An incident occurred at the conference which was held in Cincinnati, in 1813, which, in this connection, we will relate. There being no church on Sabbath large enough to hold the congregation, or rather the vast crowds which attended upon the ministrations of the occasion, we adjourned to the Lower Market Space, on Lower Market street, between Sycamore and Broadway. The services commenced 11 o'clock. The Rev. Learner Blackman preached from the third petition of the Lord's prayer: "Thy kingdom come." He was followed by brother Parker with a sermon on the fourth petition of the same prayer: "Thy will be done." After he had concluded, brother James Ward gave an exhortation after the manner of olden time. Then followed brother John Collins, who, from the same butcher's block whereon the preachers had stood, commenced, with a soft and silvery voice, to sell the shambles -- as only John Collins could -- in the market. These he made emblematic of a full salvation without money and without price. It was not long till the vast assembly were in tears at the melting, moving strains of the eloquent preacher. On invitation a large number came forward, and kneeled down for an interest in the prayers of God's people. We joined with them, and other ministers who were present, heartily in the work, and before that meeting On Thu, 28 Sep 2000 21:57:04 -0500 Tom & Carolyn Ward <tcward@columbus-ks.com> writes: > >Try the National Archives for War of 1812 1814 Capt Samuel Ross, > Pvt > >James Ward, > >Ohio company from Clermont Co. > > > > Herm, > > Thanks for the info, I'll try to check. Do you think that there > might have been an obit in the newspaper for him or some kind of a > deed record since it appears he died a year after his wife died. > Any > chance you'd have an index to check for will or probate? He might > even be the 3ggf I've searched for so many years. > > Best wishes and thanks for sharing, > > Tom > > Tom & Carolyn WARD > P.O. Box 77 > Columbus, KS 66725 > > (316)429-3475 > > tcward@columbus-ks.com