The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-01-18
IVA neighbor eff ours, an old Citizen

PROPHECY, accompanied ny blographl-
cal sketch of the author, taken from
The Press of May last. AS there are
many Friends in this county who were
we'll acquainted with Joseph Hoag, who
used to pass among them on his minis
terial tours, it may prove of local inter-
est to many. IIoag related the vision
in the house of the gentleman above
referred to, nearly thirty years since,
the same in substance that is here given.
II Remarkable Lutter-Day Prophecy.
The vision or prophecy, of Jos. Hoag,
which we publish below, is so remarka-
bic in the accuracy of some Of IS details,
tina. were is authenticity not attcstcd by
the most respectable and reliable living
witnesses, we should hardly credit it,
The predicted " civil war;" now on the
threshold Of fulflncnt, is not more sing
ular than are several other features in
The vision which have already been veri-
fed. As much as six months ago, q
Quaker gentleman in this city, well ac-
quainted with the history of this vision,
also with some of The children of it's ven
Grated author, expressed TO us a desire
to see it published in Tie Press. We
have been at some pains to ascertain
certain particulars respecting this re.
markable man, some of which we here
give as in roductory TO his prophecy
ipSnnh II nofr WaS m ar.:nopt ar
of The Gospel in the Socie y of Friends.
At the date of his subjoined vision, in
1903, this society was a unit, the divi-
,sion in it not having occurred until l727.
After the separation, Hoag affiliated
with the Orthodox branch, in which com
nection he continued until his death in
1916, at the age of eigh ylive. His
ancestors were among the early settlers
Of New Eng gland, and lived for several
genera ions in the Sta e of New Hanp-
shire, although he was born in Duchess
county, New York, bat early in life
| removed to The home Of his ancestors.-
La his services us minister he travelled
extensively throughout the United
S ates, aud is veil remembered by Il
large number of the elder members of
the Society Of Frlends in this city as a
very gifted and spiritual minis En-
Those wl4o knew him best say that he
was man of great picty and very cor
rect life and conversation from his youth
also, that his spiritual prccep ions were
very deep and clear, SO much so that he
was of en- favored with a sense of the
condition of other people without out
ward knowledge, and in many instances,
known to persons still living, foretold
circumstances which occurred long after
wards, and of which he could have had
no knowledge when he predicted them.
A journal of bis life exists, in which the
author says, Iloag :" was a man of good
understanding, rctentiye memory, aud
mind seasoned viii grace. His con-
versa ion was truly instructive. He
appeared most conspicuous iii the gift of
the ministry, aud the spirit of propLc-
cy." The following is
JOSEPH HOAG'S VISION,
Transcribed by his daughter-who is still
livins--in the year 1908, since which
time many duplicate MS, copies have
been made and preserved by members of
the Society as Il curious, interesting,
and, as the sequel has shown, an amaz-
ingly prcmonitory document
" In the year 1903, in the eighth or
ninth month, was one day alone in
the field, and observed that the sun
shown clear, but u mist cclipsed its
brightness.
AS reflected upon the singularity of
the event, my mind was struck into a
silence the most solemn | ever reuenl-
Der to have witnessed, for all my facul-
ties were low and unusually brought
in deep silence said TO myself,
| what can all this mean do not rccol-
| lect ever before to have been sensible of
such feelings.
And l heard voice from Heaven
saying: "This which thou secst is Il
sign of ,he presen, coming times, took
the forcfathers of this country from a
land of oppression; l planted them
here among the people of the forest;
sustained them, aud while they were
humble | blessed them and fed them,
and they became a numerous people,
But they have now become proud and
have forgotten NC, who nourishcd then,
and protected them in the wilderness,
and are running into every abomination
and evil practice of which the old coun-
tries are guilty, and have taken quietude
from the land, and suffered dividing
spirit to come among them-lift up thine
eyes and behold And | saw them
dividing in great heat. The division
began in the churches on points of doct-
rine. 1t commenced in the Presbyterian
Society, and went through the various
religious denominations, and in its pro-
gress and close it's effects were he same.
Those who dissen ed went off with high
heads and haunting languague, and those
who kept to their original sentiments
appeared exercised and sorrowful. And
when the dividing spirit entered the
Society of Friends, it ragged in as high
degree as in any had noticed or before
discovered, and as before, those who
separated went off with lofty looks and
haunting, censuring language. Those
who kept their ancent principles retired