^[FIGURE]^ I did not understand why the Lord should send me into the midst of such spirits to bear testimony
of his work I felt vary strangely my tongue was glued to my mouth I could not speak I
arose to my feet to leave the House. I felt as though the floor moved under my feet & when I
stoped upon the ground I felt that I was surrounded with devils and I felt like fleeing as Lot
did when He went out of Sodom, without looking behind me. [Genesis 19:17] Mr Akeman followed me
out of the door close to my heels about 8 rods without either of us speaking I knew he was
following close to me when about 8 rods from the House this strange feeling left me in
the twinkling of an Eye and when Mr Akeman got to the place where this feeling left
me he fell dead at my feet as though he had been struck with a thunderbolt from Heaven
I herd him fall to the Earth, but I was so agitated I did not look behind me at all
his daughter stood in the door way saw him fall she fainted & fell at the same time & neither
of them spoke a word that I could hear, I continued to walk down to Mr Hubbels as
fast as I could meditating upon the strange dealings of God with me still not knowing
that Mr Akeman was dead. I arived at Mr Hubbels Just at dark in a peculiar
state of Mind. supper was ready we all sat down to the table blessing was asked I took
up my knife & fork to commence eating and I herd a horse coming upon a full run
I droped my knife & fork & listened, a man rode up to our door and cryed out Mr
Akeman is dead I want you to go there immediately. In a moment my eyes were open to under-
stand the whole subject I felt satisfied with the dealings of God with me in calling me to go & warn him
as soon as his daughter came to her senses she ran to her nearest brothers & gave the alarm we walked up to
the house as soon as we could when we arived there we found all of his sons in the house around his body
wailing in an awful manner. he was naturally a large man but when we come to see his dead body
it was swollen to a great extent it appeared as though his skin was ready to crack open & he was
as black as an Affrican. We immediately went to work & made a large box and put him into it
I continued to think of my dream
Sunday we had an Appointed a meeting at Mr Hubbels for Preaching to day but in consequence of the death
of Mr Akeman but few came together I spent the day there conversing upon the gospel
[FIGURE] We attended the funeral & assisted in burying the body of Mr Akeman I preached the gospel to
the people at the close I got 10 signers to the petition to the Govornor of Missouri. we also continued to
hear of Deaths around us almost daily
We travelled from Mr Akemans to Mr Elijah Bakers Preached at his house according to appointment
from thence to Josiah Harts who invited us to spend the night with him & we did so he was 74 75years of Age
Travelled to Wm Wit's 5 miles got 5 signers to the petition and A patriot in the Revolution He signed the petition
Walked to Mr Hubbels and Preached according to an appointment at his house we got 6 signers to
our petition. we then walked 4 miles to Benjamin Snellin's
Spent the day labouring with our hands & the night with Mr Snelling who was dangerously sick
[FIGURE] I did not understand why the Lord should send me into the midst of such spirits to bear testimony
of his work I felt vary strangely my tongue was glued to my mouth I could not speak I
arose to my feet to leave the House. I felt as though the floor moved under my feet & when I
stoped upon the ground I felt that I was surrounded with devils and I felt like fleeing as Lot
did when He went out of Sodom, without looking behind me. Mr Akeman followed me
out of the door close to my heels about 8 rods without either of us speaking I knew he was
following close to me when about 8 rods from the House this strange feeling left me in
the twinkling of an Eye and when Mr Akeman got to the place where this feeling left
me he fell dead at my feet as though he had been struck with a thunderbolt from Heaven
I herd him fall to the Earth, but I was so agitated I did not look behind me at all
his daughter stood in the door way saw him fall she fainted & fell at the same time & neither
of them spoke a word that I could hear, I continued to walk down to Mr Hubbels as
fast as I could meditating upon the strange dealings of God with me still not knowing
that Mr Akeman was dead. I arived at Mr Hubbels Just at dark in a peculiar
state of Mind. supper was ready we all sat down to the table blessing was asked I took
up my knife & fork to commence eating and I herd a horse coming upon a full run
I droped my knife & fork & listened, a man rode up to our door and cryed out Mr
Akeman is dead I want you to go there immediately. In a moment my eyes were open to understand the whole subject I felt satisfied with the dealings of God with me in calling me to go & warn him
as soon as his daughter came to her senses she ran to her nearest brothers & gave the alarm we walked up to
the house as soon as we could when we arived there we found all of his sons in the house around his body
wailing in an awful manner. he was naturally a large man but when we come to see his dead body
it was swollen to a great extent it appeared as though his skin was ready to crack open & he was
as black as an African. We immediately went to work & made a large box and put him into it
I continued to think of my dream
Sunday we had an Appointed a meeting at Mr Hubbels for Preaching to day but in consequence of the death
of Mr Akeman but few came together I spent the day there conversing upon the gospel
[FIGURE] We attended the funeral & assisted in burying the body of Mr Akeman I preached the gospel to
the people at the close I got 10 signers to the petition to the Govornor of Missouri. we also continued to
hear of Deaths around us almost daily
We travelled from Mr Akemans to Mr Elijah Bakers Preached at his house according to appointment
from thence to Josiah Harts who invited us to spend the night with him & we did so he was 74years of Age
Travelled to Wm Wit's 5 miles got 5 signers to the petition and A patriot in the Revolution He signed the petition
Walked to Mr Hubbels and Preached according to an appointment at his house we got 6 signers to
our petition. we then walked 4 miles to Benjamin Snellin's
