tell thee, that I shall not come in this year, but when I do come in, it will be a day of days, and a year of years, and a day to be remembered. Now I have told you what the Spirit has shewn me, and write it down that it may be sent to all places where there is a body of people." It is necessary here to remark, that after he left Ashton, on the 4th of 4th month, 1831, he frequently declared that he should not re-enter that place until those who had risen up against the word of the Lord were dead, and when he did so not a dog would move its tongue against him. Alluding to the persons who, in the beginning of that year were the instruments of setting the people of the town against him in such a manner that he could not go into it without being in danger of losing his life. On Sunday, the 6th of the 1st month, 1839, he was at a meeting of the believers at the house of George Ramsden, in Dukinfield, and as appears from their testimony, informed them that he should enter into Ashton on the following day; and said, moreover, that the people would have something else to do than to look at him, and warned the believers not to go out except on business, as there would be danger. About midnight the memorable hurricane commenced, which extended over a considerable portion of the three kingdoms; the wind had been strong the whole of Sunday, but as the Liverpool Mercury observed, "There was nothing to indicate the frightful storm which followed." On the morning of Monday he went into the town in the midst of the falling slates, &c., and although if he had done so some years ago, he would have been almost immediately surrounded, and probably trodden under foot, he now was allowed to do so peaceably, and although well known to some of the persons who saw him, he was not treated with one disrespectful word, Addresses of the Witnesses and Persons who wrote the Communications from John Wroe's mouth. William Muff, sen., Little Horton, near Bradford, Yorkshire. (Dead.) William Tillotson, formerly of Noyna Side, near Colne, Lancashire. (Dead.) David Bullough, Dewsbury Road, near Leeds. (Dead.) John Shaw, formerly of No. 2, Spring Street, Sheffield. (Dead.) Joseph Churchward, son of William Churchward, No. 12, Waterloo Street, Stoke, Devonport. Henry Brown, Red Lion Court, Magdalene Street, Exeter. Matthew Shaw, 4, Crescent Street, Leeds. David Brummitt. (Dead.) Eliza Higgison, Drumlough, near Hillsborough, County Down, Ireland. (Dead.) John Higgison, Hillsborough, County Down, Ireland. George Meredith, formerly of Tewksbury, Gloucestershire. John Taylor, Messrs. Gladdish's Lime Works, Gravesend, Kent. Susanna Wroe, daughter of John Wroe. John Bishop, formerly of Exeter, now of 108, First Street, New York, U. S. Margaret Bishop, (formerly Margaret Williamson,) the same address. James Whytte, late of Glasgow College. PRINTED BY W. DEANE, STONE STREET, GRAVESEND. |