Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-05-31
REMARKABLE VISION.

The following singular vision was revealed
to Joseph Hoag Of the Society Friends, who
was born in Duchess county, New York
April %, 1902. lie first appeared as a Cos
pei minister when he was about eighteen
years of age, and was acknowled as such by
the Society of Friends in TIE twenty-third
year of his age In 1889 or 700 he remov-
ed with his family and settled at Charlotte,
Vermont, and was the first minister who set
tied in that town He travelled extensively
as a minister in all parts Of the United States,
also in the Canada and Nova Scotia He
died at Charlotte, Vermont, November 81
1916, in the eighty-flth year of his age. 1t
was while on his farm at Charlotte that he had
this vision.
' In the year 1893 probably in the eighth or ninth
month, / was one day alone In the field and observed
that The shOue clear but mist ocpsed the bright
ness uf It's shining As reflected upon the suguariy
u the event. my mind was struck into silence the most
solemn ever remembered 10 have Witnessed Tor IL
seemed as i all my faculties were laid low and unusual
IN brought into deep silence said to myself what can
all this mean. do not recoeet ever beiote to have
been sensible Of such feelings Aud heard voice from
heaven say, this that thou seest which dms the bright
ness Of the sun Is sign Of the present and coming times
took the oreathers Of this country from land Of OPP
presslou-l planted them here among the people Of the
lortst-l sustained them, and while they were humble
blessed them and fed them, and they became a nu-
mCruus people, but they have forgotten me who nour-
shed and protected them in the wilderness and
ming into every ahominaton and evil practice Of which
the old countries guilty, and take quietude from
the land and suffered dividing spirit TO among
them. Lift up thine eyes and behold And saw them
dividing In great heat This division began in the church
upon points II doctrine II commenced IN the Presby-
terrain Society aud drought the various religious
denominations and la its progress and close the effect
was nearly the same. Those who dissented went of
with high heads and tauntng language, and those who
kept To their organized sentiments appeared exercised
and souowful. When this dividing spirit entered the
Society Of Friends 1t ragged in high degree as any
had before discovered aud before those who separated
went with lofty Looks and haunting, consuming language
Those who kept 10 their ancient principles retired hJ
themselves 1t next appeared in the lodges Of the Free
Masous and it broke out in appearance like volcano
nasmuch as It set the county in upr0ar for a length
/ Of time
Then il entered politics throughout the United States
and did not stop until itproduccd civil war An abuud
ancc Of human blood shed in The OF the cnu
bat the Southern States lost their power and slavery wa
aunihated from their borders Then amonarchial pow
cr took the government Of the States, csabshe,
national religion, aud made all societies tributary 6,
support its expenses. them take property from
fucuds 10 large amount 1 was amazed at btholdnl
OIL This, aud heard a voice proclaim "Ihs powe
shall uut always stand hut with this power will rhastis
my church until they return 10 the fithfuness of he
ofcaihcts Thou what is coming upon thy NATIVE
land for their inquity and the blood Of africa the re
memhunee Of which has come up before me. This Wis
ion Is yet for many DAYS
lhad no thought OF writing e for many years, until
became such burden that for my relief have writ
ten IT,"