The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-09-29

only DESTROY the garb of flesh with which the
immortal shirt Is clothed in yonder worlds
whence Won have Just escaped, and IN otner
worlds. over which sin and darkness also brood.
Here. we are purified and prepared for the holy
realms where the great Creator reveals his glo-
nv 10 the accepted spirits who are permitted TO
;oin the angelic hosts in that everlasting abode
! Rnt come. he added, 'let me lead you where
Won can rest awhile, and thus be prepared TO
take your place in yonder gorgeous temple,
81 not made with hands" where we meet TO offer
our united hymns of thanksgiving to Him in
whom we have our happy being.
ale signed to me to follow him, and my
steps glided after his, without effort or trouble,
until we reached what might be termed grotto,
close to a remarkably beautiful cascade, whose
transparent waters, leaping from one ledge of
crystal solid as a rock, to another, like the rays
from the setting sun, if these could be imagined
in liquid state. On either side of the water
fall, grew large bellshaped flowers ofrich colors,
which, as they waved their lovely petals over
the CHANGING water and occasionally dipped
them sportively in, shed charming fragrance
around.
"The materials of which the grotto was COM
posed looked like sapphires and FURNISHED gold !;
in the interior, there foated around sort of
pale blue haze, which, like film, partially OBJ
secured the splendor Of the recess. Before en-
tering it, / beheld what seemed cupola in form,
but enveloped, as it were, in clouds of crimson
and gold. pointed to it.
That is the dome of the temple said my
guide. 1t is hallowed by the presence of the
Omnipotent when we meet to worship him,
though that holy presence is invisible to us.
When you hear solemn chant commence, and
music swelling from all these waving branches
al oic pf thar
gladly forth /
He was gone, and, left alone, sank down
in a reclining attitude upon the enamelled
ground, and soon feeling of delicious repose
stole over me. The past-the scenes and be-
ings of the world l had left-faded from my
mind all was serenity around, and my senses
seemed to partake of that deep quietness, until
forgetfulness of everything came over them.
Il have no idea how long | continued in
this state, but at last / awoke softly from my
weird repose to what? To find the beaute
Gus spirit of my brother waiting to conduct me
to the sublime temple, whose lofty dome was
covered with gorgeous canopy of clouds
Alas alas my soul had descended again tc
earth, and as my eyes languidly opened, l saw
through the Enclosed easement, the clear, blue
ar-off skies, with some still glittering stars here
and there, and one or two streaks OF rosy hue,
announcing that morning was about to dawn
upon the material world. / was still living,
them had not passed through the dark val
| leyl' To that distant planet-to those scenes
| of enchantment-I had only been transported
| in a soothing dream
Il sighed, and the sweet delusion was too
! speedily dispelled, for attendants and friends
came around me they told me was better, /
was saved, and that years of life might yet be
before me Alas | heard my doom with sor-
row and repining. Why was the freed spirit
recalled? Why was 1 sent back to a world OF
sin and suffering? But the voice of the dear
spirit, who had so lately been my blessed com
panion, sounded again in my ear with his
words Of faith; and, feebly lifting my clasped
hands, was enabled to exclaim:
"' Father thy will be done , 4"