The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-06-10
SCRIPTURE DOCTRINE ILLUS.
M TRATED BY A DREAM.

We met yesterday with the follow
ing dream in as exchange, which strik
ingly illustrates many passages Of
Scripture; - ...
''Be not deceived, God is not mock.
ed, for whatsoever man soweth that
shall he also reap ...
Sand they shall eat the fruit of theil
own ways, and be filled with their OWL
devices
"Even so have seen, they that plow
ipiquity reap also the same
A SINGULAR DREAM.
About the year 1850, there flourish,
ed in Glasgow a club Of Young men
which, from the extreme profgacy Of
its members and the Righteousness OF
their orgies, was commonly called Hell
Club. Besides their nightly or week.
ly meetings, they held ore grand an.
nual saturnalia, in which each one tried
to excel the other in drunkenness and
blasphemy, and on this occasion there
was no star amongst thGm whose lurid
light was more conspicuous than that
of young Archibald B., who, en-,
dowed with brilliant talents and hand,
some person, had held out great prom,
ises in his boyhood, and raised hopes
which had been com .Iictcly frustrated
by his subsequent dissipation. Ono
morning after returning from the an.
nual festival, he retired and dreamed
the following dream
He ianced that he himself was noun.
ted on tayortc black horse that he
rode, and be was proceeding towards
his own housc--thcn country seat
emboWercd with trees and situated up
Oh ILL, now entirely built over and
i part Ct tht city-Whcn a stranger
whom the darkness Of the night pre-.
vented his distinctly discerning, sud-
denly seized his reins, saying, You
must come with NE -
"And who are you?' exclaimed the
young man with 81 yolIey of oaths,
while he struggled to free himself
"That you will see by and by re-
piled the other in q tone that excited
unacconntable terror IN the youth, who
plunging his spurs into his horse, at.
tempted to fly, but in vain. However
fast the animal flew, the stranger was
still beside him. At length, in desper-
ate efforts TO escape, the rider was
thrown; but instead Of being dashed
to the earth, as he expected, he found
himself falling--talling-lalling still, as
if sinking INTO the bowels Of the earth
At length period being put to his
mysterious descent, he found breath to
inquire Of his companion, who was
still beside him, whittier they were
going,
"W here ain II Where are you taking
met" he exclaimed
10 he'll " replied the stranger ana
imme lately interminable echoes re
peated the fearful sound, 40 hell-to
he'll to he'll"
Al length light appeared, which
soon increased to blaze; but instead
Of cries, the giOans and lamentations
which the terrified traveller expected,
nothing met his ears but sounds of mu-
sic, mirth and jol!ity; and he found
himself at the entrance Of superb
building, far exceeding any that he had
ever seen constructed by human hands.
Within, too, what scene! No
amusement. employment or pursuit OF
man OH earth but was there being car
ricd on with Il yehemence thai excited
his unuttcrablc amazcment
There the young and lovely still
swan through the mazes of the giddy
dance. There the painting stced still
bore his brutal rider through the excite
ment of the goaded place. There the
Incorporate ever drawlcd out their wan
ton song OF maudln blasphemy. The
gambler piled forever bis endless game,
and the slaves of mammon toilcd
through eternity at their bitter task
while all the magnificence of earth pal
cd before that which now met his view
He soon perceived that he was among
old acqnaintances whom he knew to be
dead. Each he observed was pursuing
the object, whatever it was, that had
formerly cngrosscd him; when finding
himself recovered Of the presence of his
unwclcome conductor, he ventured tc
address his former friend Mrs D.
whom he saw sitting as he had seen hel
on earth, absorbed at loO--requestet
her to rest from the game and intro
duce him to pleasures Of the place
which appeared to be very unlike wha
he had expected, and indeed, an ex.
tremely agreeable one. But with aery
Of Iagony she answered, There's nc
rest in he'll we must ever toll on in
these pleasures ~ Aud innumcrablt