Out of the Ashes

Lawrence is not to ‘wink out.’ We have a glorious record and destiny.  We are to be one of the largest cities west of the Missouri.  There is no possibility of mistaking that. John Speer, Kansas Weekly Tribune, August 27, 1863

Lawrence has been stunned by the blow, but not killed.  We feel confident she will rise from her ashes stronger than ever.  Rev. Richard Cordley