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BISHOP W. M. WEEKLEY, D.D.
Twenty Years on Horseback
or
Itinerating in West Virginia
By W. M. WEEKLEY, D.D.
Author of “Getting and Giving,”
“From Life to Life,” Etc.
“Take thy part in suffering hardship as a good
soldier of Christ Jesus.”—2 Tim. 2:3
Nineteen Hundred and Seven
United Brethren Publishing House
Dayton, Ohio
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
It was not my purpose, in the preparation ofthis little volume, to make it an autobiography,but rather a narration of incidents connectedwith the twenty years of humble service which Itried to render the United Brethren Church amongthe mountains of West Virginia.
These incidents present an all-round view, inoutline, of the real life and labors of the itinerantpreacher, a third of a century ago, in an isolatedsection, where the most simple and primitive customsprevailed.
While some of the things related will doubtlessamuse the reader, others, I trust, will lead tothoughtful reflection, and carry with them lessonsinspiring and helpful. The introduction should firstbe carefully read by those who expect to be profitedby a perusal of the pages which follow. Thatgood may come to the church, and glory to ourRedeemer through this unpretentious publication isthe prayer of its
Author.
Kansas City, Mo., May 1, 1907.
I have examined the manuscript of “TwentyYears on Horseback, or Itinerating in WestVirginia,” and cheerfully submit this note of commendation.
The author, Bishop W. M. Weekley, D.D., Ihave known for more than thirty years. He enteredthe ministry when young, with an undivided heartand determined purpose. During the years heserved the Church in that State he traveled overalmost the entire territory of the West VirginiaConference. The country then was extremelyprimitive; but simple as the mode of life was at thattime, the field was an interesting, even an enjoyableone for a minister who could endure hardnessas a good soldier of Christ. I am acquainted withnearly all the sections of the State referred to, andam therefore familiar with many of the places,facts, a