The Pioneer Preacher

The Pioneer Preacher

Author: Sherlock Bristol

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780252060915

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Originally published in 1887, The Pioneer Preacher is a lively account of a Congregationalist minister's attempts to lead a sin-free existence on the American frontier. Sherlock Bristol (1815-1906) was a California gold miner, wagon train captain, Wisconsin farmer, Idaho rancher, Indian fighter, abolitionist, and Oberlin-trained clergyman. While serving a series of churches in the East, he periodically cured himself of "nervous disorders" by journeying out West. He only broke the Sabbath once---during an Indian attack Reflecting in his memoirs the exploits of Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett, Bristol delights in recounting his adventures, ecclesiastical or otherwise. He vividly recalls his redemption in the wilderness where he enjoyed having "little opportunity for reading books or mental exercise, and an abundance of calls for muscular employment." Greatly influenced by the evangelist Charles G. Finney at Oberlin, Bristol tried to teach miners and frontiersmen the principles of revivalism, postmillennialism, and perfectionism. In The Pioneer Preacher he shares his own disputatious views on abolition, American Indians, temperance, and other issues of his day.


The Pioneer Preacher

The Pioneer Preacher

Author: Sherlock Bristol

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-02

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 9781330006368

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Excerpt from The Pioneer Preacher: An Autobiography This book is not written and sent forth to the public because of anything remarkable in the abilities or success of the author. He puts forth no claim to have walked on a higher plane, or to have accomplished a more important work than is quite within the reach of the average man. And, because he occupies this position, he cherishes the hope that the successes and failures narrated in the following pages, will afford encouragement and warning to those who, like him, are moving forward in the common walks of life. No claim is put forth to any special literary merit in the book, but the writer hopes to have made himself clearly understood, and that his style and language express average English in writing and speech. Nor does the writer claim absolute and literal correctness in all the minute narrations he has given of conversations and speeches, many of which occurred long ago. The statements of all the principal facts may be relied upon. They are too deeply graven on the tablet of memory to be doubted or forgotten. Minute and unimportant variations from literal truth, in some cases it is freely admitted, are possible, and even probable. Let the reader make allowances for such. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


The Pioneer Preacher: An Autobiography

The Pioneer Preacher: An Autobiography

Author: Sherlock Bristol

Publisher: Wentworth Press

Published: 2019-02-27

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9780526022014

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The Backwoods Preacher

The Backwoods Preacher

Author: Peter Cartwright

Publisher: Nabu Press

Published: 2014-02

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9781293713808

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Heber C. Kimball

Heber C. Kimball

Author: Stanley B. Kimball

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780252012990

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Heber Chase Kimball (1801-1868) was born in Sheldon, Vermont to Solomon Farnham Kimball and Anna Spaulding. In 1831 he joined the LDS Church and in 1835 he became and apostle. he served for a number of years as a counselor to Brigham Young. Heber was married to forty-three women and was the father of sixty-five children.