Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-04-17

{" Ae gave INC ms mana, and entered the
hall along with him.
"Here L was sprinkied with pure water.
and garment OF pure white was put upon
me, aud l know not how, but l mounted
the white staircase with my happy guide. o 4!
what light hurt upon me when reached its
summit Mortal words cannot describe it.
nor mortal fancy conceive it. Where are the
living sapphnes :-where are the glittering
stars that are like the bright radiance on
which stood Where are the forms, either.
or the looks of love that breathed in the ill :
Vulnerable company that moved around me /?
sunk down oyeTpowered and w1etched
erept into corner and tried to hide myself,
Tor ielt that had nothing in unison with
the blessed creatures of such a place thew
were moving in a dance, to the music, to the
harmony OF songs that never fell upon mortal
ear nay guide joined in raptures, and was
lett alone. l saw the tai. FORMS all fair and
brilliant IN their ineffable felicity, their songs
ana looks OF gratitude forming the circum-
stances and differences of each.
"At length saw one taller than the rest,
one every way more fair more awful, sur
passing thought, and to him every eve was
turned, and in his face every face was bright.
ened. The songs and the dance were to his
honor, and all seemed to bring from him their
life and JOY. As l gazed in speechless and
trembling amaZement one who saw me left
the company and came where Istood. 'Why:
ne asked, art thou silent? come quickly aud
unite IN the dance, and join in the song
Ielt sudden anger in my heart, and | an
swered with sharpness-'I will not JON in
your song, for know not the strain will
not unite In your dance, for l know not the
measure He sighed, and with look Of sur
Prisihg and Illuminating pity, returned to his
place. About minute after, another came,
and addressed me as he had done, and with
the same temper l answered him in the same
words he seemed as if he could have resign
60 ms own dazzling glory to have changed
me if Heaven knows anguish, he seemed 10
leel 1t but he left me and returned. What
could 1t be that put such temper into my
hearth:
''At length the lord of the glorious company
oil these living forms OF light and beauty saw
me, and came where l stood | thrilled IN
every pulse with awe l felt my blood cur
die, and the flesh upon me tremble, and nv
heaTt grew hardened, my voice was bold He
spoke and deep toned music seemed to issue
from his lips. why sittest thou SO still,
"heh all around thee are glad Come join
IN the dance, for have triumphed Come
JOIN III the song, tor nov my people reign
Love- lnettable, unutterable, beamed upon
me as though it would have melted heart
OF stone, but melted not. | gazed an in
staht, and then said, i will not join in
the song, for l know not the strain =
/ VIII not join in the dance, for ! know
not the measure. Creation would have
he'd at the change of his countenanee.
Ills glance was lightning, and in voice
louder than ten thousand thunders, he
SAID, Then what doest thou heres The
moor beneath me opened, the earth quaked,
and the whiTlwind encompassed me, and
sunk INTO tormenting flame. With the
fright awoke."
4here was silence for time, for the sisters
were struck with awe. They considered the
cream, and the deep impression it had made
" Anne, said they, - we cannot wish YOU to
forget TINS dream, we surely believe it is from
Hod. Your description of the Roly CITY is
much the same as W. find in the Bible the
CITY hath no need Of the sun, nor Of the
moon 10 Ighten 1t, for the temple of God is
mere ana the Lamb is the light thereof ; all
who enter there must put of their own gar-
iuents, that is, their own riehteousness and
must be clothed with linen clean and Ubita
even III the righteousness of the saints. and
their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord
lhose that walk in the heavenly temple. are
those that have come of tribuIation. and
washed their robes and made them white in
the blood Of the Lamb Wisdom waits daily
on the steps to call the sons Of men into that
temple, and the people of God try to per-
suade their followers to tread in their stems.
" dear sister, you know something of the
way do hearken to tho faithful warning.
JOIN us. and walk in the path that leads to
heaven. Anne's brow again darkened.
ana she answered, " will do as please, /
10 not intend for you to preach to me-" She
coHunuea IN this melancholy state until the
enc oil the week, and was found in her own
room corpse; no one knows the cause of
nef death she died without disease, aud
without change.