Preacher's Legacy, The

DESCRIPTION: "Oh, if poor sinners did but know How much for them I undergo, they would not treat me with contempt...." The preacher sets out to work in other areas, knowing that it will bring challenges. He hopes to go to heaven in the end
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1922
KEYWORDS: clergy travel
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Pound-AmericanBalladsAndSongs, 105, pp. 216-217, "The Preacher's Legacy" (1 text)
ST LPnd216 (Full)
Roud #6560
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Dying Preacher (Hick's Farewell)" (theme)
NOTES [38 words]: The nineteenth century seems to have seen several of these "departing-preacher-tells-folks-what's-wrong" songs. Reading this piece, I thought of a Baptist preacher who was kicked out by his congregation for being too strict. - RBW
File: LPnd216

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