HISTORY OF KENTUCKY, by Lewis Collins, and J.A. & U.P. James, 
published 1847.  Reprinted by Henry Clay Press, Lexington, Ky., 1968, 
pp. 112-113. [Unknown county].

LEWIS CRAIG was the founder of the first worshipping congregation in 
Kentucky. He had been a valiant champion of the cause in Virginia.  He 
was several times imprisoned in that state for preaching the gospel.  
The first time, he was arrested in company with several other ministers.  
The prosecuting attorney represented them to be a great annoyance to the 
county by their zeal as preachers.  "May it please your worships," said 
he, "they cannot meet a man upon the road, but they must ram a text of 
scripture down his throat."  As they passed on to prison, through the 
streets of Fredricksburgh, they united in singing the lines,
	"Broad is the road that leads to death," &c."
        They remained in prison one month, and while there, Mr. C. 
preached through the grate to large crowds, and was the means of doing 
much good. Once after this, he was imprisoned three months.  Mr. Taylor 
says of him, "He was in the gospel ministry near sixty years, and was 
about eighty-seven when he gave up the ghost.  As an expositor of 
scripture, he was not very skillful, but dealt closely with the heart.  
He was better acquainted with men than with books.  He never dwelt much 
on doctrine, but most on experimental and practical godliness.  Though 
he was not called a great preacher, perhaps there was never found in 
Kentucky so great a gift of exhortation as in Lewis Craig:  the sound of 
his voice would make men tremble and rejoice.  The first time I heard 
him preach, I seemed to hear the sound of his voice for many months.  He 
was of middle stature, rather stoop shouldered, his hair black, thick 
set and somewhat curled, a pleasant countenance, free spoken, and his 
company very interesting; a great-peace maker among contending parties.  
He died suddenly, of which he was forewarned, saying, I am going to such 
a house to die; and with solemn joy he went on to the house, and with 
little pain, left the world."

Craig Taylor
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Fredricksburg-VA

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