Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-10-31

CeiVinS tlefe is something extraordinary IN II,
send you \ transcript 10 make what use OF it you
think proper Your most obed~"t, ) X.
You have heard. M doubt, of the curious
AMI extraordinary exercises which have been in
,his country. Agreat number of people have sup
posed themselves affected by the Spiriy Of God IN
these exorcises. and have concerned they were
r,pelled 20 do Certain things, and couceit il 10 be
an impulse of the Divine Spirit These iripres
sious they hold ve.y SACRED, AVID would not on u
ny account frhstraie the impulse. because they
,hinE ii would DC checking the operation of the
Spirit of God. Some people who nave been IN.
der these impressions are better than they ever
were before, and have become religious good peo-
pie Others again have curious noiions. some of
which both extravaganza and ridiculous.
When one of them is taken with these strange
Impressions, thvy call il being exor ci5ed III re-
late two or three OF these cases for your ansse-
ment.
" A man Of my acquaintance was exercised TO
kill two others he jumped up and cried 'tg'ory
10 God" for that he had commissioned him 70 ex-
ecuted his commands lie tool, mia sword, "a large
horSeman's sword in his hand and started to exc
cute his supposed commission The men he was
to kill, lived two or three miles oil and he had TO
pass house and told the master of the house OF
his divine appointment. and cried glory TO God
! for making him an inslrunieut 10 execute Gods
| righteous will The man a this house endeaver-
ed 20 dissuaie him from his undertaking. bur i,
would not do--the ether man goes along, the
exercised man concluded as he was on the /. ord :
business he should 90 harefoo;ed so he threw of
both shoes and Ia. hy tie road side aud wenr on
barefooted aud ba' shea6ed however, when they
came 70 the pl7c, b. the inferposition of the o.
ther n'a-- he wa prevented from ihe commission
] OF This hor'id intention.
/ The second was a married woman. who got
exercised 10 90 and have some tall, Wi'h 4 hand
some young man who lived near she com
municated the same to her husband who was rer-
! fetliy agreed, and away she went late in the at.
! ,ernoon; sometime after dark she and the young
! man came hack arm in arm. NOT long after she
returned. she was exercised again 20 sleep with
the young man OF . Pallet made down by the f,e
side; the husband had 30 oliaHi1ns and thanked
tire Lord Tor any revelation NIGH make 20 his
wife o. himself. and prayed dhat he nigh never be
tempted Of ,he devils nruc 20 lead him 70 OPP
pose any operations OF thc Hoiy Sbif. !ic assist
ed his wife &c make her bed by he iirc side, wait
ed I'll she and the young man had got safely 70
bed. assisted IN covering hcn with Tie bed clothes
! prayed the Lord 20 bless them, and SO vent Of
md slept with ms children ia another room.
This is fact.
! third is society OF people, who are very
often exercised strangely, and who live some
distance from me, near the foot OF the mountains.
! They nave place their meeting house,
which they call Tie Garden ~ Eden. Into this
place rhey all march once 10 I while tliey get
| exercised; they Concert they are become innocent
! as Adam and Eye, and every one, men and wo.
men, strip of right naked, and for hours togo
thef will perform what they call q 5oig dance. Ii
is to be ohserv ed their Eaer is a thicletty grove
III leave these with you without any reflection,
and subscribe myself" &c.