Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-07-24
A Mormon Miracle.

Towards the close OF hne summer Gay:
a farmer in one of the Western. States teuno
4 respectable looking man at his gate, who
requested permission to passthe night under
his roof. The hosptable farmer readily com
nlied The stranger was invited into the
house ond o good and substantial supper
placed before him. After he had eaten: the
farmer. who appeared to be a jovial, warm,
hearted he humorous, and witbal, shrewd old
man, l. passed several hours in pleasant con
versstion with his guest, who seemed TO be
yery i'll at ease, both in body and in mind I;
vet as if desirous of pleasing his entertainer,
.replied cour;eously and agreeably to whate7-
.er was said to him. Finaily, he pleaded ia
tigue and illness as an for retiring tt
rest. and was conducted by thefarIner to an
ppper chamber, where be went to bed. Aoosi
tIiiss-n,izidlaaf the night the farmer and hls
family were awaKe!ed by the muSt- ufe6dfu'
groans, which they soon ascertained, proceed
ed from the chamber ofthe traveller. 0n-go'
ing to investigate the matter they found that
the stranger vas dreadfully i'll, suffering the
most acute pain, and utteriugthe most dole
fol cries, apparently without any conscious
ness OF what was occurring around him. hv,
erything that kindness and experience could
suggest was done to- relieyc1lel man, bnt
ali efforts were in vain; aud to the copsierna
tion of the iarmer and his family, the guest
expired in o few hours.
In tue midst Of all this trouble and ankle.
ty, at an early hour in the morning, two ira
velers came to the gate and requested enter
tainment. The farmer told them that he
would willingly offer them hospitality, bu'
lust now his house was in the greatest confu
sion, on account.of the death OF stranger,
the particulars Of which be. proceeded to re-
late 10 tnem. They appeared to be much
surprised and grieved at the poor mans ca
lamiiy, and politely requested permission to
see the corpse. This, of course,'the farmer
readil, granted, End conducted them t. the
chamber in which lay the dead body. They
looked at 1t Tor few minuesin silence, and
then the elder Of the two gravely told the
farmer that they were elders Of the Church
of Jesus Christ Of .Latterday Saints, and
were empowered by God to work miracles,
even to the extent Of raising the dead, and
that they felt quite sdred they could bring
to life tire dead man before them.
The larIner was, of course, considerably
.astorisLed at the quality and powers OF the
persons who addressed him, aud rather in
crcdulou3ly asked if they were quitesure they
could perform all they' proposed to-. -.
"Oh, certainly | not a doubt OF 1t. 'Ihe
Lord has commissioned US expressly to work
miracles, in order 10 prove, the truth of the
prophet Joseph Smith, and,th inspiration o,
/ the hooks aud doctrines revealed to him. Send
for oil your pejghbors, thai, ip the presence
of a multitude we may bring the dead man
to life, and that the Lordand His church may
be galoritisd Ly all'H:ch.'
The farther, after a little consideration,
agreed to let the rniracle-workers proceed
and, as he desired, sent his children to. his
neighbors, who, attracted by the expectation
of a mirucle, Hocked to the house in consld
erable numbers. The, Mormopite elders com
:menced their task by kneeGpg and praying
before the body with uplifted hands and eyes
and with most stentorian lungs. Before they
had proceeded far with. their prayers; q SUD
den idea struck The farmer, who quietly quit.
ted the house for few minutes aud then re-
turned and waited pa,ientiy by the bedside
for q, few minutes until the,prayer was finish
ed ana the elders we're ready to perform, the
miracle. Before they began he respectfully
said, to them that. with their permission, he
wished to ask them few questions upon the
subject Of their miracle. They replied that
| they had no objection. The farmer then
asked:
n'You are certain you can bring this man
to lie again?"
"We are" 4
~How do you know that yon can ?"'-.
",We have Just received a revelation from
the Lord, ,,informiug us that wo can."' ::
"Are you sure the revelation was from the
Lord2' .. :: 49,.
ayes, we cannot be mistaken about it.'
"Does your power to raise this man to
life depend upon the particular nature Oh bis
disease or could you Brig any dead man to
life 2" :,
g it makes no difference TO us,,we could
bring any corpse to life" !.
Swell, if this man had been killed and one
ofhis arms cut off, could you ring him 70
life and also restore to him bis arm ?"
"Certainly; there is no.limit to the power
given to us by the Lord. 1t would make
! difference even ifboth hisarms and legs were
could you restore him If his head had
! been cut. OFF,"
.Uertainly we could"
"Wel,. said the farmer with aquiet smile
upon his features, II do not doubt she truth
of .wha such holy men assert, but | am &c
tsirops that my. .neighbors here SHOULD be fully
hconveyted, by having the miracle performed
rim the, completes Tanner possible; SO, oy
your leave, if 1t makes no difference '!, wha!,