Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-11-29

board The tremendous DIN. The second heaven
was Of pure gold, and contained twice as many
,uOel, as thcsormer. Among these was one OF such
,,,t dimensions that the distance between his eyes
wa, equal to the length of seventy thousand days
onrney Here he met Noah, who begged the
i,yor Of his prayers. Thence he proceeded to
,,r third, where he was accoscd BY Abraham
with the same request.
Here he found the Angel of Death, with an i'm
,,ense table before him, on which he was writing
,Le pauecs Of the human race as they were burn,
md blatAn them ont as their allotted number of
d,rs was completed, when they Immediately died.
tfb;s entrance into the fourth heaven. which was
# emerald, he was met by Joseph, the son Of ia
rob. In TIE if,h he baheld his hOnored predeces
s,r. Moses. In the sixth, which was OF carbun-
lie. he found John the itaptist. In the seventh,
made of divine light instead OF metals or gems,
10 saw Jesus Christ, whose superior dignity 1t
would seem that he acknowledged by requesting
an interest in his prayers, whereas In every pre-
reedinu case the.personages mentioned solicited
hi. favor of him. Ia this heaven the number OF
,pCels which hau been increasing through every
,ep Of his progress, vastly exceeded that OF all
The other departments, among them was one who
had seventy thousand heads, in every head seven
~ thousand mOuths,in every mouth seventy thouS.
and Tongues, in every tongue seventy thousand
voices. with which day and night he was inces-
sarti, employed praising God!
The anrel having conducted him thus far, in
f,rnel him that he was not permitted to attend
Lin any farther in the capacity of guide, but that
he. must ascend the remainder of the distance TO
,be throne of God alone. This he accordingly
undertook. and finally accomplished. though with
treat difficulty, his way living thru waters and
,;3As, and other formidable obstacles, sufficient
4, ,,unt The stoutest heart. Al length he reach
al 4 point where he heard voice addressing lin,
saving, 20 Mohammed, salate thy Creator. -
Mounting still higher, lie came 10 place where
he heheld IA vast extension Of light OF such daz
zlins rihtness, that the powers Of mortal vision
we're unable TO endure il. In the midst Of the
cia!rence vas he throne Of the Eternal; on the
,ieht siIc of Which VAS written in luminous Ara
hue characters: :. There is no God bu, God, and
Nnhammed is his prophet" This Inscription.
nc saws. he found written on all the gates Of the
seven heavens through which he passed. Hay
mo approached To within two buu.,hot> o! the
Divine presence. he affirmed that he there beheId
She Most High seated upoE his throne, viii 4 CO.
Nrfins Of seventy thousand yeIis before his lace.
from beneath which he stretched forth his hand
and laid it upon the prophet, when coidness
Of inconceiyable intensity pierced, as he SAID,
70 1.-THE very marrow of his back.
NOiniury, however, ensued, aud the Almighty
lhen c0ndescendcd to enter inio the most familiar
converse with his servant, unfolding to hun many
hidden mysteries. making him to understand the
Whole Law. and inStructins him fully in the ma
ture of the institutions he was &c deliver 10 man
kind IL addition to this, he honored am With
several distinctions above tie rest OF his race; rs
that he should be the most perfect OF creatures;
that at the day of Judgment he should have the
pre- eminence among the risen dead; that he
Should be the redeemer of all that believe in him:
that he should have the knowledge OF all language;
and lastly that the spoils of all whom he Shcud
conquer in war should belong to him alone
After receiving these gracious assurances. he re-
tired from the presence of the Divine Majesty.
and. returning. found the angel awaiting him at
the place where they parted. who immediately
yc-cOnduCted him back. in the same manner III
which he came. To Jerusalem and Mecca.
Such were the puerile conceptions OF the pro-
phet. Such was the silly rhapsody which he
nalmed upon the crcdulity of his followers as the
description Of most veritabIe occurrence. The
story. however. carried on the face ct II such
daring absurditv, that several of his party for
snik him al once, ard his whole cause came near
to be utterly ruined by ii. At ieugth AbubeSer.
the man of greatest influence among the prophets
friends. bv protesting to give credence TO the
'ac, at once put To shame the iniidelity OF the
rest, and extricatcd his leader from his unhap
nv diicmma He boldly vouched for the pro-
phct's veracity. .lf Mohammed athrms it. it
i uadeniab!y true. and will stand BY him. |
believe every word of it, The Lords elected
cannot he." This seasonable incident not only
retrieved the prophets credit, but increased it to
such degree. that it made him sure of being
able ever after to impose any fiction he pleased
upon the easy faith Of his disciples. So that this
>enseess ami paItry fable, which at first threat
cned TO blast all the impostor' schemes IN the bud.
lid in fact serve. bv a peculiar combination "f
circumstances, materially to promote his success.
Abubeker henceiorth had the honorary title Of
Faithful Witness bestowed upon him.
Norei Hiei,ieni.-At the Park street Church.
last evening. when the Rev. DIR. Beecher rose to
-ur,nsncn III. -ar,nnn nm Political Atheism, he