An Old Postcard

Hello again Baptist History fans! Sorry it's been so long since I've posted something new, it's just been really hard to decide what to research next. I recently found a copy of a postcard written in 1893 by E. R. Schwindelmeier. He sent this postcard on behalf of a Baptist minister named Kuhlman. Here are the exact words from the postcard. I hope this will stir you as much as it did me.


"Rome, March 24, 1893

Deprived of liberty and light from the depth of the Pope's darkest dungeon Priest Kuhlman cries for help and speedy deliverance to the "American Baptist" of St. Louis. Heretics blood is his drink and the brain of a slain Baptist minister -and God knows how little there is of it- is served him daily as his only food. His execution -burning at the stake- has been set for April 31, a.c.

Is there no ray of hope for him, no braying Ray to come at once to Rome with armed Baptists to deliver him??

E. R. Schwindelmeier"


I don't know if this Baptist minister was ever rescued. I don't know if anyone knows, but I will be doing some research on it. I would like to know the fate of both men, the writer and the prisoner. If you like research this with me and let me know what you can find. Until next time, Thank you for reading The Thoughts of Rachel Scammon.