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Wednesday, October 1
Romans 1:1-7
Mark 7:17-23

Thursday, October 2
Romans 1:8-12
Mark 7:24-30

Friday, October 3
Romans 1:13-17
Mark 7:31-37

Saturday, October 4
Romans 1:18-23
Mark 8:1-10

Sunday, October 5 [Pentecost 17]Psalm 145:14-23
Deuteronomy 26:1-11
2 Corinthians 8:1-9
Matthew 5:17-26

Monday, October 6
Romans 1:24-27
Mark 8:11-21

Tuesday, October 7
Romans 1:28-32
Mark 8:22-26

Wednesday, October 8
Romans 2:1-10
Mark 8:27-33

Thursday, October 9
Romans 2:11-16
Mark 8:34 – 9:1

Friday, October 10
Romans 2:17-24
Mark 9:2-13

Saturday, October 11
Romans 2:25-29
Mark 9:14-29

Sunday, October 12 [Pentecost 18]
Psalm 139:1-11
Genesis 28:10-22
Hebrews 11:1-16
Matthew 6:24-29

Monday, October 13
Romans 3:1-6
Mark 9:30-37

Tuesday, October 14
Romans 3:7-20
Mark 9:38-41

Wednesday, October 15
Romans 3:21-26
Mark 9:42-50

Thursday, October 16
Romans 3:27-31
Mark 10:1-12

Friday, October 17
Romans 4:1-12
Mark 10:13-22

Saturday, October 18
Romans 4:13-25
Mark 10:23-27

Sunday, October 19 [Pentecost 19]
Psalm 121
Genesis 32:22-30
1 Corinthians 9:19-27
Matthew 7:13-27

Monday, October 20
Romans 5:1-5
Mark 10:28-31

Tuesday, October 21
Romans 5:6-11
Mark 10:32-40

Wednesday, October 22
Romans 5:12-17
Mark 10:41-45

Thursday, October 23
Romans 5:18-21
Mark 10:46-52

Friday, October 24
Romans 6:1-11
Mark 11:1-10

Saturday. October 25
Romans 6:12-14
Mark 11:11-14

Sunday, October 26 [Pentecost 20]
Psalm 11
Ezekiel 12:21-28
1 Peter 1:13-21
John 11:17-27

Monday, October 27
Romans 6:15-19
Mark 11:15-19

Tuesday, October 28
Romans 6:20-23
Mark 11:20-25

Wednesday, October 29
Romans 7:1-6
Mark 11:26-33

Thursday, October 30
Romans 7:7-11
Mark 12:1-12

Friday, October 31
Romans7:12-20
Mark 12:13-17

Wednesday, October 1 Psalms 67, 147
Thursday, October 2 Psalms 47, 148
Friday, October 3 Psalms 87, 149
Saturday, October 4 Psalms 8, 150
Monday, October 6 Psalms 127, 145
Tuesday, October 7 Psalms 131, 146
Wednesday, October 8 Psalms 95, 147
Thursday, October 9 Psalms 91, 148
Friday, October 10 Psalms 84, 149
Saturday, October 11 Psalms 122, 150
Monday, October 13 Psalms 114, 145
Tuesday, October 14 Psalms 15, 146
Wednesday, October 15 Psalms 131, 147
Thursday, October 16 Psalms 121, 148
Friday, October 17 Psalms 123, 149
Saturday, October 18 Psalms 124, 150
Monday, October 20 Psalms 24, 145
Tuesday, October 21 Psalms 29, 146
Wednesday, October 22 Psalms 20, 147
Thursday, October 23 Psalms 96, 148
Friday, October 24 Psalms 133, 149
Saturday, October 25 Psalms 99, 150
Monday, October 27 Psalms 100, 145
Tuesday, October 28 Psalms 1, 146
Wednesday, October 29 Psalms 23, 147
Thursday, October 30 Psalms 4, 148
Friday, October 31 Psalms 93, 149

October 1

A certain young man came to Mother with some peach and plum stones in his hand, and asked her if he might plant them? “Yea,” answered Mother, “do all your work as though you had a thousand years to live, and as you would if you knew you must die to-morrow.”

October 2

Mary Chase asked Mother if she might come and live with her. ” Live with me, child!” said Mother. “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but I have not where to lay my head. Go, child, and I will go with you; if you go through the waters, the floods shall not overflow you; and if you go through the fire, it shall not kindle upon you; and if you go to the ends of the earth I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

October 3

Father James said, “I feel such fear of God that it runs through my whole body, even to my fingers’ ends.” He kneeled down, and said, ” I desire you would be thankful to God for the gift of repentance, and remission of sins.”

October 4

Hannah Cogswell went to see Mother Ann while she was at Ashfield, and feeling a deep sense of her loss, and her great need of Mother’s union and protection, she asked Mother, on the eve of her departure, as she went to take leave of her, if she felt any promise of God for her. “Yea,” answered Mother; “God’s blessing be with you, and rest upon you; and God’s everlasting grace and salvation be unto your soul if you will obey. Go home and go about your work every day as though I were present with you.” Hannah went home, and in obedience to Mother, she found the promise of God fulfilled, day by day.

October 5

Ruth Turner visited Mother Ann at Harvard, and after she had been there awhile, Mother said to her, “Ruth, go home, and set your house in order, take up your cross against the works of the flesh, and lay no temptations before Joseph; (her husband) for no one will turn from the way of God but for their lusts.”

October 6

She also said, “You must be kind to strangers, as I have been to you, for that is the only way that you can reward me.”

October 7

One day there came a poor man to Mother Ann, and complained of his brother, who, he said, was rich, and able to help him, but would not. Mother replied,” That is the way of the world; the rich are covetous, and will not help the poor, and the poor, instead of crying to God to open their hearts, will envy them for it; therefore, they are both wicked.”

October 8

Phebe Spencer, being in conversation with Mother Ann at Watervliet, Mother asked her, “Do you believe that I am able to help you?” Phebe answered, “Yea, Mother, I have no other faith.” Mother said, “I own your faith; faith is the anchor of the soul; it is like an anchor to a ship, when the winds blow, and the waves run high, so, in like manner, faith will keep the soul in trials, temptations and buffetings.”

October 9

Phebe asked Mother for a resting place with her. Mother answered, “Your spirit shall find a resting place with my spirit.”

October 10

After Daniel Wood had confessed his sins before Mother and the Elders, Mother said to him, “Daniel, your faith is like the faith of John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, you must go and prepare the way of the Lord; go preach the gospel to the ends of the earth; go first to your family, and labor with them, and let them confess their sins, that you may know what is done in your own house; what, are you the man of the house and do not know what is done in your own house?”

October 11

Again, she said to Daniel, ” Go and testify your faith to those whom you call your Brethren, and let them confess their sins, and let them know that men in old times waited for angels to tell them when to go to their wives. Tell them they need not be concerned about having children; for God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. Tell them they are not going to God in their lusts.”

October 12

Mother Ann spoke to Elizabeth Spier as follows, “I love you, Elizabeth, you shall be my sister. I see the glory of God shine all over you so great that I cannot discern your body with my natural eyes. You must go home and take care of your little children and bring them up in the fear of God.”

October 13

Margaret Leland accompanied Mother Ann in her journey from Watervliet to Harvard. The day before they started, Mother said to her, “Margaret, you have come to fall upon the Rock, but, if the Rock should fall upon you, it would grind you to powder.” Again, she said, “I see the dead all around you. Poor dead, how I pity them!

October 14

Elizabeth Johnson, soon after she believed, questioned Mother Ann concerning some particular gifts and operations which she had seen among the Believers, but did not understand. Mother replied, “You have nothing to do with them; you must labor to God for your own soul. But there will be great things manifest in the Church by those gifts.”

October 15

Again, Mother asked Elizabeth, “Do you believe that all souls will yet believe the gospel?” ”Yea, Mother, I do,” answered Elizabeth. “Ah, truly they will,” replied Mother, “either to their salvation or damnation.”

October 16

At another time Mother came into the room where Elizabeth was, and the power of God came upon Elizabeth, with a mighty shaking and trembling. Mother said, “Elizabeth, love that power, for it is the shaking of dry bones to bring bone to its bone.”

October 17

After Nathan Cole embraced the gospel, his wife, Molly, who still remained in unbelief, went to see Mother Ann and asked liberty to continue her usual custom of attending the Baptist meeting, which was contrary to Nathan’s feelings. Mother replied, “You must confess your sins, and be obedient to your husband. I cannot counsel you otherwise; if I do your children will be lost; for, through the believing husband, the children will be sanctified.”

October 18

Molly had her infant with her, adorned with bows, and ribbons. Mother said, “You had better take these things off your child, and lay aside all superfluity, and dress in modest apparel. The more you indulge your children in such things, the more they will want, and if you bring them up in their pride, they will curse you to your face.”

October 19

Beulah Rude went to see Mother while she was at Joseph Bennett’s, in Cheshire. The family being very poor, Mother asked Beulah how many children she had. She answered, “five.” “Five!” said Mother, “When you had one, why did you not wait, and see if you were able to bring up that as you ought, before you had another? And when you had two, why did you not stop then? But now you have five! Are you not ashamed to live in the filthy works of the flesh? You must go and take up your cross, and put your hands to work, and be faithful in your business; clothe your children, and keep them clean and decent; and clean up your house, and keep that in order.”

October 20

Sarah Pease, being under some tribulation, Mother said to her, “Sarah, you must not be discouraged, for Christ has everything you stand in need of. I feel the blood of Christ flowing through me to you, not in small quantities, but in fountains.”

October 21

One Sabbath day Lucy Bishop was cutting her nails, in the presence of Mother Ann and the Elders, at Asa Bacon’s, in Ashfield, and Mother bade her come and kneel down; Lucy came and kneeled before her. Mother said to her, “You must not cut your nails on the Sabbath, it is wicked. Walk on your knees, to Elder James, and ask him to teach you to pray.” Lucy obeyed, and Elder James Whittaker bade her to say, “Pray God make me a good child; pray God make me obedient to my parents; pray God purify and purge my soul from sin.” Lucy repeated each of these supplications after Elder James.

October 22

Thankful Barce went to see Mother and the Elders while they were at Ashfield. Mother Ann said to her, ” You was a proud, haughty woman, when you first came to see me; but you are a deal altered, and you must still labor and repent; and that work of God which you have received, will carry you safely through, if you are faithful.”

October 23

Again, Mother said to a sick brother, “You must not be so down in your feelings, you must walk sharp; and if you think you do as well as you can, you must take faith, and labor to do better; this is the way for you to gain strength.”

October 24

While the Church was at Harvard, General James Sullivan, with two other men of note, came to require the Elders to take the oath of allegiance to the country. The Elders refused to take the oath, and Mother Ann said to the General, “These men will never do you any hurt, for they are well-wishers to the country; they will do all the good to the country that they are able to do.” The General replied, ” I want men to go and fight for the country.” Mother answered, “You never will kill the devil with the sword.”

October 25

Samuel Ellis, being in conversation with Mother, asked, ” Why some who were weakly, or lame, were not healed?” Mother answered, “We can do nothing of ourselves. It is God that heals the sick, and it is God that makes whole. We cannot do miracles any more than others; all that we can do, is to be workers together with God. But I will tell you one thing, if you are saved, miracles must be wrought for your soul.” Samuel testifies that he has since found Mother’s words to be true in very deed.

October 26

At Ashfield, Mother spoke to a young man who was a Believer and asked him if he had not been buffeted about eating. He answered, “Yea, I have.” Mother said, “You must not be afraid to eat what victuals you need; and then you must serve God by the strength of it. The world eats and drink and consume it upon their lusts; you must not do so; but eat what you need, and then do the will of God; be not buffeted.” The young man was comforted and went away rejoicing.

October 27

Esther Bracket went to see Mother Ann, at Ashfield, and being weak in faith and under some doubts concerning the cross against the flesh, she opened her feelings to Mother. Mother replied, “Christ did not live in the works of the flesh; but took up his cross against that nature and did the will of his Heavenly Father; and you must take up your cross and live as he lived. You must not be unbelieving, but believe, and God will make you able.”

October 28

Again, Esther asked Mother to pray for her. Mother replied, “I hope I shall not be neglectful of my duty. I shall not forget you, if you do not forget to do as you are taught. If you obey what you are taught, God will send His holy angels to guard you.”

October 29

Esther again visited Mother at Ashfield, and while there, she felt a great desire to receive the gift of vision and believed that if Mother would promise it to her, she should certainly have it. Accordingly, she asked Mother for the gift of vision. After a short pause of solemn silence, Mother replied, “If you will labor for it, you shall have it.” Esther returned home, and after a few days, as she was on her knees, at the breakfast table, she felt a great gift of sorrow, and wept with much freedom. In this situation she saw Mother kneeling by her side, but she did not speak to her. After breakfast she kneeled, and again saw Mother by her side. After rising from her knees, Mother appeared before her, and raising her hand, she stamped upon the floor, saying ” Be cheerful, be cheerful, be cheerful!” Esther was then moved upon to laugh, and continued laughing all that day, and could not refrain from it. From that time, she was blest with the gift of vision, which continued through Mother’s day, so that she could see Mother and converse with her, at any time, when she labored for it, as well as though they had been present together in the body.
October 30

Ruth Robbins, of Harvard, being under great tribulation, and feeling herself unworthy of any mercy, opened her feelings to Father William Lee. He answered, ” The eyes of God are upon you, and He sees you through and through. There shall not be a hair of your head fall to the ground without the notice of God. Go, and be sharp, and have more love.”

October 31

When Mother Ann was at Peter Bishop’s in Montague, as the Believers were in meeting, laboring in the works of God, there came in a young man of the world. Mother asked, “Have you come to see the people of God?” He answered, “I do not know as you are the people of God.” Mother replied, “We are the only people of God; and we have a right to go forth in the dance; but the wicked have no right to dance.” She also added, ” The gates of hell shall never prevail against the Church of Christ.”