The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1871-03-08
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81 knew a man In Christ above fourteen
years ago. whether In the body, Icannot
! tell, or whether out ofthe hody, Icannot
tell h God knoweth y such an one caught
up to the third heaven. .p--'S. Paul.
Ibase been requested BY many persons
to give to the public an account Of q very
singularoccurrep that occurred recently
within the bounds Of my district. / shall
give you names. dates, and facts, allow
ing your readers TO draw their own infer
onees, and desiring that any who may be
iucredulous as 10 the facts may have the
privilege of ascertsining their verify, as
there are, perhaps, more than hundred
persons IN that neighborhood who will read
| ily bear witness.
In November, Rev. Joseph N. Pershing
Of the Salisbury circuit began series II
meetings ut Kelly station, on the West
Pennsylvania railroad. where the Metho-
slists have n small, unfinished church and q
very feeble society. Asernon was preach
ed one night and penitents invited forward,
when yeung lady. Miss Emeline Taylor.
daughter Of Mr.. John Taylor. Of White
station, young lady Of quiet and amiable
disposition, came forward for prayer. She
remained at the altar for quite length Of
time, appearing to be calm in mind aud yet
earnestly and devoutly looking for the mer-
cy Of God. About 0 o'clock her prayer
seemed to have been answered. Her face
wore an expression Of unusual brightness
as she looked upward, repeated several
times with distinct emphasis. 20. that
beautiful place orer here." She became
entirely unconscious, and was carried 10 q
house near by, it being thought unadyisa-
Bile to remove her to her fathers house,
which was about three miles distant. In
this conditions she remained for seven days,
in the meantime taking 20 nourishlnent
whatever.
On Tuesday She began to speak in low
tone of voice. and fsr half an hour told u
another world, after which she remained
silent for several hours. She spoke Of hay-
ing been conducted to the place Of iost
souls. had heard their wailings Of despair,
and then conducted to the gstes Of heaven.
Her description u what slle saw and heat d
was 80 vivid and transporting that tho large
company present Nept freely. She spoke
oftbose whom she had known who had
died. aud we're recognized ID glory. clad
in shining raiment, with unknown namcs
on their iorchads. She called them over
by name, one after another. including the
names Of all the children she had known
who had died. with al those tokens of sur
prise and delight that attend an actual
greeting Of long absent friends.
The iirst Of whom she spoke were two
ministers. One was tie Rev. A. u. Thom-
as, of the Piitshnrc Conferences; the nihcr
vas the Rev. Mr. White, of the Prcsbytc-
rian Church. once the pistor of the church
IL Salisbury. but sonie years before bad re-
signed his charge for anothcrin Ohio. Ile
was not known % any present as deceased,
but upon inquiry il was found that he had
died i few days before. Of this event
neither Mis- Taylor nor any member Of
her. fathers family bad heard.
Persons were recognized there whom she
did not exre,t 70 scc. while others for
whom she inquired Sic WIS Informed weru
not among that number. Many other
things concerning another world were writ
ten Down, aud are lying before me, express
ed IL language most beautiful and appro-
pirate, but which. ifgivcn. would trespss.
upon the columns os your paper. pa
Many expcdients were used 70 rcrtorc
her 70 consciousness. among which were
singing and animated religious services,
but al without the desired effects. On Fri
day her friends became yery much alarmed.
owing 10 the opinions expressed By the ply
sieians that having been 20 long without
food she would never be restored. The
effort was made to give her some nourish.
mont, but ii vain. She was asked whcth-
er she would ever besble 70 rise. when she
replied: my Saviour has not yet -tnld
me. AT different times she had spoken
~ her Saviour as present with her as her
Guide and Instructor. Shortly after thil
she told them that her Saviour had Just In
formed her that she might return TO earth
Ion sabbath evening - Q o'clock. This
statement oecasioned q joyful surprise Il
her anxious friends. The father said
that should il thus como to pass he would
believe all she would say concerning th,
future state. AtrEHAa
On sabbath evening large company d
the neighbon bad gathered % learn che
sequel. There was no clock in her room,
nor any way in which she could mark The
night or the hours. for her eyes had 70.
mained closed from The first. At three
minutes before . she raised her right hand
and waved IL as IL giving farewell 70 per-
sons vanishing in tho distance. and then
raised her left band 10 like manner. and ii
precisely 3 O'clock she opened her eyes,
spoke q greeting 10 her frienks. begal
praising the Lord, and called upon thoss
around 70 join her III praise for Ills great
mercy. When asked IL she was hangr,
she replied that she was not 10 che least
that she bad been fed With milk and honey,