The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-07-12

| open and manifest communion, and talked with
angels as with his fellow men but now, doubt.
less for some wise and provdenta reason, they
minister 10 lis in an unseen manner. But though
unseen, it is not the less certain that they are.
| even now, our instructors for how otherwise
can we account for those new and beautiful
truths which enter orr minds in states OF con.
temptation? Man cannot create truth they
must therefore, be communicated from some
source and that source is clearly not anything
extraneous to us; for in snch states we are
more withdrawn from external objects than at
other times, and elevated inIo the>interior re-
cesses Of our minds they must, therefore, come
from within; and our conversation at such times
mnst be in heaven, if our thoughts be true, and
in he'll if they be false. From this constant
lninstra,ion, and teaching, and nearness, ofan.
geIic beings to us, it is nothing outrageous to
suppose, that God may, even at this day, for
wise and eternal purposes, close the senses OF
the body, and open those of the spirit, as he did
often to the patriarchs, to EIlsha's young man.
to the prophets. to the disciples, to the apostles
and particularly to the Revelaior.
Aucune pondered over what her sister had
said, and almost despaired ofever being able TO
ba,he in the Fountain Of Beauty. One day,
however, after being more than usually anxious
she wandered up aud down in her fathers gar.
den, and was quite overcome with her feelings,
when suddenly, she beheld glorious being
dressed in white garments. His face beamed
with love and kindness, so much so that Aucune
could scarcely look upon it, for the glory that
was about it. "Young immortal" said he as
bo rhoI GI,pa hov ivod
that You are anxious to have communion with
angels, and to enter the spirit. land, and bathe
in The Fountain Of Beauty; our kind Father
has granted your desire, and you are now in the
world of spirits" Aucune was astonished, and
could not conceive how it could be "for" said
she, 81 have body, and garments, and here is
a solid earth !" and for some time she could
scarcely believe il, hut in time she became con.
vinced that she was not dwelling in the mae-
rial world; for all her faculties were thousand
times more free and sensitive, and al! the OBJ.
pcts that surrounded her were SO much in uni.
sony with herself that they seemed as if they
were the things OF her own mind portrayed be.
fore her.
Follow me-" said the angel after the sur.
prise of Alicnnc had somewhat, subsidized, "fol-
low me. and will show you the way toihe I'm.
mortaI- F,n,,,;n -.-"!i'Hr Insfanfip c.n....I
inwardly exuIling at the thought of soon being
AS beautiful as her sister. So entirely did this
occupy her mind that sh" never once spoke to
the angel; and they walked on in silence, nn'll
they arrived at splendid massive gate of brass.
Over the top was written the "(1ale OF Obedi.
ence;" Aucune thought it was a strange name,
but supposed that il was one of the pecrIiariles
OF the spirit world, AMI made no inquiries
1--WE must enter through this gate, said the
angel, who Immediately went up, and llited a
pondernus knocker and struck three times.-
The gate was instantly opened by several glo-
rioms beings clad in similar manner TO The con-
ducling angel, and all equally benevolent.
WELCOME welcome, welcome. welcome,
Welcome to the angel.land;"
said they rejoicing, aud in tones Of sweetest mn-
sic. "Imm"rlal, enter our happy land, they
continued Aucune attempted, but as soon as
she was fairly within the GATE. she felt an oP
pressive pain upon her forehead, her eyes be-
came din, fear and trembling cam" upon her,
and she though, she was crasing tn live.
When the angels sawt this, they sighed and
tears of pity rolled down their checks, as Au.
cunp was compelled to Withdraw from The Gate.
1--WE know by this, said The first angel,
"that Won cannot reach the Fountain OF Beau
": for none can breath the air Of our land, but
those, who, in spirit aud life, are like us. Now,
this gate is closed against no conner; lor It Is
the will OF our great Master that all should EN-
ter; bnt when any one retires with pain, we
perceive that they are unfit t." pass through onr
land" Poor Aucune burst into tears and ear.
nesty pntrealed them to tell her what she must
do. "Reurn to the world" said they, "and
hearken to the good will Of your father, and by
all means do not lraze, or speak anSrily to your
sste,: do this. and three months You shall re-.
turn to US, and we will take you on your way
to the Fountain" She turned away from The
gate very sorrowful Tor the task appeared an
extremely hard one; and once or twice she
thought of turning back to ask whether some
easier thing would not do; and, probably, she
would have done so, ther spiritual sight at that
moment had not been closed.
The first object she saw ON her return to the
world of Nature, was Chacunp watering hea'i-
tif bed of flowers, that had grown surprising.
" since she had noticed it. "Ah, there il is
arain." sal! she, as she viewed. with vexaion,
the success with which her sister cultivated her
garden; "she strives TO do every thing better
than any one else. and then she is praised for
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