Peter Cartwright
For Dr. Sidwell’s class “Westward Movement in America,” I read Peter Cartwright’s autobiography. The autobiography provides a valuable perspective into frontier religion, though Cartwright’s perspective is rather biased. The autobiography tells many stories, so it is easy to read. Kellen described it as a written version of a grandfather telling yarns.
The following paper summarizes the Cartwright’s influence and the emphases of his preaching. The paper is rather rough, and the only source that I used was Cartwright’s autobiography, so don’t expect too much from it.
“Peter Cartwright and the Influence of the Circuit Preacher on the West”
Posted 4 Feb. 2006 at 3:40 pm | Permalink
A few years ago when we had a western themed VBS, I put together a missionary story about Peter Cartwright for the Juniors class. Jenna taught it, and did a wonderful job. I enjoyed reading his autobiography and a couple of other books I found about him. It was the first time I read much about camp meetings–he described some pretty rough times with the rowdies, and it was the first time I’d read anything about the “holiness” way of things. (travailing at the altar, shaking under conviction, etc.) Had to ask your dad a few questions about that time in church history to get a clue. Enjoyed your paper.