The Bold Frontier Preacher a Portraiture of Rev William Cravens of Virginia
The Bold Frontier Preacher a Portraiture of Rev William Cravens of Virginia
J B Joseph Beaumont Wakeley
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Cravens, and raising his hand, as if about to strike, told him "he ought to have his face slapped. " Mr. Cravens assumed a bold attitude of defiance as he looked upon him with his one eye, and said : " General Blackburn, you can slap my The Local Preacher. 49 face as soon as you please; but let me tell you my religion teaches me to love all mankind, and to fear none. " The General acted on the principle that " discretion is the better part of valor, " and let the old hero alone. XIV. THE LOCAL ...PREACHER. There was a local preacher from the south side of the Blue Ridge Mountain in Virginia, who had moved over into Mr. Cravens's neighborhood, and brought with him a slave man and his wife, whom he owned. A short time after he sold the woman for three hundred dollars. Soon after he was invited to preach in the house of worship where Mr. Cravens attended, when he was not abroad preaching. The local preacher 4 50 Anecdotes and Illustrations. delivered his message, and, according to the custom of the times, a class meet- ing was held immediately after the ser- mon.
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