Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1856-01-17
Opening of the Spirit world to the Dying.

We have been for many wears treasuring
up facts of an instructive and pleasing charac-
ter, in relation TO the opening prospects of the
departing. 1t seems that, in many cases, by
the kind arrangement of the great and good
Father, as his earthly children are about to
leave this primary stage of their being, the
light Of the spirit land breaks in with new et-
fugence upon their souls, and the reality of
its life and glory is opened to their visiSn. 1t
is beautiful fact, and what might be expect
ed from the goodness of God and the wants Of
his dependent children.
The fact to which we refer has often oc-
CURED with persons of an adult age, butthose
which we have known in cases of departing
children, are of the most impressive interest,
and such we have more particularly noted
In some OF these cases the observations have
been entirely above the natural conceptions Of
the child, and are the more obviously direct
gleamings Of the light OF life immortal, as the
lightning flash opens to the eye vista through
the cloud of darkness.
Most of our readers are acquainted with the
Vision OF our own JAMES ARTHUR, MIen,
two months before his death, he held sweet
converse with angel visitants, at the same time
recounting the whole to the family in his
chamber; and which, ever after, made him
feel that it was but step into that glorious
home, TO dwell in full communion with those
blest friends immortalized No person could
have been witness Of all this without seeing
that it was a sweet reality.
About two wears ago we narrated the case,
which we received from the lips of the father,
jeremiah Blodgett, OF Wentworth, Of young
lad who died of an injury received from mate
while bathing. He had been in The suffering
thought OF dying. At length he awoke from
temporary stupor, entirely free frum pain,
with intellect bright and active. Naturally, a
boy of his age, experiencing that entire relief,
would conclude that he was recovering health.
But he saw and recounted the blessedness of
The heavenly land which he was just approach
] ing he conversed beautifully with his father
and all the faulty, telling them that he must
be brief in his remarks, because his time in
the body was but few minutes and in few
minutes, as he indicated, he calmly passed
awav. He who will not shut his eyes TO the
most precious truth which stands out conspic-
uous in this case, must see that as this boy ap-
preached the verge of mortal time, the beauty
of the other world opened up TO his view.
But here is a case of a much younger child,
E. Gustava Upton, daughter Of Abiel Upton,
of Andover, Mass. We received the fact
from the truly Christian mother. The little
girl was years and months old. Three
weeks before she died, she said she thought
she should die, but she did not want 10 die
alone. If her mother would 60 with her, she
would be willing TO die. The mother re-
quested her to repeat some passage adapted to
her case, and she repeated the words of Jesus,
Suffer little children to come unto me, and
forbid them not, fer of such is the kingdom Of
heaven; , and then she cheerfully remarked
that Jesus would be with her. A short time
before she died she wanted to have her hair
curled, and to be fixed up. She soon com
planned of not seeing well. After five thick.
nesses Of cloth were placed over her eyes, she
said she could see great beauties and glories,
felt better-never felt so happy-wanted to
sing Happy Land She fell asleep, walked
in two hours, said she was going, going-go-
ing home-sung Happy Land said, Il am
ready and spoke Of being beckoned by some
little friend who had gone before her,-the
name of whom we did not enter in our memo
randum. Soon after, she passed away.
Who could have been present with that dy.
ing child, and not have felt that the spirit
home was opened to her souls vision And
as we said before, it is reasonable to suppose
that there should be occasional flashes upon
the minds Of his dying children, of the light OF
that better home which the Father has provid-
ed for us.-Christidn Freeman.