Martyrdom in Missouri, Volume 1 (of 2) : $b A history of religious proscription, the seizure of churches, and the persecution of ministers of the Gospel, in the state of Missouri during the late Civil War, and under the "Test Oath" of the new Constitution.Leftwich, W. M. (William M.)
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Martyrdom in Missouri, Volume 1 (of 2) : $b A history of religious proscription, the seizure of churches, and the persecution of ministers of the Gospel, in the state of Missouri during the late Civil War, and under the "Test Oath" of the new Constitution.
Leftwich, W. M. (William M.)
Methodist Episcopal Church -- Missouri; Methodist Episcopal Church, South -- Missouri; Missouri -- Church history; Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Ministers of other Churches in the Fellowship of Suffering and on the
Rolls of Martyrdom—_Rev. Wm. Cleaveland_ Arrested for Preaching in a
Rebel Camp—Imprisoned and Insulted—Made to Pray for Mr. Lincoln on a
Loyal Cannon—Rev. Captain Cox, a Northern Methodist Preacher, his
Persecutor—Other Indignities—Indicted, Arrested and Arraigned as a
Common Felon for Preaching without taking the “Test Oath”—_Rev.
Jesse Bird_ Arrested, Silenced and Banished—Losses, Exposure and
Hardships of his Family—Returns—Arrested and put in Jail for
Preaching without taking the “Test Oath”—Public Indignation—The Most
Virulent Persecutors Subsequently Elevated to the Highest Civil
Offices.
CHAPTER XVII.
ELDERS J. DUVAL, ISAAC ODELL AND ALLEN SISK.
_Elder James Duval_—His Own Statement—Endorsement—Minister of the
Regular Baptist Church—Arrested at Midnight—Suffered Much—Passes and
Permits—Assessment for Military Purposes—Arrest of Elder G. W.
Stout—Elder Duval again Arrested—Sent to Chillicothe—Charge, Trial
and Acquittal—Making History—Re-arrested at New Garden—Heavy Bond—In
Court for not Taking the Oath—Met others in the Same
Condemnation—_Isaac Odell_ and _Allen Sisk_ under Indictment with
Elder Duval—Estebb, the Prosecuting Attorney—Dunn & Garver for the
Defense—Baptist Church at New Garden—Trial of their Pastor, Elder
Isaac Odell, for not taking the Oath—Acquitted—Then
Convicted—Division of the Church—Troubles—Non-Fellowship.
CHAPTER XVIII.
WOOLDRIDGE, MARQUIS, PUGH AND BREEDING.
Exceptional Distinction—_Revs. J. B. H. Wooldrige_, _D. J. Marquis_ and
Geo. N. Johnson Arrested, Abused and Imprisoned for Associating
Together—_Rev. M. M. Pugh_ Arrested and Imprisoned—Arrested Three
Times—Indicted—Northern Methodists Implicated in his
Persecutions—Flags over Pulpits by Military Orders—Efforts to Force
the Consciences of Ministers—A Caustic Note—“Der Union Flag on Der
Secesh Church”—A Minister’s Wife Ordered to Make a Shroud for a Dead
Union Soldier—Keen Retort—An Old Minister in a Rebel Camp—How he
“Went Dead” and “Saved his Bacon” and Potatoes—_Rev. J. M.
Breeding_—Armed Men Visit him at Midnight—Order him to Leave the
Country in Six Days because he was a Southern Methodist
Preacher—Arrested at Church by Lieutenant Combs—A Parley—Men said if
They were not Permitted to Shoot They would Egg Him—Waylaid by
Soldiers to Assassinate Him—Providential Escape—Waylaid the Second
Time, and Providential Escape—Move to Macon County—Further
Troubles—Reflections.
CHAPTER XIX.
REVS. R. N. T. HOLLIDAY AND GREEN WOODS.
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