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The appointments to which Bangs
refers are stops along the Oswegatchie circuit where he
would preach in private homes or the open air. These stops
were also served by at least several unsalaried local ministers as well. Appointments
along this circuit included Elizabethtown,
Augusta, Edwardsburg, Matilda, Williamsburg, Oznabruck,
and Cornwall (Cornish 272).
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Thursday 4 [July 1805]
Monday afternoon was taken ill with an
ague & fever which still continues. It has weakened my
body so that I am not able to attend my appointments. O that this season of confinement may be sanctified to me. May it be a time of recollection, self examination and self
abasement. I feel the Lord near to support me under my
various trials, thanks be unto his Holy Name forever. My friends are exceeding kind to me (O what condescension).
May God reward them an hundred fold in this World and in the
World to come, give them Everlasting Life.
I am often astonished at the kindness of my friends to so
unworthy a Creature as I am. I find the want of much
Grace to bear up under such heavy burdens. Adversity
bring its own antidote, but a flood of prosperity needs a skillful
hand to improve it. O Lord, do thou help me for Christ's sake.
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Primary Sources |
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Abel Stevens Life and Times of
Nathan Bangs Bangs on ague
John Carroll Case and His Cotemporaries
Carroll on the "Upper
Canada District" in 1805.
David Smyth "Map of the Province of Upper Canada 1813"
Upper Canada
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Terms |
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ague: An acute
fever followed by chills and sweating usually
brought on by waterborne bacteria. Swampy
areas around Kingston during this time had "an evil
reputation as unhealthy place[s]" (Preston lxxx). |
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