The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-12-08

We'll blessed he God am safe at last,
no,a ,hsiandiue all NY fears. saw an IN
Vulnerable host OF happy beings surround
ing the inexpressble glory, IN acts OF ado,
ration and Joyous worship bul CD mol
see any bodily shape or representation III
( The glorious appearance. heard things
upu,lerable. heard their songs and hal
lelujahs Of thanksgiving and praise, with
nnspeakable rapture. iel, Joy unn,ierable
and full Of glory. then applied 10 my con-
ductor. and requested leave 10 JON the hap
py tarons on which he tapped me on Tue
shoulder, and said, on must return 10 the
earth.' This seemed like sword through .
nv heart, In an ins,an, fecollecl 10 have
seen nv brother standing before me, DIS .
nptinO with the doctor. The three days
during which had appeared liieless, seem
ed 10 be not more than ten or twenty nun.
,u,es. The idea Of returning 10 tins world
OF sorrow and trouble gave me sucha SHOCK
thai | tainted repeatedly. lle added
Such was the effect on my mind OF what
had seen and heard, that II /, be possible
for human being 10 1--we entirely above
the world and the things oil II, Tor some
time | was that person. The rav'sh!ng
sounds OF the songs and haileioJahs tha'
heard, and the very words that we're utter
ed. we're not out OF nv ears, when awake
for al least three years. All the kingdoms
of the earth were, in my sight, rs u"lhing
and vanity; aud so great were my IDEAS Of
heavenly glory, that nothing, winch lid not
10 some measure relate 10 II, could com
mand my serious attention.
This extraordinary event is abundanl'y
confirmed by The worthy successor 9! Mr..
Teaneut in the pastoral charge OF hss
church. He states, that after hearing rom
Mr.. Tennenl's own mouth particular mar
ration Of this surprising trance, he saId 70
him: Sir YOU seen to he one indeed rais'
I'D from The dead, and may tell % Int It i9
to die, aud what you were sensible Of "hiIe
in that state lie replied N the following
words; As to dying-l found my fever
increase, ard became weaker and weaker
until all at once, found myself 10 HEAVIER
as thought. ! saw no shape 10 the Deity
but glory all uuui,erabiel" Here he paus
ed, as though unable to fud words to ex
- press his views, and lifting up bis hands
proceeded Il can say as 81. Paul did,
heard and saw things unutterable. saw
= crea, multitude before this glory, apparent
~ in the height Of bliss, singing Faosi melc
diously. was transported With my o"
nm silua,lon, viewing all my troubles ended
~. and my rest and my glory begun, and wa
abou, TO JOIN the great and happy multitude
!" when one came 10 ne, looked me full IN III
face, laid bis hands upon my shoulder, al
sol said You must 90 back These wore
her went through me nothing could have shocl
re ed me more | cried out, Lord must | 9
by back With this shock, | opened my ey'
try. 10 this world. When saw | vas in ID
lin, world tainted, then came TO, and ialnt'
- for several times, as one would natural
and have done IN SO weak s.'uailon.
nal llr Tennent further Informed me, IN
10 be had 80 cniirely lost the recollection OF b
ate past life, and the beneti, Of his former stu
ay. Zee, that be could neither understand @h'
q was spoken 10 him, nor write, nor read n
Of osn name; he had to begin all anew, al
in. did not recoIec, iha, he had ever read b
- fore, until he bad again learned has letter
rm and was able to pronounce the monosy u
in bes, such as thee ard hou. But that as I
oDd strength returned, which vas very sIo"l
Juld his memory also returned. Yet, nOi~i'
and standing the extreme iecbleoess OF his 81
v no alton, his recollection ri y hat he saw a
lght heard While 10 heaven, as te supposed, a
IN the sense Of divine things which be ne
rold obtained, continued all the time 10 their I
act strength, so That he as continually 70 sou
ter, thing like 40 exs,acy o. miud. And, u
hen he, lot three wears, the sense Oh dsyl
. at things continued so great and every ,hl
nth, else appeared So completely vain, when CO
,ody pared 10 heaven, that could have had
that world for STOPPING do9n cor Il, ! bolcy,
lu. should not have thought oil dong II.
d. The plous and candid reader IS !eIt 10
+, the own reflections on this very exttaordin'
/ the occurreace. The facts have been stal
doc. and they arc usqnestana5Ie. The VII
cans .iil only ask, whether II be contrary to
turn revealed truth, or 10 reason, 20 aeteve, I
ID no ii eyery age OF The world Instances like I
Il by which is here recorded have occurred
nor furnish living testimony Of the reality Of
and invisible world, aud of the Infinite I'M
doc taace Of eternal concerns.
] BIZ, Mr., Teunent was zoo the "a DAY
, haif June, 1908. Ia October, 1888, he wasf
lour u,arly ordained pastor Of the Presby'eI
with Church, a, Freehold, in tue county Of NJ
pro mouh New Jersey. lie died on the
mo day Of March, HI
ID as
eyes, \ STORY or CRIME AND Np'
\ into Six years ago wealthy and lnilaer
to all widower OF forty Gge, named Dr.. \
effort --, Of Chelsea. VI, hired an ami
nging and beautiful girl Of eighteen named y
,ut an Ito assume the care Of his chill
oroau and household. 4 few months after,
IN ap wore seen to ride aaay together, and in
moth next Woodstock paper appeared an
more nooncement hey bad been mafiea az
r -, 4 81.