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whentliey turned a continuous currei^of water upon 

 hini till lie was well-nigh drowned; and probably but 

 for the resolute interference of a heroic woman, Mrs. 

 Kugley, his death would have been soon accomplished. 

 But this noble woman rushed into the midst of the 

 mob, and gathering up the folds of her gown with 

 both hands, stuffed it into the spout of the pump and 

 stopped the flow of water. The cool daring of this 

 act seems to have completely astounded the mob, who 

 let Mr. Dougherty go; and the good woman, to whom 

 he owed his deliverance, had him taken to a place of 

 safety and properly cared for. But although his per- 

 secutors did not succeed in making an end of him that 

 night, yet it ts probable that the treatment then re- 

 ceived resulted in fastening upon him a disease of the 

 lungs which ultimately carried him off. 



His remarkable skill as an impromptu preacher is 

 strikingly illustrated by the following incidents: At 

 one of the early camp-meetings, held some distance 

 below where Anderson Court-house now stands, the 

 congregation was immense — Baptists, Presbyterians, 

 and Methodists being encamped on the ground, and 

 all three of these denominations being represented in 

 the pulpit. Messrs. Bennett and Dougherty were ap- 

 pointed to occupy the stand on Sabbath, and to follow 

 each other without intermission. Mr. Bennett opened 

 with a discourse on Bom. viii. 29, 30, and from, the 

 text advanced the peculiar doctrines of Calvinism. 

 Mr. Dougherty followed with a discourse on the same 

 text. After a clear exegesis in correction of the er- 

 roneous interpretation and misapplication of the pas- 

 sago, he advanced in thunder-peals the doctrine of a 

 free and full atonement, and urged, with prodigious 

 energy, an immediate compliance with the conditions 



