The more you know.

My boss handed me this today after he found it in his office.  Apparently, not too long ago, there was a preacher named Robert E. Harris that would ride around Asheville on horseback spreading the gospel.  He was a Circuit Rider, the name given to traveling preachers during the 18th and 19th century.  Harris carried a bible and handed out religious pamphlets (like the one above) to everyone he met.  He is believed to have been the last Circuit Rider in the United States. I find the whole thing very fascinating.  If you do too, read more here.  The story of Robert E. Harris was big enough to make the LA Times in 1992.