History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]

  • Source Note
  • Historical Introduction
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<​25 Decr.​> On Chris This morning I was aroused <​about 1 oclock​> by an English Sister <​named (Lettice Rushton Wo. [widow] of Richard Rushton Senr.​> who ten years ago lost her sight—) she was accompanied by three of her sons & <​with​> their wives and her two daughters with their husbands, and several of her neighbors & friends singing “Mortals awake with Angels join” &c which caused a thrill of [illegible] <​pleasure​> to run thro my soul as tho I had been all of my family & boarders arose to hear the serenade, and I felt to thank my Heavenly Father for their visit & blessed them in the name of the Lord. They also visited my brother who was awakened from his sleep, he arose & went down <​out of doors​> to them, <​he shook hands with​> and blessed each one of them in the name of the Lord & said that he thought <​at first​> that a cohort of angels had come to visit him, it was such an heavenly sound <​music​> to him— &c [p. 88a]
25 Decr. This morning I was aroused about 1 oclock by an English Sister (Lettice Rushton Wo. [widow] of Richard Rushton Senr. who ten years ago lost her sight—) accompanied by three of her sons with their wives and her two daughters with their husbands, and several of her neighbors singing “Mortals awake with Angels join” &c which caused a thrill of pleasure to run thro my soul all of my family & boarders arose to hear the serenade, and I felt to thank my Heavenly Father for their visit & blessed them in the name of the Lord. They also visited my brother who was awakened from his sleep, he arose & went out of doors to them, he shook hands with and blessed each one of them in the name of the Lord & said that he thought at first that a cohort of angels had come to visit him, it was such heavenly music to him— [p. 88a]
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