This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War. Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm. It is a rich story about striving for excellence, the tension of father-son rebellion, and the love of a mother that can never die.
as Ethan Wilkins
as Jason Wilkins
as Mary Wilkins
as Jason Wilkins as a Child
as George Ames
as Dr. Charles Shingle
as President Lincoln
as Annie Hawks
as Annie Hawks as a Child
as Jim Meeker
as Sister Clarke
as Quid
as Elder Massey
as Rufus Inchpin
as Chauncey Ames
as Chauncey Ames as a Child
as Dr. Lupus Crumm
as Captain Griggs
as Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
as Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
