Journal of the life of Joseph Hoag, an eminent minister of the gospel, in the Society of Friends ...

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Chapter I

Introductory remarks — Joseph Hoag ; s birth and parentage, with some account of his ancestors — Their convincement of the principles of Friends — His religious exercises in early life— Night vision — Impressions relative to a call to the Ministry— His father taken prisoner in the time of the revolutionary war — Trials and conflicts connected therewith — Severe sufferings on account of imbibing infidel principles — Remarkable testimonies of Abel Thomas — Impressions relative to waterbaptism — His exercises connected with his first appearing in the Ministry — Testimony of David Sands in confirmation of his call to the Ministry, 9-47

Chapter II

His marriage and settlement in business — Meets with losses — His house is burnt — Sufferings occasioned by an omission of duty — Remarks relative to a prospect of settling in Little Nine Partners — The opening of a prospect to go to a new country — Removes, and settles in Charlotte, Vermont — Exercises relative to the settlement of. meetings — He visits some of the meetings within his own Quarterly Meeting — He visits his native place and parts adjacent — Visits the southern and eastern parts of his own Yearly Meeting — Near the close of the visit he has a miraculous escape, 48-75

Chapter III

Some account of the settlement of meetings for discipline — A prospect of paying a rejigious visit to New England, Nova Scotia, and the adjoining British Provinces, opens with him— Sets out on this journey in the

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year 1801 — Attends New England Yearly meeting — Arrives at Nova Scotia in the 1th month following — Has a meeti&g in a barn, to which a tribe of Indians come — Sets sail for St. John's — Called upon to give an opinion of women's preaching — Falls in with the Swedenborgians — He meets with a close temptation — Arrives at Halifax, 16-103

Chapter IV

He has large, favored meetings at Halifax, and in the neighborhood — Has a large meeting at a Baptist meeting-house, where several priests at' tend — His companion feeling at liberty to return home, it was a trial to part with him — Has a meeting at a private house at Digby, where he was led to address the mother of a family who mourned over an intemperate husband — Foretells the death of the husband, which takes place very soon — Dispute between the New Lights and Methodists, each claiming a likeness to the Quakers — He visits some families of Friends who had resided there for many years — Was confined at Samuel Moore's for nearly three months, with sickness, during which time he was sorely tempted ; but, through Holy Help, was preserved — After his recovery, he returns to the States, and visits Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, &c — Arrives at Yarmouth in 5th month, 1802 — Attends New England Yearly Meeting— In the 1th month he sets out for Portland, with Peter Morrell for companion — Arrives at home early in the 9th month — Record of some occurrences which took place during the foregoing journey, 104-138

CHAPTER Y.

Some account of difficulties within his own Monthly and Quarterly Meeting — In 1804 visits the eastern part of his own Quarterly Meeting — In 1806 visits the south and east part of his own Yearly Meeting — In 1801 performs a religious visit to Friends of Upper Canada and Farmington Quarterly Meeting — Late in the Fall, goes to Queensbury — Thence southwesterly, attending meetings until he got into Pennsylvania — Thence to Brothertown — At Unadilla was attacked by a Presbyterian deacon — At a meeting afterwards, was opposed by a priest — Yisits meetings on the west side of the Hudson river — Thence to New York and attends the Yearly Meeting — Thence to West Chester and into Connecticut — Thence homeward, where he arrived after an absence of about seven months — Yisits the southern part of his own Yearly Meeting — While on Long Island, was attacked by a Priest on the subject of election and reprobation — After an absence of about five months, returns home, , 139-115

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Chapter VI

In 1812, he sets out on a religious visit to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting-, and to the settlements of Friends in the Southern States — He attends meetings in Philadelphia — Visits the Poor-house and State-prison at Baltimore. — Sad effects of Slavery on the Society of Friends — He is singularly led in testimony at Goose Creek — Has a remarkable meeting at Washington — Attends Springfield Monthly Meeting, where he had a close testimony in the women's meeting — He is taken sick at Mount Pleasant, and apparently brought near the grave — Meets with, and has conversation with a General of the army at Knoxville — Afterwards has a satisfactory meeting at the same place with the soldiers and inhabitants — Has a meeting at Canada Creek, where he clears up the false charges brought against him by the Methodists — Attends North Carolina Yearly Meeting, after which he returns home — Account of a close testimony which he delivered at the above named Yearly -Meeting, •-.._. 116-209

Chapter VII

In the year 1816, he sets out on a religious visit to Friends within the compass of Philadelphia, Baltimore, and North Carolina Yearly Meetings — Attends Warrington Quarterly Meeting, which was a favored time — Visits the family of our late Friend Abel Thomas — at Dear- Creek he was led to speak on the subject of Nebuchadnezzar's image- He has close labors in Redstone and vicinity — He describes the evil effects of Slavery on the minds of the people — Reviews his labors in those parts — Attends Philadelphia Yearly Meeting — Attends Buckingham Quarterly Meeting — At Darby is led in a very close and pointed manner to show how the unity of the Spirit of the Gospel is formed with and amongst brethren— Visits Westown School — Attends meetings in Baltimore — Attends a meeting appointed by Isaac Hammer of Tenesee — Mournful description of the sufferings of the Slaves, and the effects of Slavery on the people — After attending a number of appointed meetings, he and his companions were taken unwell in a very sickly part of the country; but soon felt at liberty to turn for the hill-country — He journeys to Alexandria, Washington, and Baltimore ; at the latter place he was led solemly to warn Friends against speculative enquiries — His exercises, and labors with Friends for being engaged in the distillery business — Attends many meetings in New Jersey; after winch he feels at liberty to return home. . , , , . , , . 210-236

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CHAPTER YIIL

He remains at and about home for several years, during which time he had many deep trials — After which he feels his mind drawn in Gospel love, to visit Friends and others in the southern and western parts of his own Yearly Meeting— He proceeds to Queensbury, &c., and visits all the meetings about Saratoga — -Has a remarkable meeting in Duanesburg Quarter — He is followed by, and has some conversation with some Ranters — Has a remarkable meeting in the neighborhood of Stanton-hill — -Proceeds to Cornwall Quarter — He assists in settling a difficulty amongst Friends, of long standing, at Rosendale — Singular testimony at a meeting in Nine Partners Quarter — Singular circumstance with regard to a borrowed horse — He attends the Yearly Meeting, and soon returns home, where he arrived in the 6th month following, with' Ms mind richly filled with peace, 237-248

Chapter IX

On the 6th of 12th month 1823, he leaves home, accompanied by Samuel Knowls, to perform a religious visit in the Northern and Western part3 of his own Yearly Meeting, Ohio, Indiana, and some parts of North Carolina, Yearly Meetings — Passed on, taking meetings in the way till he reached Canada — Near Adolphus town he finds the Society in a sad state on account of spiritual pride— Attends the half-year's meeting — He proceeds to Norwich, and attends their Monthly Meeting — After returning to the States, he visits meetings within the limits of Farmington Quarter ; then sets forward for Ohio, and reached Salem the 2nd of 6th month, 1824 — At Concord he faUs in with a preacher from Long Island, and meets with him at other places — Has conversation with him in regard to his false doctrines — Meets with him again at Ohio Yearly Meeting, where he is deeply tried with his remarks in relation to reading the Scriptures — After the Yearly Meeting, he returns to Redstone Quarter, and after visiting meetings thereabouts, he sets forward for Virginia, where he arrived in the 10th month, and soon proceeded to New Garden in North Carolina — He visits several meetings, and returns to New Garden, where, after delivering a relieving testimony,he proceeds to Tennessee — He attends the Quarterly Meeting, for Tennessee, wherein he was comforted — After attending several other meetings, he left for Indiana — Proceeds in his visit in Indiana — Remarks on the appointment of Elders — Goes to Illinois in search of his wife's sister — Some account of her husband &c. — Returns to Indiana — At Sugar Creek, he gives Friends advice with regard to a person who had been disowned — He has a large, favored meeting at Indian-

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apolis — Returns to Ohio, and after being relieved of a burden that had long rested on his mind, he sets forward for home, 249-288

Chapter X

Attends the Yearly Meeting in 1826 — Account of some conversation with Elias Hicks in 1819 — Some account of the Yearly Meeting in 182*7 — Yearly Meeting in 1828, with some particulars of the Hicksite separation in that meeting ; also, the separation in his own, and Easton Quarterly Meetings, and his exercises and labors therein, 289-308

Chapter XI

In the year 1829, he proceeds on a visit to several of the Southern Quarters of his own Yearly Meeting — At a meeting at North Granville, he replies to a question put to him by an infidel — He receives an injury by being thrown from a carriage — After completing his visit, he proceeds home, 309-334

Chapter XII

In the year 1831, he attends the Yearly Meeting of New England — After it, visits Sandwich Quarterly Meeting with most of the meetings constituting it, in several of which he had deeply exercising labor — He attends fore and afternoon meetings at Providence ; an exercising time — He attends Salem Quarterly Meeting, which was painfully exercising—Attends Dover and Falmouth Quarterly Meetings — He returns to Providence in 2nd month 1,832 — After attending some meetings in Smithfield Quarter, he proceeds to Wolfsboro on his return home — Extracts from a letter to his wife and children, 335-353

Chapter XIII

In the year 1832, he sets out to perform a religious visit to Friends in Upper Canada, and some parts of Farmington Quarterly Meeting; also to attend the Yearly Meeting at Philadelphia, &c. — He attends the halfyear's meeting in C. W. — Proceeds to Lockport, Farmington &c. ; thence towards Philadelphia, and attended the Yearly Meeting — After it visits meetings in New Jersey — Attends New York Yearly Meeting, and returns home, . . 354-365

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