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NARRAITVE
OF THE LIFE OF
solomon Mack,
CONTAINING
AN ACCOUNT
of THE MANY SEVERE ACCIDENTS HE MET
WITH DURING A LONG SERIES OF YEARS,
roc et a tº with
THE EXTRAORDINARY MANNER IN
WHICH HE WAS CONVERTED TO THE
CHRISTIAN FAITH.
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T0 WHICH IS 4DDED, -
A NUMBER HYMNS COMPOSED ON THE
DE ATH OF SEVERAL OF HIS
RELATIONS.
WINDSOR.
PRINTED AT THE ExPENCE of THE
AUTHOR,


I, SOLOMON MACK, was born in Con-
necticut, in the town of Lime near the mouth of
Connecticut River, September 26, 1735. My
parents (Ebenezer and Hannah Mack,) Eben-
Ezer Mack departed this life in 1777. He went
to the door to fetch in a back-log, and return-
ed after a fore-ſtick and inſtantly droped down
dead on the floor. You may ſee by this our
lives are dependant on a ſumpreme and inde-
endant God. Hannah Mack départed this
º in 1796, with a long fit of ſickneſs, ſhe ex-
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perienced the power of God irº dº tº gº;
with all the good morals of life, and inſtruc-
ting the youth for about thirty years. She died
rejoicing and wiſhing her laſt moments to
come. Rejoicing ſhe went home to meet her
Father in the realms of eternal bliſs.
My parents had a large property, and lived
in good ſtyle ; from various misfortunes, and
the more complicated evils attendant on the
depravity of the ſons of men, my parents be-
came poor, and when I was four years old, the
family, then conſiſting of five children, were
obliged to diſperſe and throw themſelves up-
on the mercy of an unfeeling and evil world.
was bound out to a farmer in the neighbor.
hood. As is too commonly the caſe, I was
rather conſidered as a ſlave than a member of
the family, and, inſtead of allowing me the pri-
vilege of common hoſpitality, and a claim to

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that kind protećtion due to the helpleſs and in-
digent children, I was treated by my Maſter as
his property and not as his fellow mortal; he
taught ºne to work, and was very careful that
I ſhould have little or no reſt. From labour
he never taught me to read or ſpoke to me at
all on the ſubjećt of religion. His whole at
tention was taken up on the purſuits of the
good things of this world ; wealth was his ſu-
preme object. I am afraid gold was his God,
or rather he never converſed on any other ſub-
ject, and I muſt fly he lived without God in
the world, and to all appearance God was not
in his thoughts.
I lived with this man (whoſe name, for ma
may reaſons, I did not think proper to mention)
until I was 2 years of age lacking 2 months.
when a difficulty took place between me and
my maſter, which terminated in our ſeparation
at that time. I, however, at his requeſt return-
ed and fulfiled the indenture ; which in con-
ſequence of being frequently abuſed, I had
found my indentures in my maſters cuſtody.
and I burnt them. My miſtreſs was afraid of
my commencing a ſuit againſt them, ſhe took
me aſide and told me I was ſuch a fool we could
not learn you. I was totally ignorant of Di-
vine Revelation ; or any thing appertaining to
the chriſtian religion. I was never taught even
the principles of common morality,and feet no
ºbligation with regard to ſociety; and was born

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as others, like the wild aſſ’s colt. I met with
many fore accidents during the years of my
minority.
I had a terrible fever fore on my leg, which
had well nigh proved fatal to my life, which it
ſeems was occaſioned by a ſcald that terminated
in a ſevere fit of ſickneſs. In theſe trials my
maſter was very kind to me, he procured the
beſt phyſicians & ſurgeons, and provided eve-
ry thing neceſſary for my comfort, all which, as
I ſuppoſe that he might again reap the benefit
of my labour, for although it was thought for
a time that I could not live ; yet my maſter ne-
wer ſpoke to me of death, judgment or eterni-
ty, nor did he ever to my recollection diſcover
that he himſelf had any idea that he was made
to die, or that he had here no continuing city,
or ever thought of ſeeking one to come.
Soon after I left my maſter, I enliſted in the
ſervice of my country, under the command of
Capt. Henry, and was annexed to a regiment
commanded by Col. Whiting. I marched from
Conneéticut to Fort Edwards; there was a ſe-
were battle fought at the halfway brook, in the
year 1755.
I had been out a long ſcout, and I cought a
bad cold and was taken fick, and remained ſo
all the reſt of the winter, and in the ſpring
1756, I was carried to Albany in a Waggon,
where I ſaw 5 men hung at one time I remain.
cd ſick the biggeſt part of the ſummer, I went
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to Lime and purchaſed a farm—in the year
1757, I muſtered two teams in the King's ſer-
vice for one ſeaſon. then went to Stillwater
with the General's baggage. One morning I
went out to yoke up as uſual, and found there
was three of my oen miſſing, the officer was
ſo angry that he drew his ſword to run me
through; but immediately exclaimed, get thee
out three of any you can find ; which I accor-
ding y did. Then I went on with the bag.
gage and arrived at Fort Edward, then I re-
turned back after my oxen ; when I got about
halfway I eſpied at about thirty rods diſtance,
four Indians coming out of the woods with
their tomma-hawks, ſcalping-knives andguns.
I was alone, but about twenty rods behind me
there was a man by the name of Webſter. I
ſaw no other way to ſave myſelf only to deceive
them by ſtratagem- I exclaimed like this—
Ruſh on 1 ruſh on Brave Bºys, we'll have the
Devil; / we’ll have the Dºvil; /−I had no other
weapon only a ſtaff; but I ran towards them
and the other man appearing in fight, gave
them a terrible fright, and I ſaw them no more,
but I am bound to ſay the graſs did not grow
under my feet.
I haſtened to Stillwater and found my oxen,
the ſame night I returned back through the
woods, alone ; which was about ſeven miles,
the next morning I was ready to go on my
journey again. From thence I went to Lake




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George. I followed teaming the remainder of
the ſeaſon, but by accident I was taken with
the ſmallpox at Albany. I entruſted a man to
convey my teams to Litchfield, and gave him
5 dollars for his ſervices. But inſtead of do-
ing as he agreed, he went twenty miles & ſold
one team, then went a ſhort diſtance and left
the other. But after I regained my health I
went and bought them again and returned to
Lime.
Soon after I enliſted under Major Spencer,
in 1758, and went over the Lakes. There was
a ſevere battle fought, Lord Howe was killed,
his bowels were taken out and were buried, his
body was embalmed and carried to England.
The next day we marched to the breft-works
and were obliged to retreat with the loſs of
five hundred killed and as many more wound-
ded; but I eſcaped very narrowly by a muſket
ball paſſing under my chin, perhaps within half
an inch of my neck. In this rencountre I had
no reflection only that I thought I had by my
good luck eſcaped a narrow ſhot. The army
returned back to Lake George. A large ſcou-
ting party of the enemy came round by
Skeenesborough, at the half-way brook, and
cut off a large number of our men and teams.
One thouſand of our men ſet out to go to
Skeenesborough after the enemy, five hundred
of them were ſent back, and juſt as we got to
South Bay the enemy got out of our reach-

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the enemy went to Ticonderoga & got recruit.
ed, they then came after us, we ſcouted by
Wood-Creek. On the 13th day we got to Fort
Ann. The centery came and told me that the
enemy was all around us. Major Putnam led
out the party, Maj. Rogers bro’t up the rear;
marched in an Indian path three quarters of a
mile–the Indians lay in a half-moon; Major
Putnam went through their ranks; they fired
upon us – Major Putnam was taken and tied
to a tree, and an Indian would have killed him
had it not been for a French Lieut, who reſcu-
ed his life—the enemy roſe like a cloud and
fired a volley upon us, and my being in the
front brought me into the rear-I turned little
to the right—the tomahawks and bullets flying
around my ears like hail ſtones, and as I was
running, I ſaw a great wind fall little forward,
which ſeemed impoſſible for me or any other
man to mount, but over I went, and as I ran I
looked little one ſide, where I ſaw a man woun-
ded, (the Indians cloſe to him) who immediate-
tly, with my help, got into the circle. Gerſhom
Bowley had nine bullets ſhot thro’ his clothes
and remained unhurt. Enſign Worceſter had
nine wounds, ſcalped and tomahawked, who
lived and got well.
The battle commenced in the morning and
continued until 3 o'clock, when they left us.
We gathered our dead and wounded up in
a ring; there was half of our men killed and

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wounded and taken, we ſent to Fort Edward
for relief to help carry our wounded, it being 83
in number, we made biers to carry them, many
of whom died on the paſſage, the diſtance being
14 miles.
was almoſt beat out, but I went to Alba-
ny after ſtores and returned to the army-
From thence I went home, it being in the fall,
and tarried through the winter.
In the ſpring, 1754, I ſet out on another
campaign. I went to Crown Point, and there
I ſet up a ſutler's ſhop which I kept two years.
by means of a clerk I employed for that pur-
poſe, not knowing myſelf how to write, or
read, to any amount, what others had written,
or printed. I loſt my Clerk, and not being
able properly to adjuſt accounts, loſt what I
had accumulated by hard induſtry for ſeveral
years, all for the want of youthful education.
After leaving the army I accumulated, by
induſtry, a handſome ſum of ſilver and gold,
with it I purchaſed, in the town of Granville,
ſixteen hundred acres of land and paid for it
n delivery of the deed, but beſides I was to
clear a ſmall piece of land on each right and
build a log houſe; but previous to this I mar.
ried in the year 1761.
then proceeded into the back country to
clear me a farm, ſoon after I began to work in
the woods, but unfortunately cut my leg and
lay under the Doctors care the whole ſeaſon,
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which coſt me a large ſum and well nigh took
my life. I underwent every thing but death,
but thought nothing of the hand that inflicted
the chaſtiſement. My family arrived, and we
were in the wilderneſs and could do no buſi-
neſs. Previous to this, however, I freighted a
veſſel and went to New-York, where I ſold my
cargo extremely high and returning was over-
taken by a gale of wind, my veſſel was much
damaged; but we made ſhift and got to Long-
Iſland, and there we left the veſſel.
I arrived at home ſometime in the winter,
poor enough, the veſſe did nºt ºº till the
next ſpring. Afterwards I broke my wriſt,
with which I had a great deal of pain and ex-
pence ; for a long time I was unable to do any
labour. Though I ſtill ſought to make myſelf
great and happy, in the way I was educated,
the Lord would not ſuffer me to proſper. I
was not yet diſcouraged. Soon after I went
to Moudus and learnt of my brother-in-law
how to make Salt Petre; though being a crip.
ple I went to Old Springfield and Long Mead.
ows, to ſhow them the art of making Salt-Pe.
tre. I was ſent for from town to town, my
wages was one dollar per day; this was in our
revolutionary war. I then enliſted into the
American army. I ſoon muſtered two teams
and carried baggage to Skeenesborough, af.
terwards enliſted into a company of artillery
for a ſhort Campaign ; but on my return home













I was taken ſick, as ſoon as I recovered I went
to ſeemy ſon; he was cutting trees, when un-
fortunately a tree fellon me and cruſhed me
almoſt all to pieces; beat the breath out of my
body, my ſon took me up for dead, I however
ſoon recovered, but have not to this day recov-
ered the uſe of my limbs, which was 34 years
ago, Ilay ſixty days on my back and never
moved or turned to one ſide or the other,
the skin was worn off my backfrom one end to
the other. I was then taken by fix men in a
ſheet and moved, from time to time, for ſixty
or ſeventy days more ; when I was able to
walk by the help of crutches. I had a man to
work in a ſaw-mill, it got out of order, I hob-
bled down to ſhow him how to mend it, and
by accident I fell on the water-wheel, and bruiſ-
ed me moſt horribly. I was indeed helpleſs, &
in dreadful pain; confined month after month,
unable to help myſelf, but at laſt I was reſtored
to health; but being deſtitute of property, and
without my natural ſtrength to get my bread,
with a young and dependent family whoſe
daily wants were increaſing, and none to ad-
miniſter relief. But ſtrange to relate and un-
accountable as it may appear to a thinking
mind, I never once thought on the God of my
ſalvation, or looked up to him for bleſſing or
protection ; I was ſtupid and thoughtleſs-
Owing to my misfortune I could not at-
tend to my contract at Granville, ſo I loſt all

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my land; however I regained my ſtrength ſo
I could walk a little and ride ſide-ways. Soon
after this I was wounded by a limb falling from
a tree upon my head, which again nearly de-
prived me of life. I was carried in wholly un-
able to help myſelf. I, however, recovered as
gain; I can ſay like this, “the time of my de-
parture was not yet come, and there was yet
more trouble for me to paſs through.”
I afterwards was taken with a fit, when
travelling, with an ax under my arm, on
Wincheſter hills, the face of the land was
covered with ice. I was ſenſeleſs from one,
until five P. M. when I came to myſelf I
had my ax ſtill under my arm, I was all
covered with blood and much cut & bruiſed.
When I came to my ſenſes I could not tell
where I had been, nor where I was going ;
but by good luck I went right and arrived
at the firſt houſe, was under the Doctor's
care all the winter. In the next place I fell
ſeven large trees againſt another, and very
imprudently went to cut away the prop;-
when ſuddenly the whole fell together, and
I in the midſt of them, this time I remain-
ed unhurt; but thought nothing of the pow-
ºr that protected ine, (blind as ever.)
Soon after I, and my two ſons went out
a privateering, we ſhip’t aboard a privateer
of 14 tons, commanded by Capt. Havens,
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were chaſed by five Britiſh privateers; they
drove us in upon Horſe neck, where we got
ſome of our guns on ſhore; we brought them
to bear upon the enemy, we exchanged a great
many ſhots; they ſhattered our veſſel and
cut away our rigging. The next day our offic
cers went up into town, and five repaired our
veſſel—then hauld off from the wharf–then
caſt anchor-every man on board went to their
reſt except myſelf in the month of March and
very ſoon I eſpied two Row-gallies, two ſloops
two ſchooners; I rallied all hands on deck;
they quick obeyed and we weighed anchor;
then hauld by the ſide of the wharf but had on-
ly time to get two cannon out on the point of
land, and two on the ſtearn of the veſſel; thiſ
engagement began in the morning—the enem,
gave us a broad ſide and where the bullets
ſtruck it had the appearance of a furrow made
by a plough Staddles in gun ſhot was all cut
aſunder; one of the Row-gallies went round
the pºint of land to hem us in, and they had
near ran aground, but with our ſmall arms we
killed forty of the enemy. We ſent our cabin
boys up to a houſe near the ſhore with a woun-
ded man. Juſt as the boys entered the door
there came ºn eighteen pounder into the houſe,
and the woman was frying cakes over the fire,
Says the woman to the boys, take the cakes,
and I will dºwn cellar. By our killing ſo
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leave us, pleaſed enough at the fight ; for if
we had been taken what would our puniſh-
ment have been—but I thought nothing of
futurity, which if I had conſidered a moment
and viewed a watery grave already made, it ap-
pears as if muſt have ſhuddered at the thought,
my God muſt have given me ſome warnings
of my danger, but if he did his calls I would
not harken to. The devil had great hold on
me and I ſerved him well, but the Lord was
with me——yes, he has ſupported me to this
day through trials and fatigues, but now I feel
to fing praiſes with the celeſtial bands above-
How thankful my friends I am to join with
chriſtian friends now in my old age ; but I
muſt leave this ſubječ.
Next we hoiſted ſail and made for New Lon.
don. After the war we freighted a veſſel and
went to Liverpool and ſold our loading and
ſhipt aboard Capt. Foſter's and went a fiſhing
voyage, and ſo I went two voyage, and the
third voyage I was in the cabin when I heard a
rout on deck, Iſprang up as quick as poſſible
and there being a terrible hurricane as ever I
ſaw in my life both maſts was carried overboard
and if they had not we muſt all have found wa-
tery graves; we ought to have been thankful
and bleſs the Lord for it. Our capt. and all
hands appeared to be greatly ſurpriſed but we
was all pared through the tempeſt, we ought
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for repentance; but we thought nothing of
theſe things. -
The hands all left her but myſelf and my
ſon; we ſtuck faſt by the hull, and that night
we caught 25 large fiſh ; but by jury maſs we
worked her into Liverpool—we went on board
another veſſel and failed for Halifax; mean-
while capt. Foſter repaired his ſchooner and
proceeded to Halifax and there he found me;
bought his veſſel and by good fortune 1 was as
ble to pay the whole purchaſe except eight
pounds. I then took a freight and went to St.
John’s, and on our return to Halifax we were
overtaken by a gale of wind and well high loſt
all hands, veſſel and cargo. We however made
for Mount deſert and obtained it; I was very
uneaſy about my property, but thought of not-
hing elſe. We repaired our veſſel and
returned to Halifax; this was the firſt of Janu-
ary, ſuch a day I never ſaw before not ſince ;
nothing but confuſion; almoſt every ſailor
was in toxicated, myſelf amongſt the reſt. Af.
terſ came to myſelf I reflected a little on ſuch
conduct; reſolving to amend from ſuch practi.
ces, but ſoon I forgot amidſt the buſtle of the
world.
The next day I ſailed up the bay of Funday
and wintered at Hawton there I made an a-
greement to take thirty paſſengers on board
(at eight dollars per head) and carried them to
New London and brought them back again in

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the ſpring; ſo I retutined to Halifax and took
in a freight of dry goods, and again ſailed for
Hawton ; on our paſſage we ſtruck on a reef
and employed other ſmall veſſels to take her
loading and carry it to Liverpool harbour and
ſecure it ; and then I informed the fundry
owners of the circumſtance ; but I ſoon got my
veſſel off again, but it coſt me one dollar an
hour for each man. The coſt being ſo much, I
was obliged to fell her to defray the expences.
Again I was left deſtitute of property.
I had by this time recovered my health, and
was not willing to return empty. I immedi-
ately went to work and again obtained the
ſame veſſel by honeſt induſtry. My next buſi-
neſs was to follow coaſting, but late in the fall
landed at ſalem and was taken very fick; I lay
here ſome weeks when I recovered and re.
irmed to my family after an abſence of four
years, in which time I had not heard from
them. I had very little property and my fam-
ily had been turned out of doors on account
of placing conſidence in thoſe that I took to be
my friends, but by unjuſt dealing they took
hundreds of dollars of my property. When I
went from home, Iowed John Cordy at Lime,
one hundred dollars, Nathaniel Peck of Lime
wed me one hundred dollars; he gave me a
ote; I gave that note to John Cordy to pay
hat debt. Nathaniel Peck went to ſea and
ed. John Cordy adminiſter upon Nathaniel

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Pºck's ſtate. Mr. Cordy gotiuſ ().2665 of
his debt; Mr Cordy came up h re and aſked
me if I would let his brother Samuel take the
note give him leave. I then drºve two
yºke of oxen to Samuel M. Cordº Surry –
Thoſe oxen with the D. z º.66 paid the debt.
John Cordy at Line did nºt knºw it, and on
his death he he willed me half of the ſaid
deb (hi v i low and ſon ſigned the will like
wiſe when was a ſea ºan uct M Cordy got all
the wrºi º and turned my family out of
dº ſº.
This I can prove by Abiſhi Tuºbes, Tſq.---
Kind reader, loºk at the nature of mank nº.
what they will do for fiver and gold, but aſ-
tºr all this earth, hard labor and peºplexity of
mind. I had won nothing and the beſt of my
days were paſt and gone and had to begin ene
tirely anew. I now thought all was gºne, and
I did not care whether 1 lived or died, but
however, I went to work and ſhifted from plan
to plan till at length I moved tº unbridge in
Verm nt, on my paſſage, 1 undertºok driving
cattle, but by accident, I fell and brºke my
writt, I walked eight miles before I could get
it ſet, by that time I had gained ſome property,
altho I was all this time a cripple and afflººd
with broken bones, and fºre ſickneſſes, an
ſome fits. To add to all the reſt, I became bail
for a number of people, and aſ that I was
bondiman for, and took "..." I had to pay

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every farthing, and it reduced me to poverty
again, in advanced age without the means of
hireing or any one to relieve our wants. Who
is able or willing to bear our burden.
A few particulars which were forgotten. As
I was paſſing through Woodſtock, a number
of troopers rode by in haſte ſtruck my ſide, my
horſe run and Limediately fell backwards and
almoſt was killed, and I did not recover for a
number of months. At another time I fell
and broke my ſhoulder. At another time at
Hawton, I was riding in the road a boy in mak-
ing his obeiſance, ſtarted my horſe and I fell to
the ground and was much bruiſed. At anoth-
er time at Royalton, my horſe fell and
through the mercy of God my life was ſpared
and not much hurt; at another time I fell in a
fit at Tunbridge, and was ſupported for the
benefit of my ſoul and others; in the fall of the
year 1810, in the 76th year of my age, I was
taken with the Rheumatiſm and confined me
all winter in the moſt extreme pain for moſt
of the time, I under afflićtion and diſpenſation
of providence, at length began to conſider my
ways, and found myſelf deſtitute of knowledge
to extole me to enquire. I thought on the beſt
that in recorded in the 11th Chapter of Mat-
thew, and 28th to the goth verſes came to my
mind. I aſked my wife whether thoſe words
were in the Bible or not, ſhe told me they were;
that gave me a ſhock, & very uneaſy I was not

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knowing where they were. I began to ſearch
the bible, but often before this I had trials, but
I would not hearken, I had practically ſaid unto
God, depart from me I deſire not the knowl-
edge of thy ways. I had all my days ſet at
naught his councils and words, I often ſlighted
tillan advanced age, but now I experienced per-
ſonal deliverance, yet I had all theſe number
of years been totally blind to the
things that belonged to my peace. I had fears
and put up prayers before God in this fit
tion, I had incurred, as I thought the denuncia-
tion, I will pour out my fury upon the heathen
and upon the families that call not on my name.
My mind was imagining, but agitated. I
imagned many things; it ſeemed to me that I
ſaw a bright light in a dark night, when con-
templating on my bed which I could not ac-
count for, but I thought I heard a voice
calling to me again. I thougt ſaw another
light of the ſame kind, all which I conſidered
as ominous of my own diſſolution. I was in
diſtreſs that ſleep departed from my eyes
and I literally watered my pillow with tears
that I prayed eagerly that God would have
mercy on me, that he would relieve me and o-
pen the eyes of my underſtanding, and enable
me to call on him as I ought. It brought paſſag.
es of ſcripture to my mind, thoſe particular
Chriſt's lamentations over Jeruſalem ſtruck me
very forcibly to think that often the Lord had

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eſſed; & was ſuborn & would not, therefºre
I left deſolate, the whoſe force of the ſcripture
ſeemed to be out againſt me as far as I could
learn ; my wife was my only inſtructor: I had
never read the biole; nor had I any knowl-
edge of it ; could only reccolle&t ſome taught
parts, ſuch as I had heard and laid up for the
pºrpoſe of ridicuing religiºus inſtitutions and
taracters. I however had my intention: I
eleive theſe things have turned to my advan.
ge, but I hope and trut I found mercy : I
dó believe that God did appear for me and
º: out of the horrible pit and mirey clay,
and ſet my feet on the rock of Chriſt ſº ſus–
Blºſſed be the name of Jehovah that I have rea-
ſon to hºpe that I have found him of whom
the prophets did write and that he has told
me all things that ever I did; has enabled me
tº caſt my urbºn on the Lºrd and tº belºve
that he will ſuſtain me, to whom be glory for
ever and ever. -
A few words upon the Univerſal principle—
I have experienced it through the early part of
my life, but I fly it was like building on ſºn .
A certain learned man built ſeven years uſiºn
it but upon his death bed he damned the prin-
ciple, and made this reply. ‘ I ſhºt be damned
to all eternity fºr this principal,” he went
ºut of the world ſmiting his ſiſt almoſt in deſ:
pair, and I having no learning thinking ºf him

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who made me believe it would deceive me. I
have tried and reached much after property,
and ſeveral times obtained it, but by misfor-
tunes, time after time I loſt it. I at length
got wholly diſcouraged of trying to lay up on
earth, where moth and ruſt doth corrupt, and
thieves breakthrough and ſteal, which put me
to thinking ſomething of death and etermity
till I thought myſelf almoſt a Chriſtian, and
was ſo religious that I once went to talk º
a ſick man on his death bed. But if the Loº.
had taken me away with ſuch falſe hopes, I
ſhould have been miſerable to all eternity (ºis
is Univerſaliſts that I am ſpeaking of) this will
not anſwer deceived man and woman. Laſt
fall I was again almoſt a chriſtian, but I found
it would not anſwer to depend on ſuch foun-
dation. Thoſe verſes ſtill run in my mind,
Mathew, the 11th Chapter and 28th, 29th
verſes, come unto me all ye that labour and
are hevy aden and I will give you reſt; take
my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am
meek and lowly in heart, and ye ſhall find reſt
unto your ſouls, for my yoke is eaſy and my
burthen is light.
I was ſo ſtupid that I did not know whether
theſe words were in the Bible or not ; I aſked
my-wife and ſhe tºld me they were, and where
they were, I then diſcovered how ignorant and
ſtupid I had been even to a great age, and I ſaw
what offers of mercy I had ; but I flighted
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them, it brought to my mind Chriſt's ſayings
in St. Mathew, 23d Chapt, and 37th verſe,
C. Jeruſalem thou that killeſt the prophets and
ſtoneſt them that are ſent unto thee, how often
would I have gathered th; children together
even as the hen gathereth her chickens under
her wings and ye would not. Reader you
may think I was in great diſtreſs; I could not
ſleep and took to reading , I was diſticſed to
º how I had abuſed the ſabbath and had
ot taken warning from my wife. About mid-
night I ſaw a light about a foot from my face
as bºght as fire, the doors were all ſhut and no
one ſtiring in the houſe, I thought by this that
I had but a few moments to live, and O what
diſtreſs I was in ; I prayed that the Lord would
have mercy on my ſoul and deliver me from
this horrible pit of fin. I thought myſelf that
I had been ſuch a ville wretch that the Lord
would not have mercy on me, and I thought as
I had flighted ſo many warnings from my com-
panion, and ſo abuſed the ſabbath ; but I pre-
ceived my body and ſoul was in danger; on
reader you may think I was in diſtreſs.
Another night ſoon after I ſaw another light
as bright as the firſt, at a ſmall diſtance from
my face, and I thought I had out a few mo:
ments to live, and not ſleeping nights, and
reading, all day I was in miſery well you may
think I was in diſtreſs, ſoul and body. At an-
oiler time, in the dead of the night I was called
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by my chriſtian name, I ariſe up to anſwer to
my name. The doors all being ſhut and the
houſe ſtill, I thought the Lord called, and I had
but a moment to live. Oh what a vile wretch
I had been. I prayed to the Lord to have
mercy on my ſoul. I called upon the Lord
the greateſt part of the winter, and towards
ſpring it was reviving and light ſhined into
my ſoul. I have often theught that the lights
which I ſaw were to ſhow me what a ſituation
I was in, I had ſlighted his calls and invitations
and warnings from my companion, and what a
ſandy foundation I was on. The calls, I believe,
were ſor ºne to return to the Lord who would
have mercy on me. -
All the winter I was laid up with the rheu-
matiſm, ſo that my wife was obliged to help
me to bed and up again, but in the ſpring the
Lord appeared to be with me, but for my own
ſatisfaction, I thought like this as I was ſetting
one evening by the fire, I prayed to the Lord,
if he was with me that I might know it by this
token—that may pains might all be eaſed for
that night; and bleſſed be the Lord, I was en-
tirely free from pain that night, and I rejoiced
in the God of my ſalvation, and found Chriſt's
promiſes verified that what things ſoever ye
aſk in prayer, believing, ye ſhall receive, and
found that Chriſt would fulfil all his promiſes,
and not one jot or tittle would fail; and the
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thing appeared new and beautiful. Oh how
I loved my neighbors; how I loved my enemies
– could pray for them ; every thing appear.
ed delightful. The love of Chriſt is beautiful;
there is more ſatisfaction to be taken in the
enjoyment of Chriſt one day, than in half a
century ſerving our maſter, the devil. You
that have children under your care, that have
no parents, when you put any thing upon
them to do, conſider them as your own, that
when death overtakes you, you need not fear
their apparitions appearing in your fight, for
tyranny and miſuſage of the fatherleſs and
motherleſs, Time will come when we ſhall
all be called for, ſooner or later, when money
cannot buy our breath one moment. Parents,
a little caution how to train up your children
in the ſight of the Lord. Never bid them to
do any thing that is out of their power, nor
promiſe them only what you mean to fulfil;
ſet good examples in word, deed and action.
We aged parents have a Father to go to and
to guide us if we will but obey and hearken to
his calls. How often we hear, but do not or
bey him ; but why becauſe we will ſay there
is time enough yet, and I have ſomething more
to attend to of my worldly buſineſs. But how,
am I bringing up my children in the fear of
the Lord ; I anſwer no, but in all mannel of
evils, ſabbath breaking, lying, ſwearing, &c.
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our God. Bleſs the riſing generation with his
outpouring from corner to corner, I invite
you to hearken to the calls that often preſſes in-
to your minds, and put it not away for anoth-
ºr day. I give you a weak advice, I am almoſt
brought to the ground with fore accidents and
greatly advanced in years. I always lived in
in, an enemy to God till in my ſeventy ſixth
year—then I began to hearken to theſe calls—
made alive through the blºſſedneſs of Chriſt-
reconciled to God, Oh! my friends, what
views I had…the love I had to God and
my fºllow mortals, I cannot expreſs.
The remainder of my days,
I mean to ſpend in my father's ſervice though
a poor cripple, cannot get on or off my horſe
without help-I have a love to all rich and
poor, kings and nobles, black and white, come
all to Jeſus my friends, come to Jeſus and
he will in no wiſe caſt you off; oh!, come
come, how ſweet is the love to Jeſus—how
beautiful is the love of God. This invitation
is from my heart to hear of your repening
and turning to my God. Take no pattern
from me for 1 would not haiken till I arrived
to advanced age-ſwared from time to time ;
now I have a love for your ſouls; now liſ-
ten to me, though like a child, but ſhun that
path that I uſed to walk in-this is the
prayer of Solomon Mack.
C
HYMNS,
composed AND SELECTED on Differ.
EN F. OCCASIONS.
MY friends I am on the ocean.
So ſweetly do I ſail;
Jeſus he is my portion,
He’s given me a pleaſant gale.
The bruiſes fore,
In harbour ſoon I'll be,
And ſee my redeemer there,
That died for you and me.
Pſalm for deliverance from great diſtry.
WAITED patient on the Lord,
He bowed to hear my cry,
He ſaw me reſting on his word,
And brought ſalvation nigh.
He raiſ'd me from a horrid pit,
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And from my bonds releaſ'd my feet.
Deep bonds of mirey clay.
Firm on a rock he made me ſtand,
And taught my cheerful tongue
To praiſe the wonders of his hand,
In a new thankful ſong.
ºil ſpread his works of grace abroad;
The ſaints with joy ſhall hear,
And finners learn to make my God
Their only hope and fear.
How many are thy thoughts of love!
Thy mercies, Lord how great
Whe have not words nor hours enough,
Their numbers to repeat.
When I'm afflićted, poor and low,
And light and peace depart;
My God beholds my heavy woe,
And bears me on his heart.
Compoſed by one of my ſiſters, to the family, to re-
mind them of Eternity wºn I am dead and gone :
ſhe aims to ſet forth the willingnſ of Chriſ tº re-
ºve ſººners, and her dººre for her children wº
their companion, and grandchildren.
/ Y Children with their companions
M dear, -
They are my claſs to me they're near,s,
My grandchildren are near to my heart,
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My Children dear obey the calls,
The invitation is to you all,
Come, oh come to Jeſus’ bow,
Accept his invitation now.
For you I'll plead his bleeding veins. -
That he would purge away your ſtains,
Jeſus I plead thy atoning blood
To reconcile their ſouls to God.
Oh how lovely are his ways,
Hark and hear what Jeſus ſays,
* My father's juſtice I ſatisfied for thee,
When I hung bleeding on the tree.
Behold the ſpear that pierced my ſide,
When for you I freely died;
Come view my bleeding feet and ſee
The agony I bore for thee.
To ſave your ſouls from ſatan's chains,
I give my body to be ſlain,
For you I pour the bleeding part,
Sinners now give to me your heart.
Sinners what more could I have done?
I've given my life to ranſºm yours,
ſuffered death upon the croſs,
That your poor ſouls might ne'er be loſt.
Now I’m on my father's throne,
I plead the merits of my own,
plead your fins might be forgiven,
That you might reign with me in Heaven.”
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Gh my God if it could be
I’d bring my children all to thee;
in haſte I’d come make no delay.
Until I'd borne them all away.
Oh! I would bear them in my arms,
Where they might view thy bleeding arms,
Saviour I’d preſs them to thy breaſt,
Their ſouls would find ſweet reſt.
My Children I will tell you now,
The labout I have had for you,
My pillow is witneſs to my tear,
That I have ſhed for my Children dear.
Oft times my heart has been in pain,
That your poor ſouls might be born again.
That you might taſte redeeming love,
And with your parents reign above.
My buſy thoughts my ſpirits cheer
I truſt I have five babes in glory there,
With their golden harps God’s praiſes ſing,
Hoſanna to their heavenly king.
Oh! my glaſs is almoſt run,
"Twill ſoon be ſaid your mother's gone,
Then I muſt bid you all adieu,
With no more groans nor fighs for you
I am bound to canaan’s land,
I've liſted in Immanuel's band,
Could I be ſure to meet you there,
Joy and peace 'twould give me here
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When my eyes in death are cloſed,
Remember thoſe lines I have compoſed:
Harbor no fighs within your breaſt,
Hope and truſt my ſoul's at reſt.
When my corpse in my grave is laid,
Search and ſee if your peace is made,
Remember the warnings I’ve given to thee,
Children prepare to follow me.
Now fare you well my children dear,
In the hands of God Ileave you here;
in ſilence I ſhall call on thee,
Bid you prepare to follow me.
Compºſed by my ſiſter, ºn the death of a Grandchild,
in the twelfth year of his age.
Cº. with you I feel to mourn;
With you in your preſent grief,
Our child to us no more return,
In Jeſus ſeek relief.
I truſt he's bowing before his throne,
Singing redeeming love,
ºf it be ſo prepare to go,
join with your ſon above.
ºf he be to glory gone,
º Happy is his employ,
Hoſanna there will be his ſong
Through all eternity.
He's free’d from ſorrow grief and pain:
Do no longer weep,


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Children you'll meet your ſon again.
When wake from his long ſleep.
It was for ſome wiſe end,
To us it is unknown,
Why Jeſus took your lovely ſon,
Altho’ he was his own. -
Methinks in ſilence he does ſpeak,
His voice is to us all,
Bids us prepare our Judge to meet,
Be ready when he calls,
If your peace with God is made,
Happy will be the hour,
We may meet our Judge, be not afraid
Of his extenſive power.
That blooming flower your lovely bud.
From us has took a flight,
We truſt he's now praiſing his God,
There cloathed in raiment white.
Pity his parents dear,
Sanctify the rod,
Jeſus to thee bring them near,
Oh waſh them in thy blood.
Jeſus with thee I leave this caſe,
With thy father now to plead,
Nordo I doubt thy father's grace,
He is a friend in time of need.
Oh my God hearthy Son,
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He'll plead the merits of his own.
Oh ſet the mourners free.
Now fare you well my children dear,
Cleanſe them O Lord from ſin,
When to the throne of grace I go,
I'll remember them again.
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True faith and conſidence in cº,
MY Friends I am happy now,
My ſaviour I embrace,
He's made my ſuborn heart to bow,
And ſing redeeming grace.
Nor any of your glittering attire.
Now I am leaning on Jeſus Breaſt;
I have my heart's deſire.
view'd the heavenly manſions above,
My king he's on his throne,
He ſtooped to me with ſmiles of love,
He tells me I’m his own.
view'd my ſaviourthere,
At his Father's right hand he ſtands,
He told to me I was his heir,
And I belonged to his heavenly band.
It is through my Saviour's blood,
That I have grown ſo bold,
It's reconciled me to my God,
My joys they can't be told.
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when I view'd the heavenly manſions above,
My heart did give a leap,
My ſoul was ſwimming away in love.
Still) for my fins I weep.
when my beſt friends and I did weep,
our diſcourſe together was love,
While I'm a lying at his fect,
He tells me of the days above.
He ſhows to me the cross.
Where he himſelf had died,
beheld his bleeding hands and feet,
I viewed his wounded ſide.
My heartbegan to melt,
My eyes, º flowed with tears,
In my ſoul his dying love, I felt.
And 'tis driven away my fears.
He took me out of the mirey pit,
And ſat me on a rock, -
He told me how he had paid my debt,
And it has given my foul a ſhock.
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Faith, Charity and Hºpe.
Sometimes ſhe's in the valley,
And that I will not bear,
fired at her a ralley,
And drive her away from there.
And when ſhe's on the mountain,
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For while ſhe's there ſhe loves,
The their ſhe’s nearer to the crown,
At this the priſonet ſaid,
Alack a day and ſad ſhe,
My enemies ſaid ſhe,
No help is here for me.
This I am determined
A requeſt to my king, I’ll ſend,
He’s able to relieve mºs
M, And break my iron band.
He's this ſhe was rewarded,
AAnd ſoon did ſhe proceed,
re, ºr requeſt, it ſoon arrived,
And help ſhe had with ſpeed.
Noºs ſoon as ſhe beheld them,
She leaped for joy,
Saying theſe men the knew they
Both were there, 'twas faith and charity
Of Polion faith demanded,
The captive again,
Showing him the warrant,
Received from the king.
As charity, by faith he ſtoody-
To Poljon he replied,
This warrant is ſealed with
Blood it cannot be denied.
Old Polion ſoon retreated,
And unbelief did hide,
Faith took the priſoners hands,
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The hand and fearful ſtep’t aſide.
Faith took the captive by the hand,
And led her from Polion's ground,
Together they rejoiced,
To Canaan they were bound.
As they were walking, -
Their talk it was love,
Acribing all the honor,
To the powers above.
Together they united,
And ſung the vićtory,
Saying twa's our king manuel,
That ſet this priſoner free.
cºnce in God.
- NTO my God I made my moºn.
He granted my requeſt,
Jeſus to me returned
In him I feel to reſt.
Thanks be to God my Saviour he
I taſte his ſweeteſt love,
He bore my fins on Calvary,
Now pleads for me above.
Jeſus to thee, I give my caſe,
With thy Father now to plead,
Nor do I doubt thy Father's grace,
He’s a friend in time of need.
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That now inamor's me, - -
Jeſus claſp me in thy arms,
Oh keep me near to thee.
It's thy bleeding veins, -
That makes me now ſo bold,
Thy blood has purg'd away my ſtains,
New joy’s to me unfolds.
With thee I feel to be,
In thy Father’s family,
In thy Father's family I have a ſhare,
The thanks I give to thee.
Faith, Charity, and Hope.
LD unbelief he ſeized me, and dragged
me along with him,
His countenance was frowning on me, he
locked grim,
He told me I’d been treacherous and rebel'da-
gainſt my king,
He would rake up all my charaćter into the
court he’d bring.
His witneſſes were ſummoned while I ſtood
trembling by.
Old Polion was his lawyer he has this caſe
to tr
so triend ºil around me to plead for my re-
lief, -
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Poor fearful made the firſt ſpeech though tram.
bling as he flood,
Saying Ive of told this priſoner his religi.
on was not good,
When I foreſee her danger it made my heart
to bleed,
Often times I’ve couneled her never more
proceed.
Soon old unbelief his ſtory told which pleaſ'd
his lawyer well
He's often tho’t thy priſoner her portion was
in hell, -
Her lamps they were not trimºd in them ſhe
has no oil,
I made her believe ſhe was deceived by ſatan
was begiled.
ºve laid my burden at thy feet,
On thee Ivecaſt my cares,
Thy promiſes to me was ſweet,
When I was a pleading there.
No one can take this joy from me.
When Jeſus by my ſide,
While I'm in his company,
My enemy's have tried.
Satan you do your beſt,
Your warlike weapons try,
So I'm leaning on Jeſus baeaſt
Your enmity I defy.
Saints with all your hearts rejoiced.
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We are bound to canaan’s land,
When we took our ſaviour for our choice,
We liſted in his band.
Upon Chriſt and deliverance,
Though earthly friends againſt me turn,
Surely I’ll not be grieved,
know where I can make my mourn.
I here ſhall be received.
New trials begin to riſe,
In haſte I’ll run to hire,
With a broken heart and watery eyes,
I'll beg and plead him :
I'll tell him of my trials here,
How I’m rejected,
And beg with patience, I might bear,
Trials when I am afflicted.
When I aſk relief from friends below,
With me they ſoon grow weay,
And charging me of what I know
From my heart I am not guilty.
My friends above will be my judges,
With him I am well pleaſ'd ;
In my breaſt his promiſe ledg’d,
Surely I’m not deceived.
When to this friend I make my mourn,
With bitter lementation,
He gives me balm for ſound
Fitted to my condition.
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He ſhows to me his wounded ſide,
Telling to me the glorious ſtory,
How for finners he had died,
To bring their ſouls to glory.
º, º Pº. Mººr, enºa
on her death bed.
MY life’s a ſhade, my days decline,
The Lord is life he’ll raiſe my duſt,
Theſe truth’s divine, I feel them mine,
In a going to dwell amongſt the Juſt,
My peaceful grace will keep my day,
Until I meet you all at the laſt day.
The time has been when I was loth to die.
Death has now became my choice,
Death is a cºnquered enemy
in God, my Saviour, I rejoice.
Thoſe gloomy doubts are gone from me.
My ſaviour's blood has ſet me free.
The pangs of death is all I dread,
Dear Savior, take the ſting away.
ºm not afraid for to be dead,
And leave this jump of clay,
Oh may I rejºice on a dying bed,
Free joy will take away this dread.
Farewell my children dear,
I know you all are near my heart,
The time is now a drawing near ;
That you and I muſt ſately part,
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I hope to meet you all above,
Where we ſhall ſing redeeming love.
Brothers and fiſters fare you well,
I'm now agoing to die,
I feel ſubmitted to God’s will,
I truſt my name is written on high,
I truſt my ſins are all forgiven,
I hope to rain with you in Heav'n,
Be nigh to them in trials here,
This world is not their home,
Fill their ſouls with love and fear, -
In them let murmuring have no rooms
Father and mother, they’ll have none,
Be nigh to them when I am gone.
Lord give me patience here,
To wait untill my time is come,
Patiently my pains to bear.
Then may I go rejoicing home,
Through the ſhades of death be nigh to the
My God, my truſt is all thee.
come welcome death your warront's read.
I'm preparºd to die,
come welcome angels with ſpeed come.
Convey my ſoul to God on high.
Come welcome ſaviour viſit ºne.
Come ſit my ſoul at liberty,
Back ſiders’ ºwn
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M. deareſ ſºond nº lovely ºur.

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I want a viſit now from thee,
I'm ſorry for my paſt behaviour,
want a viſit from thee.
I'm ſorry for my paſt behaviour,
That I ſo of have ſtrayed from thee,
Let thy blood be appli’d,
Nothing elſe can ſtain, cleanſe my fins
Since for ſinners thou haſt died,
I'll pleed thy bleeding veins,
'Tis through thy ſalvation I aſk ſalvation.
Jeſus I believe thee to be our door.
hope and truſt with expectation,
To reign with thee forever more.
Do not ſuffer me to be deceived,
My God my truſt is all in thee.
If I have not in thee believed,
O Lord make it known to me.
Search my heart in every corner.
Make me know how ville I be.
Jeſus to thee I’ll give the honor.
Jeſus the thanks belong to thee.
Chriſtian Wºłory.
M. God my Saviour here I be,
Drinking at thy fountain free,
There is no leſs than when I began,
Here is enough for every one.
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Jeſus bring to thy children dear,
That we may drink together there ;
Theſe living ſtreams, can never dry,
Come Chriſtians, drink your full ſupply.
Soon ye ſhall reach that bliſsful ſhore,
Where we ſhall never thirſt more,
There be cloathºd, in raiments white,
in us our ſaviour wilº take delight.
Well make the heavenly arches ring,
When we are brought before our king:
With ſaints and angels join above,
There we’ll ſing redeeming love.
Angels above, and we believe,
We'll ſing his praiſe as well as you,
Our ſongs, will yours exceed,
It was for you Jeſus did bleed.
Above your notes our ſongs will ſwell,
‘Twas Jeſus ſav'd out ſouls from hell,
Jeſus bought us with his blood
Now reconcile our ſouls to God.
QUITE a mericile of my daughter in the
town of Sunderland in the ſtate of Maſſachu-
ſetts, the wife of Joſeph Tuttle, ſhe was ſick a
bout one year. At the expiration of her firſt
frkneſs, the doćtor had given her over, and
the nurses removed her by the uſe of ſheets,
to make her bed, for ſome days before her re-
Govery.
For three days ſhe eat only the yolk of one
g—ſhe was an anatomy to appearance. Her
ſends were often weeping around her bed ex-
acting every moment to be her laſt.
The day before her recovery, the doctor ſaid
It was as much impoſſible to raiſe her, as it
would one from the dead. The night follow-
ing ſhe dreamed a dream; it was that a ſort of
wine would cure her ; it was immediately
brought to her, and ſhe drank it. The next
morning the awoke and called to her huſband
to get up and make a fire—he aroſe immediate-
ly, but thought ſhe was out of her head; but
ſoon he found to the contrary; quickly ſhe a-
roſe upon end in the bed (ſaid the Lord has
helped both body and ſoul) and dreſſed herſelf.
She then aſked for the Pſalm book and turned
to the goth pſalm. 2d part (readers look for
yourſelves) and again ſhe mentioned the 116th
firſt part. Soon after the ſame morning ſhe
went to the houſe of her father-in-law, (which
was about ten rods) and back again on her feet
her eyes and countenance appeared lively and
bright as ever it was in her paſt life. It was
on Thurſday following, ſhe went to meeting
which was a mile and a half. On the firſt ſing:
ing ſhe offered them the 116th pſalm firſt part.
The miniſter preached an excellent ſermon but
her exhortation was ſaid to exceed the miniſ.
ter's ſermon and on the laſt ſinging ſhe turned
to the 116th pſalm 2d part. After meeting re-
























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turned home and after ſhe regained herſtrength
ſhe went about her uſual labour, which
ſhe moderately followed one or two
years, when ſhe was taken down again ſhe grew
uneaſy and went to her fathers in Gilſum in
New-Hampſhire, and there ſtaid ſome months;
at the ſame time I had another daughter ſick
with the conſumption and died. My other
daughter grew uneaſy and I carried her back
again, where ſhe ſtaid part of one ſummer and
ſhe was diſconted. and I went after her and
got her to Montague to landlord S.–, I took
her out of the carriage and ſet her in a chair
and ſhe inſtantly died. I immediately got a
coffin made and then carried her home.
My friends when you read this journal re-
member your unfortunate friend Solomon
Mack, who worried and toiled until an old age,
to try to lay up treaſures in this world, but
the Lord would not ſuffer me to have it, but
now I truſt I have treaſures laid up that no man
can take away, but by the goodneſs of God
through the blood of a bleeding Saviour.
Although I am a poor cripple unable to walk
much, or even to mount or diſmount my horſe
I hope to ſerve my God by his aſſiſtance to di-
wine acceptance, that I may at laſt leap for joy.
to ſee his face and hold him faſt in my em-
brace.
Jºsus is mine and I am his,
in union we are joined;
Oh! how ſweet to me it is,
To feel my Saviour mine.
My friends, for you I long,
That you might happy be:
long to hear you fing the ſong,
eſus has died for me.
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- - y days
And chiefly ſpent in finful ways. yS,
Q may thoſe few which now remain,
Be ſpent eternal life to gain.
I'm paſſing through this vale of tears,
Bºneath the weight of numerous years,
My body maimed, what have I done,
Beneath the light of yonder ſun,
The bloom of life I ſpent in vain,
Some earthly treaſures to obtain.
But earthly treaſures took their flight,
For which I loboured day and night.
I've ranged the fields of battle o'er,
Midſt dying groans and cannon's roar.
Whilſt death ſurrounded all the plain,
I'm ſpared amidſt the thouſands ſlain.
I've been preſerved by ſea and land,
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For cauſes then unknown to me,
Which, ſince, I truſt, I'm brought to ſee.
I hope through grace that God has given,
I’m led to ſeek a place in heaven, .
Where ſin and pain ſhall never come,
I hope to find a peaceful home.






ERRATIA,
In the year 1755, I caliſted under Capt. Har-
is and went to Fort Edwards; there was a
large army come from South Bay (now called
Skeenſborough) upon a ſcouting party of our
men, at Halfway Brook: there was a ſcouting
party of the enemy attacked our men, and Ken-
rºck, horie was ſhot under him and he was kil-
led ; when they heard the guns, Gen Lyman
and Col. Johnſon had not a log put up. The
enemy fought ſeven miles and killed them all
the way; when they got there the breaſt work
was finiſhed, This battle laſted all day, many
were killed on both ſides; the remainder of
the enemy went back to half-way brook (being
ſeven miles) and refreſhed themſelves upon
their ſpoil. Then a party of New Hampſhire
troops come upon them and killed a great num-
be of them.
was married in the year 1759, inſtead of
* -ſame page, inſtead of 1754–1759. Then
went to Crown Point and kept a Suttler's
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came frnm Quebe, and took Fort William
Henry. The French guarded the priſoners
fourteen miles. The blood thirſty Indians
kept breaking in upon the guard and killing
them aſ the way.





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