO."
ga mans heart deviseth his wa!
but the Lord directeth his steps," salt
Cartwright. For three days I hav'
} felt that He was leading me-"
"T begin to think that He has beel
, leading me-" Samson declared. "Bin
/ Kelso is the person I seek"
| 81 would have gone but my wifi
, took on so I couldn't get away" SAT-
, CaWkins.
, t'Tll come. back some day soon an
you and / will pry the devil out Of he
with the crowbar of Gods truth an
! mercy" Cartwright assured him as
/. and Samson took the road to tn
g north.
i. On their way to the Honey cree
( settlement the non-hearted ministe
told of swimming through floode
t rivers, getting lost on the plains an
a suffering for food and water, OF lyin
down to rest at night in wet clothe
with no shelter but the woods, of hant
Y to-hand fights with rowdies whe Ell
r deavored to sell drink or create di
n turbance at his meetings. Such we
n the zeal for righteousness woven b
n many hands into the fabric of Il
a West. A little before shutdown the
reached the settlement.
I Samson asked man In the road
h he knew where they could find IL
% nurse BIN Kelso.
s. 'po We mean that angel o God
T.. a white dress that takes keer O. Il
p sickY' the man asked.
II guess that would be Bim," sa
I Samson.
! "She's over In yon' house." the OF
err answered, pointing with his pipe
cabin some twenty rods beyoI
I them. "Thars two children sick tht
an the nanny dead an buried In Il
| ground"
l els the plague getting worse
Cartwright asked.
"No, reckon it's better. NoboC
4 has come down since the day befo
II yestiddy. Thar's the doctor c0mil
u He kin tell ye."
N A bearded man of middle age WI
III approaching them in the saddle.
- am Peter Cartwright
Il preacher sent Of God to comfort t
= sick and bury the dead" said Sal
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