Twenty-five years in the West

Parentage and Childhood; “Lord” Timothy Dexter; At School; In Haverhill; Shoemaking; Early Aspirations; Converted; Must be a Minister; On a Plank; Attend School; A Long Walk; St...

In Pittsburg; S. A. Davis, Wife and Daughter; The West; Preach in Pennsylvania and Ohio; Western Reserve; Talk with a Bigot; Conversation on a Steamboat; Forbidden to Preach; Gr...

A Sea Voyage; A Meeting at Sea; Tornado; Strange Vessel; In Texas; Travel to Houston; Hard Fare; The Country; Sleeping on the Ground; Very Thirsty; Must have Water; Colorado Riv...

Labors of E. B. Mann; N. Wadsworth; Owner of a Horse; Preach in Indiana and Kentucky; A Profane Life; General Clarke; Atheism; The Eyeless Fish; A Presbyterian Minister’s Wisdom...

Journey in Ohio; Intemperance; General Baldwin; In Columbus; Death Penalty; How to Deal with Offenders; Preach in Newark and Zanesville; Hell Discussed; Mrs. Frances D. Gage; In...

A Journey East; Talk with a Baptist Minister; Preach in Delaware and Centerville, Ohio; W. Y. Emmett; Doors Closed; A. Bond; A. B. Grosh; In New England; On the Sea; A Storm; Me...

Located in Lafayette; The Christian Teacher Commenced; A Circuit; Society Organized; Meeting-house Built; All Alone; Conflict in Frankfort; Old Testament Doctrine of Punishment;...

Debate in Lafayette; Die in Adam; Alive in Christ; This World and World to Come; Battle Ground; In Monticello; A Reply; A Preacher Whipped; D. Vines; S. Oyler; I. M. Westfall; B...

Questioned J. O’Kane in Dayton; He Beat a Retreat; He Replied in Crawfordsville; Three Resurrections, National, Moral, and Immortal; Conversation in West Lebanon; Everlasting, F...

Move to Terre Haute; Lecture in Fort Wayne; A Discussion There; Dr. Thompson; Visit Illinois; Opposition; Discussion in Charleston; Prayed For; Called Infidel; Debate in Green C...

Journey into Northern Illinois; Temperance Lecture; Result of Temperate Drinking; Married; Homeward Bound; High Waters; Difficult Traveling; Trouble in Crossing Streams; A Cold...

Discussion in Franklin; Justice of God; What the Gospel Is; Society Organized; Discourse on Total Depravity; Conversation with a Presbyterian Minister on Christian Rewards; Talk...

Move to Indianapolis; Extensive Traveling; Henry Ward Beecher; A Fossiled Calvinist; Supposed to be an Orthodox Preacher; Debate in New Philadelphia; Strife Between the North an...

Conclude to go to St. Louis; Commence the Golden Era; Association in Crawfordsville; Debate in Dayton; Man in God’s Image; God the Father of All; Man Immortal; Man a Spirit; Hig...

The Golden Era Issued Semi-Monthly; The Missourians; Slave Holders; Travel in Southern Missouri; If Endless Woe is True all Nature would Weep; Region of Iron; Dunkards in Miller...

The Golden Era; Extensive Traveling; In Missouri and Kansas; Talk with a Deist in Jefferson City; Moses; The Prophets; Replied to in Pisgah; Talk with a Rum-seller; In Kansas Ci...

The Rebellion Commenced; What Senator Douglas Said; Defenders of our Country; Camp Jackson; Rebel Flag; Great Expectations; Subscribers Lost; Money Lost; All but Two of the Reli...

Discussion in Pontiac; The Apostle’s Faith; His Argument in Romans; Extensive Traveling; In Kansas and Missouri; Price’s Raid; In Ohio and Indiana; Dark Night and Walk in Toledo...

Last Campaign; In Galesburg, Ill.; The United States Convention; Lombard University; Other Schools; Journey to Missouri; In Macon City; In Brookfield; St. Joseph and Other Citie...

PARENTAGE AND CHILDHOOD--LORD TIMOTHY DEXTER--AT SCHOOL--IN HAVERHILL--SHOEMAKING--EARLY ASPIRATIONS--CONVERTED--MUST BE A MINISTER--ON A PLANK--ATTENDS SCHOOL--A LONG WALK--STU...

IN PITTSBURG--S. A. DAVIS, WIFE AND DAUGHTER--THE WEST--PREACHES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND OHIO--WESTERN RESERVE--TALK WITH A BIGOT--CONVERSATION ON A STEAMBOAT--FORBIDDEN TO PREACH--...

A SEA VOYAGE--A MEETING AT SEA--TORNADO--STRANGE VESSEL--IN TEXAS--TRAVELS TO HOUSTON--HARD FARE--THE COUNTRY--SLEEPING ON THE GROUND--VERY THIRSTY--MUST HAVE WATER--COLORADO RI...

LABORS OF E. B. MANN--N. WADSWORTH--OWNER OF A HORSE--PREACH IN INDIANA AND KENTUCKY--A PROFANE LIFE--GENERAL CLARKE--ATHEISM--THE EYELESS FISH--A PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER’S WISDOM...

JOURNEY IN OHIO--INTEMPERANCE--GENERAL BALDWIN--IN COLUMBUS--DEATH PENALTY--HOW TO DEAL WITH OFFENDERS--PREACH IN NEWARK AND ZANESVILLE--HELL DISCUSSED--MRS. FRANCES GAGE--INVIT...

A JOURNEY EAST--TALK WITH A BAPTIST MINISTER--PREACHED IN DELAWARE AND CENTERVILLE, OHIO--W. Y. EMMETT--DOORS CLOSED--A. BOND--A. B. GROSH--IN NEW ENGLAND--ON THE SEA--A STORM--...

LOCATED IN LAFAYETTE--THE CHRISTIAN TEACHER COMMENCED--A CIRCUIT--SOCIETY ORGANIZED--MEETING-HOUSE BUILT--ALL ALONE--CONFLICT IN FRANKFORT--OLD TESTAMENT DOCTRINE OF PUNISHMENT-...

DEBATE IN LAFAYETTE--DIE IN ADAM--ALIVE IN CHRIST--THIS WORLD AND WORLD TO COME--BATTLE GROUND--IN MONTICELLO--A REPLY--A PREACHER WHIPPED--D. VINES--S. OYLER--I. M. WESTFALL--B...

QUESTIONED J. O’KANE IN DAYTON--HE BEAT A RETREAT--HE REPLIED IN CRAWFORDSVILLE--THREE RESURRECTIONS, NATIONAL, MORAL, AND IMMORTAL--CONVERSATION IN WEST LEBANON--EVERLASTING, F...

MOVED TO TERRE HAUTE--LECTURED IN FORT WAYNE--A DISCUSSION THERE--DR. THOMPSON--VISITED ILLINOIS--OPPOSITION--DISCUSSION IN CHARLESTON--PRAYED FOR--CALLED INFIDEL--DEBATE IN GRE...

JOURNEY INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS--TEMPERANCE LECTURE--RESULT OF TEMPERATE DRINKING--MARRIED--HOMEWARD BOUND--HIGH WATERS--DIFFICULT TRAVELING--TROUBLE IN CROSSING STREAMS--A COLD...

DISCUSSION IN FRANKLIN--JUSTICE OF GOD--WHAT THE GOSPEL IS?--SOCIETY ORGANIZED--DISCOURSE ON TOTAL DEPRAVITY--CONVERSATION WITH A PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER ON CHRISTIAN REWARDS--TAL...

MOVED TO INDIANAPOLIS--EXTENSIVE TRAVELING--HENRY WARD BEECHER--A FOSSILED CALVINIST--SUPPOSED TO BE AN ORTHODOX PREACHER--DEBATE IN NEW PHILADELPHIA--STRIFE BETWEEN THE NORTH A...

CONCLUDED TO GO TO ST. LOUIS--COMMENCED THE GOLDEN ERA--ASSOCIATION IN CRAWFORDSVILLE--DEBATE IN DAYTON--MAN IN GOD’S IMAGE--GOD THE FATHER OF ALL--MAN IMMORTAL--MAN A SPIRIT--H...

THE GOLDEN ERA ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY--THE MISSOURIANS--SLAVE HOLDERS--TRAVEL IN SOUTHERN MISSOURI--IF ENDLESS WOE IS TRUE ALL NATURE WOULD WEEP--REGION OF IRON--DUNKARDS IN MILLER...

THE GOLDEN ERA--EXTENSIVE TRAVELING--IN MISSOURI AND KANSAS--TALK WITH A DEIST IN JEFFERSON CITY--MOSES--THE PROPHETS--REPLIED TO IN PISGAH--TALK WITH A RUM-SELLER--IN KANSAS CI...

THE REBELLION COMMENCED--WHAT SENATOR DOUGLAS SAID--DEFENDERS OF OUR COUNTRY--CAMP JACKSON--REBEL FLAG--GREAT EXPECTATIONS--SUBSCRIBERS LOST--MONEY LOST--ALL BUT TWO OF THE RELI...

DISCUSSION IN PONTIAC--THE APOSTLE’S FAITH--HIS ARGUMENT IN ROMANS--EXTENSIVE TRAVELING--IN KANSAS AND MISSOURI--PRICE’S RAID--IN OHIO AND INDIANA--DARK NIGHT AND WALK IN TOLEDO...

LAST CAMPAIGN--IN GALESBURG, ILL.--THE UNITED STATES CONVENTION--LOMBARD UNIVERSITY--OTHER SCHOOLS--JOURNEY TO MISSOURI--IN MACON CITY--IN BROOKFIELD--ST. JOSEPH AND OTHER CITIE...