Chapter XXII

REVS. D. B. COOPER, H. N. WATTS AND THOS. GLANVILLE.

_Rev. D. B. Cooper_—Attempt Made to Ride him on a Rail—Defeated by the
Timely Appearance of Soldiers—Particulars Furnished by Dr. N. W.
Harris—_Rev. H. N. Watts_—A Native of Missouri—Efforts Made to Place
the Old Ministers under Disability or Run them out of the State—Mr.
Watts Arrested—Silenced—Correspondence with Provost-Marshals Ried
and Sanderson—“Test Oath”—_Rev. Thos. Glanville_—An Englishman by
Birth—Early Life—Peculiar Trials—Manner of Life as a Citizen and a
Minister—Driven from Home in 1863—Returns and Obtains Written
Permission to Preach—Warned not to fill his Appointment on Sabbath,
September 20, 1863—Remains at Home—That Night he is Shot Through his
Window—Shot a Second and Third Time, and Expires Praying for his
Murderers—His Eldest Son Shot and Killed the Same Night—Details
Furnished by J. H. Ross and Rev. John Monroe—Conclusion.

MARTYRDOM IN MISSOURI.