Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-02-07
SEMI-IIOCAL.
The End is Not Yet.


The Front Royal (Va.D Register pub
lished recently Copy of the Vision of
Joseph Hoag-lSG3,' as follows:
In the year 1903, on the sth day of the ID
month, as was alone in the field observed
the sun shone clear and bright. but a mist
obscured its brightness. AS | reflected on
the singularity of the event my mind
was struck into Il silence the most solemn |
ever remember to have experienced, for all
my faculties We're low and unusually
brought into deep silence. | said to myself
What can all this mean do not recol-
such feelings"
And heard voice from heaven, saying {:
This that dimS the brightness of the sun
is Il sign of the present and coming time. !
took the forefathcrs of this country from Il
land of oppression and planted them here
among the people of the forest. sustained
them, and while they were humble blessed
them and fed them. and they became Il nu-
mcrous people. But they have become
proud and lifted up and have forgotten Me,
who nouriShed, sustained and protected
them in the wilderness, and are running
into every abomination and evil practice of
which the Old countries are guilty, and have
taken quiethood from this land, and
suffered dividing spirit to come amongst
them. Look up and behold
And saw them dividing in great haste.
The division began in the Church ON point
of doctrine. 1t commenced in the Presby-
terrain Society and went through the various
denominations, and its effects were there in
their progress and close. Those who dis
scented went OF with high heads and taunt-
ing language, 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 rs high II de
gree as any | had witnessed.
1t next appeared in the Lodges of the Free
Masons 1t broke out in appearance like Il
volcano, inSomuch as it set the whole
country in an uproar for some length of
time.
Then ii entered politics throughout the
United States and did not stop until it pro
luced civil war, and an abundance of hui
man blood was shed. The southern States
lost their power; slavery was annihilated
then Il monarchical power arose, took the
government of the States. established Il ma
tional religion and made all societies tribu-
tary and support its expenses.
was amazed at beholdng all this, and |
heard voice from Heaven proclaim;
This power shall not always stand; but
with il | will chaStiSc my church until it
shall return to the faith of its forelathers
Thou SeeSt what is coming in thy land for
its iniquities and for the blood of Africa
the remembrance of which is come up be
fore me. Thy vision is yet for many days !,
had no idea of writing it. Many years
passed until il became such a burthcn that,
for my own relief. have written il.
JoSEPm HoNG.
The Register says
The above was handed the register by Il
citizen Of our town with the request to pub
fish it, he knowing to Il certainty that the
"lIoag Vision was in print more than 30
years ago, and circulated i'll many of the
States, particularly in the southern States.
Who Joseph Hoag" was is not
stated, but it is evident that tomorrow
Sunday, Feb. 81 is the Tooth ami
vcrsary of his "VisiOn."