Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-07-12
MISCELLANEOUS.
A Remarkable Vision.


a HemafkaD'e Visioh' use
We make the following extract from
memoir OF DIR. Bond, published IN the
Christian Advocate
ABBOT. this time occurred very extra
ordinary incident III the lie OF Or. Bond
which We nariate, with great doubt as to
The ProprHty OF the Publlca!icn. lie very
rarely mentioned 1t, and never ;ventured
to designate or explain 1t. It's truth is,
however, beyond question. The circum-
stances forbid the supposition OF optical lie
iusion, o'.temPorary halluclnatlon. There
are those living who testify TO such OF the
facts as wete subject to observation, and
memorials of the transaction are dis
tinctly preserved in the religious character
Dt sons and daughters of some who were
Immediately affected by it.
Being on visit to his father. he was
deeply grieved to find the church. which
he had left in state OF prosperous ac-
hyity, languishlng, lukewarm and weak.
His thoughts were much occupied with
the subject. and Of course, il was the mat
ter OF earneG and frequent prayer. In
this state Of mind, ohe morning he was
walking over the fields TO neighboring
house. when suddenly he seemed to be in
room where number of people were
assembled, apparently for worship. The
room he recognised as an apartment in the
house Of neighbor. where prayer meet
ing was 10 be held on the evening of that
day. Had he stood in the MIDST of it. he
could not have been more conscious oil tn.
scene. There was nothing Of the dim, OF
shadowy, or dreamy about it He reeog-
nised the people, noticed where they sat
and stood, remarked his father near the
table, at which a preacher was raising TO
give out hymn, and near the middle III
the congregation he saw man named C..
fol- whose salvation he felt considerable
anxiety, standing with his son beside him.
While gazing with establishment upon the
sseus, he heard the wotdS, Go and tell
c. that he has an oifet Of salvation for the
last time -
Naturally surprising that the too great
concentration OF mind upon one subject
had induced some halluclnation OF the sen.
ses, DR.. Bond fell down on his knees, and
besought God to preserve his reason. The
scene however, continued; it would not
disappear OF change in any Of its particu
lars. In vain he Struggled to dispel it, the
voice yet Iepeatedj with indubitsble dis
tinctness, 600 and tell c. that he has an
offer Of salvation for the last time" Yet
how would he Care to deliver SO awful
message For great length Of time he
struggled fol deliyerance from wha. he
considered all illusion. At length an ex-
pedieKt occutred 10 him. which he adopt.
ed. He had never been ia the room IN
which he was apparently present, when it
was used for religious, meeting. He, of
course. did not know how it was commonly
prepared for slcA occasions. He therefore
noted with great care the particulars OF the
scene. He saw where the little table for
the PREACHER, &C., were placed. He no.
ticed bis acquantances. aud where they sat
and stood, aid when he was satisfied that
he had possessed himself perfectly Of these
details, he said, i will so TO this meeting.
aud il find all things there Is correspond
with what now see, il will be sign
from the Lord, and will delifer the mes
sage; lu'lneo'a'siy .ne seehe ssni'"eu'
aud ne was alone in the green fields.
Win a spirit 'noiscr,pacly ag,'a,ea' ne
setornea nome wners ne .. Iouoa 'aules VINO va
REQUIRED nun 10 escor. 'nem 20 a Io"g Jus.
ahcs' anu u was solne"ns. pas' 'he no'i,
nxea 10! 'he mee',ns. wn.n ne Ieachea
me sw's' P .s, n -. .ne uay us "a" ,:'
neey auu.'s.u we nope ,.o, .hIs =" ., n,S
sa'lance '"'1 'he rom ms .oav u "o .n
a,sapp.s ;,. .nousa' i" s asa .e oeen .n
- a. =, Iu',o"' ,"e s. -,
,mm.d;atslv to h. dstsc,ed hrtween The
real scene and tAe one presented to ms
disordered :ahcy. would at once satisfy nm
as to the morbid character OF his morning