[ Ссылка ] From the late 17 to the late 1800’s, a long-haul preacher’s horse was his home, carrying the bare minimum in personal property to make room for treasured texts. Circuit riders are often depicted with a book in hand. Religious tracts and books carried on horseback were the vital seeds of church planting. Take a look at some of the texts circuit riders carried in their saddlebags.
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From the late 17 to the late 1800’s, a long-haul preacher’s horse was his home, carrying the bare minimum in personal property to make room for treasured texts. Circuit riders are often depicted with a book in hand. Religious tracts and books carried on horseback were the vital seeds of church planting. Look inside a circuit rider's saddlebag to see what books early pastors carried.

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