From: "Virginia Ewing" <[email protected]> Lorenzo Dow was not in my family line but, as I child, I attended the old Methodist church that he had built. It is located in Adams co. Ms, in the old Kingston settlement. My Uncle's family still attend every Sunday. It was the first protestant church in the MS territory. There are some stories about him in "Natchez on the MS' by Hernett T. Kane One says he was such a fire and brimstone type preacher that he was often asked not to come back, and that he had problems keeping his audience until he started locking the doors so no one could leave. One story is about him placing a small Negro boy in a tree, during an open air meeting, and when Low got to the point about 'What would you do if Gabriel was to blow his horn", the little Negro boy blew his horn and the people trampled each other trying to get away. Later the men took whips to Low and the boy. Low was unafraid and responded that if they were that upset when a little boy blew a tin horn, what were they going to do when Gabriel blew his horn? He did not cut his hair or shave, scared the women when he showed up begging for bread, but was strong in his faith. He gave up his watch for the land to build the church and provided that, should he ever renounce the teaching of that church, that he be barred from entering it. Seemed to be an interesting, if strange, fellow. ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.