The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-11-30
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her arguments Tor tho, inspiration o
the scriptures, her definitions of trutl
and faith, were SO beautifully render
ell, and were withal so pointed, con
vincing, and biblical. that she. came
! to be regarded as a being who had
somc direct mission to accomplish on
he! alf of Deity.
Perhaps nothing could well bcfinc,
than her appeals to those whom she
deemed to be followers of the world;
S" powerful were they, and SO touch.
ng were the prayers she put forth in
their behalf, that at times the whole
company would be bathcd in tears,
some of them being in an agony OF
mind, and others partaking of the
cihcrial fire that seemed to beam
from her snul But her intellectual
aud devotional powers were develop.
ed to their utmost whenever sceplics
or infilcls were within range Of her
voice. Against these she would dis
charge whole park Of, scviptural ar.
tlllcry, drawing her ammunition from
every portion cl the Bible. Her on
slanghts upon such beings were posi-
lively overwhelming, willie her own
appeals to truth, and her arguments
in favor Of iF, displayed u large grasp
OF thrught, extensive scriptnral
knowledge, and an apparently entire
devotions to, its claims, Imposition
seemed TO be the thing Which she
most abhorred, and aprcarc to be
the crime which, in her Judgment,
would draw down the especial ven
scancc ofEcavrn.
al 1t will excite but lit lc surprise
when we say these extraordinary at
tributes Of SO young mind occa.
sloncd the greatest astnnishmcnt, and
brought TO her bedside many Inn.
,dreis Of rcrsolis of all Stations life.
5m0ny IF whom came from -4org tbs. tbs
ta5tcrs. On secular subjects, also.
her remarks were clearly and power.
fully nisnn- Z. and a!!wars manifnstna
an intimate acquaintance with the
topic OH which she dwclt. She would
dcscant upon different points in his
tory, and state the beauties aud fail
nrcs OF the entire catalogue Of Eng
lish poets. 1t is scarcely possible to
relate the deep feelings Of intcrcs,
Which she occasioned, but we NAV
say that she thoroughly won over the
s,'mpathIes of those who saw her, the
great majority Of whom could hardly
question that one who spoke SO beau.
tltnlly, so sc,irturallv, and SO power
fully on religious subjects could be
decelvins them when she stated that
Tor nearly two years she had lived
exclusively on suction, and that for
weeks together the quantity she
took was only sufficient to moistcn
her lips. Her parents were equally
astonishca with others, anil even sol
cnnly protested that her assertions
regarding abstinence from food we're
r,iiSious!y corrcct.
Her statement regarding hcrsc!
and her allcdged peculiar condition
was, that she mad seen vision of
angels, one Of which number had
consented to become her constant at
tcndant and guardian. Lest she
should not be believed, she frequent,
ly prayed earnestly that Col would
grant to her and her visitors some
immediate manifestation which should
convince all that she was really The
object Of Gods especial favor. Af-
ter time her prayer was answered
in this wise whilst her v:si.ors were
deeply engaged in devotional exerci.
scs, ringing noise was heard as if
proceeding from a small tumblcr
glass that stood some distance from
her. The sound excited the atten
ton of these who we've present, who
listened in wonder to her statement
that, whenever it sounded, it was
swept by tho Invisible wings of the
angel that attended her, and was a
direct manifestation from heaven oI
the presence of God. Often and Of
ten did this mysterious ringing occur
and always when they we're mos
dcyont-but the visitors were unable
to account for it. She often, allnougl
deaf, expressed much anxiety that i
should ring and after its peculiar
sounds had been heard, she seemed
labathed i'll a sort Of ethereal inspira
ton, during which her thoughts flow
ed from her lips, bnrthened with dc
yotion anil religious zeal. During ;
considerable part Of her peculiar
state, she gave evidence of grca. sen
s'bility OF touch, being as it was as
serted, enabled to reat any person
letters by rnnning her fingers owe
the lines, AMI deciphcing by the al
lcgel means the phonograplic char
acters that we're printed on letter wa
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