Twenty-five years in the West

CHAPTER I. Page 9

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 ; Studies with J. C. Waldo and Dr. Cobb; First Preaching; With W. S. Balch ; First Tour ; First Debate ; Came out Second Best ; Talk with an Englishman about American Coarseness ; Conversation on Slavery; In Maryland; Talk with an Episcopal Clergyman concerning Endless Woe not being Taught in the Old Testament; Traveling and Preaching on the Eastern Shore ; Return to Baltimore ; A Storm ; Where Truth Flourishes and Where it Does Not ; Another Location; Self and Faith Abused; Preach in Harper's Ferry, Charleston, Winchester, Va. ; A Hard Battle; Cross the Alleghany Mountains.

Chapter II

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 ; Grave Creek ; A Mound ; My Study ; What is Salvation ? Proceedings in Bainbridge ; Mud ; In Cincinnati ; General Harrison ; In Rising Sun ; Patriot ; Preach in Louisville, Ky. ; E. M. Pingree ; On the Mississippi River; Preach in a Steamboat; In New Orleans; Battle Ground.

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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 River ; Sound Asleep on its Banks ; Cross the River on Logs ; Corn Cake ; A Surprise ; In Houston ; General Houston ; The Attorney-General of Texas ; San Jacinto Battle Ground ; A Pandemonium ; Buck Wheat Cakes; Embark for New Orleans; A Condemned Vessel ; On Allowance.; in New Orleans; A Contrast; Ague and Fever; Up the Mississippi.

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Chapter IV

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; No Hell, No Heaven ; Travel in Ohio ; Another Preacher Replies ; Labors in Dayton ; D. R. Biddlecom ; George Messenger ; R. Smith's Somersault; J. A. Gurley; George Rogers; Start for Indiana; Battle in Harrison ; Universalisrn an Old Doctrine, and of God ; Partialism an Old Doctrine, but of Satan ; Grove Meeting ; Father St. John: Badly Treated; John O'Kane on his Creed; In Indianapolis ; A. Longley ; A Horse ; Questioned by a Methodist ; In Terre Haute ; Very Unpopular.

CHAPTER V. Page 74

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 ; Invited to Settle in Marietta ; W. H. Jolly , In Chillicothe ; Opposition in Richmond; — . Webber; In Kentucky; Dr. Chamberlin; Opposition in Lexington ; Is Universalism Infidelity ? A Slanderous Story by a D.D. ; In Paris ; Excursion to Patriot ; A Discussion ; Daniel Parker ; Cure the Ague ; Good Health.

CHAPTER VI. Page 8*7

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; Methodist Preacher Frightened ; Blow the Trumpet ; In Philadelphia; In Delaware; In Pittsburg; Return to Cincinnati; Go to Chicago ; Bad Roads ; In Richmond ; Talk with a Quaker ; A Spirit Returns to Earth; A Spirit Out of the Body; A Strange Sight; Preach in God's Temple ; Preach in Chicago ; Preach in Joliet ; Aaron Kinney, an Early Preacher ; Bill of Fare ; Hard Luck in Magnolia ; Why Preach ; In Hennepin ; Political Humbugs ; Opposition in Washington ; Justice of God ; In Pekin and Tremont ; Frozen ; A Preacher Replies.

CHAPTER VII. Page 103

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 Proposed in Frankfort; Discussion in Independence ; Character of my Sermons ; Slander Refuted ; Debate in Burlington ; Endless Woe; Some Voting; The Use of Discussion 4 A Traveler.

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Chapter VIII

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. F. Foster in Indiana ; Revival Poetry ; Ladoga Camp-Meeting; Worship; In Michigan City; An Episcopal Preacher; A Wet Ride; Debate in Dayton; Discussion in Jefferson; Everlasting Punishment ; End of the World ; Second Coming of Christ ; Eternal Life ; Meaning of Everlasting.

CHAPTER IX. Page 140

Questioned J. O'Kane in Dayton ; He Beat a Retreat ; He Replied in Crawfordsville ; Three Resurrections, National, Moral, and Immortal ; Conversatio'n in West Lebanon ; Everlasting, Forever ; Kingdom of God ; Sin, Error, Suffering not Endless ; In Southern Indiana; Why Live a Christian Life? Bigotry in Breckenridge ; Discussion with Mr. Dickerson ; Calvinism ; Arminianism ; Universalism ; Debate in Chambersburg.

CHAPTER X. Page 161

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 Castle ; Conditions of Salvation; God's Will; All are Spirits; Form of the Teacher Changed ; J. Burt and J. H. Jordan, Editors ; Oliver Cromwell ; Foundation of Character ; In Many Places ; A Celebration ; Meeting in the Rain ; Fourth of July Celebration ; Debate in Martinsville.

CHAPTER XL

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Journey into Northern Illinois ; Temperance Lecture ; Result of Temperate Drinking; Married; Homeward Bound ; High Waters ; Difficult Traveling ; Trouble in Crossing Streams ; A Cold Bath ; End of the " Bridal Tour " ; A Hard Ride ; Debate with E. Kingsbury; In Northern Indiana ; Conversation with an Indian ; Dark Man and Dark Night; Explanation of Hebrews ix. 27, 28; End of the World ; The Earth and Man.

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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 with a Catholic ; A Methodist ; A Presbyterian ; A Campbellite ; Salvation ; A Mor-

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mon Sermon ; Reply to It ; A Journey to Louisville and Cincinnati.

HAPTER XIII.

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 and South; The Old Convention Dead ; The New Convention Organized ; Discussion in Springfield, 111. ; Abraham Lincoln ; God is Love : Is Merciful; Is Just ; Is Holy; Travel in Illinois ; Conversation with a Presbyterian Clergyman on the Origen of Hell ; In Iowa City, and Other Places in Iowa; Home. Again; W. J. Chaplin; Discussion with Benjamin Franklin; Debate in Covington; Discussion with Mr. Russell ; Publish the " One Hundred and Fifty Reasons" ; Review of " Universalism Against Itself" ; Publish Another Book; Olive Branch Discontinued ; Travel Far and Near.

Chapter XIV

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 ; High Waters ; In St. Louis ; Why Moved to St. Louis ; But Few Friends ; First Journey in Missouri; Wet, Hungry, Out in the Cold; In Troy ; In Ashley ; Four Brothers ; In Louisiana ; Opposition in London; In Hannibal; Good Friends; Questioned in Palmyra About Slavery ; Conversation on Judgment ; In Memphis ; <Questioned ; A Presbyterian Preacher Replied ; Was to Debate in Newark ; Covered with Ice ; Missouri River ; Discussion in Georgetown ; In Southern Missouri ; Questioned in Warsaw ; In Jefferson City ; Hard Work in Danville^ Return to St. Louis.

CHAPTER XV. Page 251

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 Millerville ; In Southern Illinois ; Philosophy of Christ Being the Savior of the World ; Refuse to Debate ; Discussion in Carlyle ; Inspiration ; Our Name; Partialism Approaches Infidelity; Three Downward Steps ; Reply to a Sermon ; Hayne's Sermon ; Mr. Lewis Debating on his Knees ; Written Discussions with two Methodist Ministers ; In Northern Missouri; A Preacher Replies; A Log Cabin; Talk with a Slave ; Thomas Abbott; Negroes Hung; The Golden Era; Mrs. Manford Lecturing ; Let Woman Work ; A Circuit in Missouri; Travel in Cold Weather ; Debate in Quincy.

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CHAPTER XVI. Page 211

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 City ; In Wyandotte ; Conversation with a Clergyman Concerning Christ and his Work ; Lectured in Leavenworth ; Destruction of Man's Enemies ; In St. Joseph ; The Mercy of God ; In Kingston ; Rich Man and Lazarus.

Chapter XVII

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 Religious Journals Stopped ; Could do but Little in Missouri ; Society in St. Louis; G. S. Weaver Left; The Unitarian Society; Published Pamphlet on Water Baptism ; Discussion with B. H. Smith ; Extracts from the Discussion.

Chapter XVIII

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; Conversation on Destructionism ; The Victory ; The Death ; President Lincoln ; Debate in Milford, Ohio ; The Restitution an old Doctrine ; The Sentiment Wide Spread ; At Work in Iowa ; Laborers There ; Murderers Saved and the Murdered Lost; Intellectual and Moral Growth ; What Man Was ; What He is to Be ; The Victory ; Spiritualism ; Immoral Preaching ; Saved Without Repentance ; Preaching a Means of Salvation ; A Methodist Minister Believes ; The Suicide.