Excerpt from The Pioneer Work, Vol. 6: Of the Presbyterian Church in MontanaOne day I said to one of the 'vigilantes, ' as I supposed, 'are you not afraid of hanging some one unjustly by hang ing men so unceremoniously, without judge or jury.' His answer was: 'do you suppose it is possible to hang any man unjustly in this country?' They even suspected me of being a highwayman - a wolf in sheep's clothing. I was told that a detective was at my heels day and night for six months; and had I done anything derogatory to the character of a Presbyterian clergyman, I would have been strung up.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

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