The famous Methodist preacher and circuit rider, Peter Cartwright. A Democrat beaten by Lincoln in the run for Congress in 1846. He personally threw scoffers out of church when they interrupted sermons. He once told a cold deacon who prayed, "Brother, thr | Northern Illinois University Digital Library

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Title: The famous Methodist preacher and circuit rider, Peter Cartwright. A Democrat beaten by Lincoln in the run for Congress in 1846. He personally threw scoffers out of church when they interrupted sermons. He once told a cold deacon who prayed, "Brother, thr
Creator: Sandburg, Carl
Resource Type: still image
Genre/Form: pictures (two-dimensional representations)
Date Issued: 1925
Owning Institution: Northern Illinois University
Source Note: Sandburg, Carl. Abraham Lincoln The Prairie Years. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1925.
Subject: people
Lincoln
Lincoln's Biography
1818--1860
Identifier: sandburg208