Project Gutenberg 2016-08-02 Public domain in the USA. 66 Cross, Jonathan Five Years in the Alleghanies 5 Years in the Alleghanies E-text prepared by Heiko Evermann, Wayne Hammond, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Five Years in the Alleghanies" by Jonathan Cross is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book chronicles the author's experiences as a colporteur, sharing religious texts and engaging with impoverished and often illiterate communities in the Allegheny Mountains. Through personal anecdotes and interactions, it sheds light on the spiritual desolation and urgent need for educational resources in these isolated areas, illustrating the transformative impact of religious outreach. The opening of the work introduces the author’s early life and struggles with faith, describing a challenging upbringing and a journey towards spiritual awakening. Cross details his decision to become a colporteur, motivated by a desire to fulfill God’s calling and address the dire spiritual needs of the people he encounters. He documents his initial training, the challenges he faces with his own doubts, and the profound experiences that affirm his mission to bring the Gospel to those living in ignorance of its teachings. As he sets out into the wilderness, the foundation for his spiritually rich and transformative journey unfolds, promising intriguing narratives of faith, perseverance, and service in the ensuing chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Evangelists -- United States -- Biography Missions -- Appalachian Region Cross, Jonathan BV Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 261396 261166 2024-09-22T04:22:25.742328 2023-09-22T15:37:06.504698 text/html text/html 261202 2016-08-01T21:40:56 text/html 246386 2016-08-01T22:05:31 text/html application/zip 288453 2024-09-22T04:22:29.852209 application/epub+zip 289087 2024-09-22T04:22:26.471190 application/epub+zip 163334 2024-09-22T04:22:26.085178 application/epub+zip 370017 2024-09-22T04:22:32.730171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340688 2024-09-22T04:22:29.239206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215456 2022-09-24T00:15:55.937988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237820 237629 2024-09-22T04:22:25.343213 2023-09-22T15:37:06.013681 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 237771 2020-06-14T06:48:49 text/plain; charset=utf-8 87198 2020-06-14T06:48:49 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18467 2024-09-22T04:22:32.865145 application/rdf+xml 6356 2024-09-22T04:22:26.181358 image/jpeg 1635 2024-09-22T04:22:26.133199 image/jpeg 255459 2024-09-22T04:22:25.772213 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog