Short Stories (Folklore) | CYPHERS #1 | CYPHERS #2 | BREWSTER | CYPHERS #3 |
| GRAHAM #1 | GRAHAM #2 | DAY #1 |
| GRAHAM #3 | NUNLY | DAY #2 | FLETCHER |
| CHRISTIAN & or HARRIS | HIGGINS #1 | HIGGINS #2 | WHITT |

James and Carrie Christian
[James and Carrie Christian. I apologize for the quality of this photo. The original photo is in poor condition. I've tried to get it as clear as possible.] 		Experiences As An Evangelist In The Early 1900's

James Christian was an evangelist in the early 1900's. He professed Church of Christ beliefs.

James rode a horse or the train to go to different churches. He would sometimes leave home on Friday to travel to the churches around the area, and return home on Sunday evenings.

He would also preach at Memorial Day services which were held in the graveyards. On Memorial Day, family members would go to decorate the graves and have dinner on the grounds. There would be preaching all day.

James was known to carry a gun with him to church. When he'd step up to the pulpit, he would take out his gun and place it on the podium and say, "I've come to preach."

Click here to view James' ministers license, dated 1948.


Told by: Frank Cyphers
( Some of the content represents memories of conversations with my mother, Betty -- James Christian's youngest daughter.)

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(This short story was told to and transcribed by Benita Cyphers; May 1999; Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002).


CYPHERS #1
CYPHERS #2
BREWSTER
CYPHERS #3
GRAHAM #1
GRAHAM #2
DAY #1
GRAHAM #3
NUNLY
DAY #2
FLETCHER
CHRISTIAN &
or HARRIS
HIGGINS #1
HIGGINS #2
WHITT


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Links To The Other Short Stories
| Perry Cyphers Sets A Jail Mattress On Fire | Perry Cyphers' Unmarked Grave |
| How To Buy Moonshine Without Getting Caught | A Roaming Visitor Comes To Call |
| Experiences As An Evangelist In The Early 1900's | A Coal Miner's Tale |
| We Owed Our Souls To The Company Store |
| Movie Memories & 10-cent Tickets | Hoppin' Trains & Ridin' The Rails |
| Dancin' A Jig On The Banks Of Big Creek | Life On The Graham Farm |
| Helping To Make Caskets For Poor Folks | Readin' Tea Leaves |
| How Pink Higgins Came To West Virginia |




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