The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-11-09
JOSEPH HoAG's VISION.
What Old Quakar Saw in the Sky In sos,
Conserving the Future Of the United States.
From the New York World

Joseph Hoag was, about eighty years ago, q
| celebrated Quaker preacher of New Hampshire.
Born at Sandwich, N H., Of Quaker parents he
was brought up in strict accordance with the
tenets of the denomination, and early gained
the high character for moral worth which he
bore throughout his life. His business, which
| was that of a farmer, he pursued with diligence
aud success but while still young man, he
took an active interest in religions matters, and
soon became known earnest exhorter at
| the meeting house. He travelled a preacher
| throughout his native State, and was well
known at Sandwich, Marlborough, and Dover.
Those who remember him describe him as a
staid, sedate Quaker of the old school, very
clear-headed, jealous Christian, but without
tinge of fanaticism. One day while at work
| in his field he had a remarkable vision, during
which he said he received a revelation from
heaven. He kept it to himself for some time
but at length it became such a burden to him
| that he wrote an account of il. This was pub
| lished in New Hampshire paper of that date,
and the vision became topic of general discus
sion in the New England Quaker communities.
| Hoag is said to have made frequent reference
TO the subject in his sermons. Much comment
has taken place among those who have known
Of the vision since it was first published by the
consummatiOns they have witnessed of events
foreshadowed in it. The following copy of the
/ account of the yision rs written by Mr.. HOag
himself, obtained from Mr.. Moses Varney, whose
! father intimate friend of the preacher,
and whose sister married Mr.. Hoag's son. has
| been furnished to the UOTid by Mr.. James s.
Libby, formerly of Marlborough, n. H., and
who has lived in New York between forty and
| fifty wears Mr.. Libby has n perfect recollection
| of The old rrearbpr and saws the genninaness Of
m. .ccount can he vourbed far nv a nnmI.r of
persons. 1t is as follows:
iIih- ZEN anti fN'i hI.' vi '"aEfh hoA"'
In the year lS05, IN the eth or 9Th month, !
was one day alone in the field. and observed
that the sun shone clear, but a mist ecilpsed Its
brightness
! As reflected on the slngularity OF the event,
my mind was struck into silence the most
solemn ever remember TO have witnessed, for
| all my faculties were slow, and nature was
| brought into deep silence.
said to myself: What can all this meanf
do not recolleet ever before to have been sensi-
| BILE of such feelings.
And heard a voice from heaven, saying:
| This which thou seest is sign of the coming
| times. took the forefathers of this country
| from land of oppression; planted them here
| among the people of the forest, and while they
| were humble blessed them, and fed them, and
| they became a numerous people.
but they have now become proud, and have
| forgotten me, who nonrished and protected them
/ III the wilderness, and are now running into
every abominatlon and every practice OF which
the old countries were guilty, and have taken
gratitude from the land and suffered n dividing
\ spirit to come among them. Lift up thine eyes
| and behold
saw them dividing IN great heat. The di-
vision began in the churches, on points Of doc
| trine. IL commenced in the Presbyterian socie-
| ", ana went through the various religious de-
nominations, and in its progress and close its