Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-06-09

A Dying Man Sees MilliGns of Spir'
its aud Recognizes Departed
Friends in Heaven.
[From the Muscatire lIowa) journal, May a..
Major Charles Z. Fulton, prom.
inent and highly esteemed citizen
Of Ottumwa, recent Mayor of the
city, died on the 2Sth Of March,u
der circumstances of a peculiar
character. We have read the state
ment given below with profoundin-
terest. We knew Major F0lton,
having met him in business circles,
and, knowing as we do, that he pos
sessed a sound practical mind, we
give full credence to his dying
words. He was not a man to be
deluded by an hallucination, or to
be carried away in his dying hour
by religious fancics. The following
account was written by a friend who
was with him in his last moments,
and was originally printed in the
Ottumwa Courier:
After ali hours conversation
with the family and relations of
the late Majar c. f. Fulton, was
impressed that your readers and the
community at large who knew his
everyday life, would be interested
in an account of his somewhat re-
marllable close.
His disease, acting almost Who'll
ly upon his nervous and circulate
ry system, left his mind clear and
its usual vigor to the end. And
those who watched by him, day and
night, inform me that there was not
one hour during his protracted sick
ness and intense sutfcrings that rea-
son failed or that his intellect APP
peared clouded. About three weeks
before his death, he had given up
all hopes of recovery, and con
versed freely on the approaching
event evincing no fear or dread Of
death, and only desiring life for the
sake Of his family, and repeatedly
saving that the faith that had been
his through life was sufficient fol
the hour of death. Daring the last
days of his life he arranged bis
business, and left kind words of af-
fection and advice.to his family and
friends, with as great composure as
in health he had transacted the
ordinary duties Of life.
In the early part of Sabbath
night, and as early as two O'Clock
of March 2S, he recognized the icy
arms Of death as they began to be
folded about him, and at four
O'Clock had bis children brought
and bade them Il last farewell, thcr
summoning his failing strength ut
tered the following prayer;
30, Almighty Father, If yetthot
art a God upon earth, and has
compassion on human woe; if ye
thou art husband to the widow
and q father to the fatherless
look in pity on this, my stricken
wife, and these, my fatherless chill
dren."
The many words, eXpressions,ant
PRAYERS of the next two hours, tho
recorded, and of sacred interest tc
his family, we must pass over.
AT about 6 80 o'clock he sank
visibly into the arms of death, all
thinking that they had heard the last
whisper from his lips. After lying
thus for some ten minutes, he
aroused with the exclamation, faint
lv uttered, mot unto us, 0 Father
but unto Thee, be all the glory. >
Pausing a moment, he exclaimed
Give millionsr' His wife, leaning
over him, said, Newton, what docs
he mean ?" Newton replied
"Spirits;" :" he whispered, "Yes, tha
! is it." Then followed the conver
satien here given, in the familia
term in which it was accurately re
corded by the members Of the fam
ily, within few hours after hi
death.
His wife then asked, "Are they
redeemed spirits p Answer-"Y es
Some came yesterday; Others jus
getting in." His wife then said
"And you, darling, swell the mum
Der ?" Assented to by Yes. Sht
then asked, care they coming tC
welcome YOU homer" Answer
Eyes" Newton asked, "Charlie
do you know them?" Answer"
know all that knew on earth. -
His wife asked, "Do you see faith
er ?" Answer-"Which fatherY
| During the night and day previous
to test his failing sight, be had re-
peatedly been asked if he could SCI
certain persons standing near;-
/ Eotbar NTast was then standing bN