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A-FM 22, Roll 9, Original in Library of Congress BX 9768 W2W
Watervliet Church Meeting Journal kept by request of Elders,
1844-1846

(I was mainly interested in who the "instruments" were.)

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1845
6 Aug Nehemiah White
10 Aug Elizabeth B. Harrison and Sophronia H. Smith (SHS)
17 Aug At funeral of Lucy Prescott, deceased made herself known thru SHS,
"Inspired visionist, Phebe Ann Smith" also present
18 Aug Willard Allen is the "prophet"
Sarah Simons (Simmons ?) manifests "Mother 1 s little shepherdess1,1
SHS manifests "Holy Mother Wisdom's SEraph','
30 Aug DA Buckingham spoke as "the holy Angel" and "a native Spirit" was
..manifested by Nancy White, who brought the love of the lamb-like
spirit and simplicity,
31 Aug SHS appeard as "a little seraph from Holy Mother clothed with
Sun native simplicity."
6 Sept Both Nancy White and SHS made known that Mother Ann . was present
Sat and that she had been lately visiting all her children and had
"gathered a bushel measure full of love; this was placed in the
centre and Mother invited us all to partake thereof, so we helped
ourselves freely."
11 Sept In the course of this meeting a native spirit was manifested thru
Thur the instrument of Nancy White... As the above stated gift closed,
another happy spirit was manifested thru SHS.
Oct A general description of the treasures upon and in the box sent by
Holy Wisdom from Watervliet (Wisdom's Valley) to the Holy Mount
by Benjamin S. Youngs.
"The cover of the box was overlaid with gold. Over the box was a
golden eagle with spread wings which covered the box and all therein
This eagle represented Holy Wisdom, the mother of those eagles that
Christ said would gather to the body wheresoever it was. Those
heavenly birds that were given were her offspring. The box was
covered with the seal of the heavenly father and of all our hea-
venly parents, to which was joined the seal of the elders . Under
this ***;were placed the seals that were given to each one.
In the box was pure and heavenly love from the hosts of heaven,
represented by golden apples, one for each of Mother's children,
both at the Holy Mount and Wisdom's Valley. It also contained
an abundance of heavenly fruits, such as pears, peaches, plums
and grapes. There were represented as silver, signifying the
love and union of the body of Christ with many heavenly blessings.
There was also a rich styore of precious stones of all kinds,
which are the heavenly virtues of grace of the gospel, adapted
to the state of each soul. Of these, each child of Mother may
receive as much, according to their peculiar s/tate, as they are
willing and prepared for.
All these things are sent from Wisdom 1 s Valley, as being the place