Mountain Range--Manners of an Itinerant--Preaching in a Tavern-house--How to avoid Insults--Hospitality--Reaches Crab-Orchard--Preachers in Kentucky--Baptists, “Regulars” and “Separatists”--Principles of Doctrine--School-Teaching-- Master O’Cafferty and His Qualities. 134 CHAPTER IX. Schoolmaster Equity in 1796--New Customs introduced--Mr. Birch Discarded--Enrolment--Books Used--New ones Procured-- Astonishing Effects--Colloquy with Uncle Jesse--The New School-House--A Christmas Frolic--Shocking Affair by the Irish Master--A Political Convention--Young Democracy--A Stump Speech--New Customs--A True Missionary--Trouble about Money --Mr. Clark leaves Kentucky. 152 CHAPTER X. Journey to Illinois--Story of the Gilham family, captured by Indians--Hard fare--Mr. Gilham attempts to recover them-- Indian War--Peace made--The Family Redeemed--Removes to Illinois with Mr. Clark--Navigation of Western Rivers--Story of Fort Massac--Terrible sickness--Settlement of New Design --An ungodly race--First Preacher in Illinois--A Stranger in meeting--First Baptisms--Other Preachers--First Church Formed --Manners and customs of the French--Indian War--Stations or Forts Described--PIONEER BOOKS projected. 179 CHAPTER XI. Religious families noticed--Capt. Joseph Ogle--James Lemen, Sen., --The three associates--Upper Louisiana--Attack on St. Louis --The Governor a Traitor--The assailants retire--American Emigration encouraged--Baptists and Methodists go there. 208 CHAPTER XII. Forms a Methodist Class in Illinois--Gradual change of Views-- Mode of Inquiry--Circumstances of his Baptism--Practical progress in Baptist Principles--Zeal and influence in promoting education--Early Schools in the Illinois country--A formidable obstruction to a pupil--Three fellows in the way--Want of books --A whiskey-loving teacher rightly served--Effects of Father Clark’s teaching--Visits Kentucky again--Visits to West Florida --Interview with a Sick man--Efficacy of Prayer--A Revolution. 235 CHAPTER XIII. Baptists, “Friends to Humanity”--Their Anti-slavery position--Mr. Clark joins them--Manner of his reception--His Views of African Slavery--Views of African Colonization--Made Life-member of a Colonization Society--Circulars on Slavery--Personal behavior --Conversational Gifts--Writes Family Records. 256 CHAPTER XIV.