Show WHERE IS CIRCUIT RIDER eld fashioned itinerant preacher seems to have vanished from present day carld what has become ot of the old circuit rider ile he seems to have gone to have vanished entirely from the pres ent day world although to the older generations he be figured in tho the lives ot of the people to whom he ministered in their day the circuit riders knew little of home or rest for each had from seven to fifteen par parishes Is hes miles apart from each other when night overtook the circuit rider and hil horse this was the ministers usual mode of travel he stopped with some member of one of his parishes and be it said it was great honor indeed to have the great fortune to entertain the minister at a meal or over night probably the much overworked man would got get to spend one night in a week at home perhaps pot not that hla his life was uncertain and wandering but his faith was that which pas passe seth tb un der ferstanding standing but his days were numbered and are gone probably never tc be revived ile he was a figure however that Is typical of the pioneers of america he lie knew his bis duty and was faith ful in tho the performance of it |