Devotional Somnium, Or, a Collection of Prayers and Exhortations: Uttered by Miss Rachel Baker, in the City of New York, in the Winter of 1815, During Her Abstracted and Unconscious State
Devotional Somnium, Or, a Collection of Prayers and Exhortations: Uttered by Miss Rachel Baker, in the City of New York, in the Winter of 1815, During Her Abstracted and Unconscious State
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1815 edition. Excerpt: ... The case of Miss Baker is unquestionably the most curious one of the kind on record; but it is not the only one. The Gentleman's Magazine for May 1760, contains an analogous instance. Dr. Hooper, his son Mr. H. and Captain Fisher, are the witnesses who, attest the fact of a boy that delivered regular ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1815 edition. Excerpt: ... The case of Miss Baker is unquestionably the most curious one of the kind on record; but it is not the only one. The Gentleman's Magazine for May 1760, contains an analogous instance. Dr. Hooper, his son Mr. H. and Captain Fisher, are the witnesses who, attest the fact of a boy that delivered regular theological discourses in fits; at Reading, in England. On account of the resemblance which that case bears to ours, the article is borrowed entire from that highly respectable work. Vol. xxx. p. 236-240. Editor. Reading, May 10, 1760.. Urban, The story I am now going to relate, may be depended upon as a fact, and how incredible soever it may appear, there were so many eye witnesses of the truth of it, that no fact can be better attested. About the beginning of the year 1759, one Joseph Payne, a country lad about sixteen, came to live with Capt. Fisher of this town, as a foot boy; fee had before been servant to a farmer, at Lambourn Woodlands, and till this time followed the plough and other farming business. He was wholly unacquainted with letters, but was notwithstanding of a very serious turn; attended constantly at church, and was very attentive to what he heard there. His master, the farmer, wag a Quaker, a man of strict morals, and the lad profited much by the example set before him in so regular a family; where reading the scriptures, and conversing upon religious topics, was a principal part of the employment of the leisure hours of the master and his children, at which the lad was often present. After he had been some time in the service of Oapt. Fisher, his fellow servant was one day alarmed by his falling into a fit; being much frightened, she went to call other assistance, and several people were soon got about him, who were...
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