Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-03-17
SIX DAYS IN HEAVEN.
A UniycrSaliSt's Daughter Goes 10
Heaven, aud Stays u Week A
Glorious Revival Follows her
Return All the uniyersaIlsts
Recnminr MaihnniStS.

| lowing singular circumstance "on th
7th of November. the Rev Joseph Perish
ing. ot,hc Sultsbutg circuit began scrie
ar meeting, at kclYs station, on th
West Pennsylvania Railroad, whore th'
Molhodists have a small unfinished charcl
and feeble society Tho tow composing
tho church were di,h,aricned aud SCENE,
reluctant to cooperate with sho pastor Al
yhc beginning of the m. citing, However
al the work byean 60 take om more hopeful
feature. they entered upon with "a degree
Vt cordially While these Werliuss were
iu pFagry.s ia lhe church q company OF
Uuiversall,ts met each evening ipa house
near by for ,hr purpose of Discussing their
doctrine at belief. They indulsod i'Vvly
lu r,lieulips Methodist doctrines and usa-
.c-. q. also orthodoxy Ia general aud did
thviru,mo.t 90 ditye, the minds uIthe peo-
ple from ,he subject of personal salvation,
The pastor WAS ordered by certain Of these
60 erase from the church records the namcs
oi some of choir young people Who had
Joined ,he church, "a, the same time thitat-
euel 90 punish their chlldren should
they so 10 the alter Of prayer.
Daring the second Sabbat hevenins OF
the meeting tho oppo'l'son became very
violent and the prospect Was SO diseourag'
ias that the p.s.ur had about concluded
to close the meeting 4 sermon wa
preachel. however, and penisent' Invited
forward. when a young lady, Miss Emel'ne
Taylor daughter of Mr.. John Taylor ol
White station, "a young lady ofqu.cI and
amiable disposition, came forward i"T
prayer
With the exception of her mother and
herself an the members Of the family
were either members Of the tnlVorsalisl
Church or strongly in sympathy with their
loctriues one of her brothers took a very
ieadinr part their public discussions
n, ramnincd a, the alter for quite a length
If ,ime nppearing TO be calm IN mind ana
-. earnestly aud devoutly looking foT the
',....r.-,. ,f God. About % clock her pray
rr seemed Ia have been answered heF
face wore am expression Of unusual 'r's"'-
mes. a, ,h,. looking upward, repeated sew
.-,l time. with distinct emphasis, On,
that b.nutinll place over Ihcre!, She be-
cam, entirely unconscious, and vas carried
a., house near by, Il being thought "nad
yi,abls 10 remove her 10 her father . house
which WA. about three miles distant. In
thi, condition she remained for seven
DAYS. in the mean time taking no nouri'h'
men. whatever.
on Tuesday she began to speak in a low
voice and Tor halfau-hour told Of the
scene. Of another world, af(er which 'hc re-
maincd silent Tor several hours,
The first of whom she spoke were TIVE
mini.teis one was the Rev, 4. IL. Ihoni'
a,. Of thc Piusburs Conference the o'hei
,as the Rev. Mr.. White # the Prcshyier'
ri,n Church. once the pastor of the Church
at Salsburs
Many gNpelicuts were used 90 restore
her 10 yauseiousuess, among ~hieh were
singing and animated religious services
but $40 without ikc desired effect, On Fr''
dav. her frieuds became very much alarm
al. owing % ,bc opinions expressed oy tbs
phvs.,.aus. that having been .o long with
oui food She would uyyvr be- restored. Th'
eflor, wa, madc t. eiyo her some nourish
mcn,. bu. in vain. She was asked Nhe,h
cr she would ever De- able iu rise, when sh
rrplicd. Ms savior has not sc, told me
At diEcr,u; timcs she had spoken of he
Saviour Us present with her as her guild
and instructor. shortly atlcr thi. she toll
them that her Saviour had just into-we'
her tha, she might return 90 earth Ou Sab
hu,h evening. atg clock This slaicmcn
ocoas.oucd a joyful surprise to her anNiou
friend. The father said that should
thus como o. pass. he would believe All 81
would say concerning the future stale
ON Sabbath evening a large company O
the neiehber. had gathered 20 learn "a
.rvuel There was np clock In her room
nor any way in which she could mark ia
ilighi ~ the hours, Tor her eyes had re
mained closed from the first AZ tire
minute, before uina she raised her righ
hand. and waved it as II living farewell ]
the distance. aud then 5aised her len hSn
ia Ike manner, aud 81 precisely . O. cloc
she opened her eyes, spoke a greeting ,
her friends, began pra.iug the Lord, an
called upon those around to join her her !
praise Tor Ili, great mercy. When askr
4 she vas hungry. he replied that she wa
not eo in the least that she Lad been f.
with milk and huaey, and, indeed, he
strength was so wonderfully renewed iha
{; seemed that -hc had been fed by an un
seen hand
The original paper on which these state
mcuis were written, as they fell from he
lips. j. ia The hands Of the Rev T. Pcrsh
ing. ltis u most remarkable narration q
events. and a description Of scenes tina
she -tiIl uycrs were as real 10 her a. an
other in her whole life As to The effect q
this event upon the community, there wa
no further opposition to the meeting On
ofthc gentlemen who had ordered his son
name stricken from the church list. came {
the pastor aud desired that Il might rcmai
there. The meeting went forward glori
ously, with many conversions, and mum
Der Of members doubled at that appoint
ment