Journal of the Life and Religious Labours of Elias HicksHicks, Elias
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Journal of the Life and Religious Labours of Elias Hicks
Hicks, Elias
Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 -- Diaries; Hicksites; Quakers -- United States -- Diaries
The next day we had a meeting in our way to Otego, near a village
called Charlestown, at the house of a man inclining to Friends, in
which I was enabled to communicate, in gospel authority, to the
tendering and contriting of many hearts.
We reached Otego on fourth day, a little before meeting time, it being
Friends’ usual meeting day, which, therefore, afforded but little
opportunity of notifying their neighbours; but some hearing thereof,
attended. It was a glorious meeting, which richly paid us for all our
toil in getting there, yea an hundred fold; magnified for ever be the
name of the Lord, who graciously manifested his power for our help,
comforting many hearts, and causing the faithful to rejoice together,
in the sweet incomes of his love and life. On fifth day, we attended
Friends’ meeting held at Burlington in the middle of the week. The
neighbouring inhabitants having notice of our coming, generally
attended, and although the life did not appear to rise so high as in
the foregoing meeting, yet, for the most part, I believe, it was a
profitable edifying season. We rode to Deruyter on sixth day, and on
seventh day rested, and mended our carriage, which was much injured and
broken by our journey to this place. On first day, we attended Friends’
meeting there, which was much crowded, the house being but small. The
Lord was with us, and magnified his power, reaching and tendering many
hearts; the gospel was freely preached, and appeared to be freely
received by the auditory in general.
On second day, we had a meeting at a town called Woodstock, at the
eleventh hour, and one in the evening at Cazenovia. There were no
Friends living in either of these places, and the people in general
appeared dark and ignorant, yet, they were attentive to what was
communicated; and many of them appeared thankful for the opportunities,
and desired our longer continuance among them; but we took our leave,
and left them with our minds clothed with peace. We then turned our
faces homeward, being desirous of getting back in time to attend the
ensuing quarterly meeting of Nine Partners, to be held in the forepart
of 2d month. We felt our minds drawn to return by Burlington, and had
meetings in our way there, at Hamilton, Brookfield, Bridgewater,
and one in the evening between Bridgewater and Burlington, held in a
school-house, at a village in the township of Brookfield. These were
all favoured meetings, comfortable and instructive, many hearts were
reached and affected with the power of truth, which was prevalently
manifest for our help.
We were at Burlington on first day, and notice being generally spread
that we were there, it proved the largest meeting ever held in that
place; and through the Lord’s goodness and mercy to us, it was made a
season gratefully to be remembered, by, I believe, the greater part of
the meeting.
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