The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-05-24
A STRANGE REVELATION.
VISION OF JOSEPH noA0.

1862, and resided in early life in the
State of New York, but removed to
Vermont, where he died, in 1916. His
parents being members of tire religious
Society Of Friends, he had birth.right
membership. lie and his wife { lluldah)
were both ministers and highly esteem
ed. They had large family, and all
of their children became ministers. The
vision, though not printed and made
public until within few years, was well
known to his family aud number of
his friends many years before any part
of il was fulfilled Mr II writes
In the year 1903, in the eighth or ninth
month. / was one day alone 10 the field,
aud observed that the sun shone clear,
but mist ocIipsed is brightness.
As reflected upon the singularity OF
the event, my mind was struck into a
silence the most solemn ever remcm-
Der to have witnessed; for al nay taeul-
ties we're low, aud unusually brought
into deep silence said to myself
Nv hat can al this meauy ] do not re-
collect ever before to have usensibio
Of such feelings
Aud | heard voice from Heaven
saving THE which thou soest is a sign
OF the present coming times. took
the forelathcrs Of this country from a
land of oppression, placed them here
among tbe people Of the iorest; sns-
tanned them. and while they were hum
bic blessed them aud fed them, aud
they became numerous people But
they have now bcco,uc proud, aud have
forgotten me, who nougnhed them aud
projected them ia the wilderness and
arc running into every ahpminatlon and
OWL practice Of which the old countries
are guilty, aud have taken quietndc
from the Isud and suffered a dividing
spirit tocouc among theu.--iit uP thiuo
cycz aud behold Aud | saw thcm
dividing ia creat heat The division
BEGAN IN the churches 90 poiu's OF doc
trtuc. II commenced ia the Presbyterian
society and went through The various
religion. denominations aud ja les pro.
crt aod cl1.s ils effects were the same
Tha-c who disspulci went Of Hith high
heads aud t,uu,,ng language, and those
Who kept to their original sentiments
appeared exercised aud surguwiul. And
whep the dividing spirit ruirFed the
soctc,y of Friends. u ragged 10 as high
drsrec ~ in auy ! bad noticed or before
discovered, aud. as before those Who
scp5rs,cI went N with lotty looks aua
iauutjue. ccnuriug AHsnrr Those
IS vhu kept their anricnt principles retired
by themsci,ys ltnrttFrrcaTed 20 ihf
lsdecs OF ,bo Free Naaous 1t broke oui
in appearance like a volcano 'nasmnch
as it SEQ ,ha c9aotry IN aa ppraaT iag q
time
Then !, entered politics throughout
tho United States aud lld not stop M.
IA IL produced o civil war IN ahun-
dance of blood u1 shed in tho coafse
Of the combat, lhc Southern Sa'es laai
their power, aHi slavery auu.h3lsted
from their borders Then a m0nsrchi-
cal power sprang up took the govern
men, Of the States, established Aa-
tioual religion, and made all societies
tributary TO support ~ expenses; Wa
them take property from Friend saw
amazed al behplline aiI this, and heard
d yo.ra proclaimlug This power shaiI
NOT always stand, but w,'h IL ] Hlli
chastisc my church, until they return
to thc ftthlunc.- Of their iureinthefs
Thou secs, what Is comj1e upou Thy ma
,iyc country. for their iniquillcs snd tbs
Z blood of Africa, the remembrance oI
which has como up before me
Ths vision is Sc, for many days
Z had no idea OF writing it for mauy years
until il became such burden that
I for ms own relief have written It,
. The foregoing irango Revelation comes
/ 10 ua from the hands Of au aged lady
. belonging to the society Of Fricuds OF
+ Quakcu. She has lived more thar
eighty years aud has a clear recollection
[ OF this strange revelation or vision foi
many years Tho subject, years ae'
/ was talked over among the friends aue
/ at least o quarter Of century ago The
vision was printed and distributed a
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