The Pioneer PreacherOriginally published in 1887, The Pioneer Preacher is a lively account of a Congregationalist minister's attempts to lead a sin free existence on the American frontier. Sherlock Bristol (1815 1906) was a California gold miner, wagon train captain, Wisconsin farmer, Idaho rancher, Indian fighter, abolitionist, and Oberlin trained clergyman. While serving a series of churches in the East, he periodically cured himself of "nervous disorders" by