Rev Samuel Pickard (1820 – 1899) was a Quaker who converted to Baptism and began an astounding career in preaching the Good Word in the Mid-West and beyond. Starting his ministry in Iowa, when it was still a territory, and moving around the states converting many, raising many churches, participating in the Revival movement and aiding his brethren. In this autobiography he recounts his many trials and tribulations in bringing the word of God to many around the States.