The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-03-04
4 GIRL OF ANoTHEnPlRio0:
A Young Lady who was fn Heaven
for Week Returns TO Earth on
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From the Pittsburgh l.eader.l

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From the Pittsburgh Lesder.l
The Rev. II. Sinsabaugh relstes
tho following singular circum-
stance: sOn the 67th Of Novem.
ber. Rev. Joseph N. Pershing, Of
the Salisbury circuit, began q sc;
ries Of meetings at Kelly's Station.
on the West Penn. railroad, whero
the ,Methodists have q small unfin-
ished church and very feeble So
ciety. The few composing the,
church were dfshcartened and
seemed reluctant to CO operate with
the pastor at the beginning Of the
meeting. However, as the work
began to take on more hopeful
features, they entered upon it with
degree of cordiality. While these
meetings were in progress in the
church, a company Of Universalists
net each evening in . house near
by, for the purpose Of discussing
their doctrine OF belief. They in
iuiged freely in ridiculing Metho-,
list doctrines and usages, as also
orthodoxy in general, and did their
Utmost to direct the minds Of the
people from the subject of personal
salvation. The pastor was ordered
by certain Of these to erase from
the church records the naraes OF
some Of their young people, who
had joined the church, d the sstne
time threatening their children With
punishment should they go 70 The
altar of PRAYER. 50
& During the second Sabbstl, eve
aiDg Of the meeting the opposition
became very violent, and tha pros
pect was SO discouraginr the. the
pastor had about concluded TO close
the meetings. A sermon was
preached, however. ant penftaats
were invited forward wilen -
young lady, Miss Emellue Taylor.
a daughter OF Mr.. John Taylor, or
Whites Station, q young lady of
quiet and amiable ..Sposition.
came forward for prayer, 49, -...s
With the exception of her moth
or and herself all the members OF
the family were either members OF
the Uniyersalist Church or strong
ly in sympathy with their doctrines.
One Of her brothers took q very,
leading part in their public discus
sions.s She remained at the altar
for quite length Of time, appears
ing to be calm in mind, and vet
earnestly and devoutly looking for
the mercy Of God. About 9 O'Clock
her prayer seemed to have been
answered. Her face wore an ex-
preston OF unusua: brightness az
she looking upward repeating, sew.
eral times with distinct emphasis,
so, that beautiful place over Mere!"
She became entirely unconscious
and VAS carried 10 house near
by, it being thought unadvisable to
remove her to her fathers house,
which was about three miles dis
tsnt. In this condition she remain
ed for seven days, in the meantime
taking no nourishment whatever
On Tuesday she began to speak
in q low tone of voice, and for half
an hour told Of the scenes Of anoth-
or world after which she rem aimed
silent for several hours. b.
The first of whom she spoke
were two ministers one was the
Rev. A. II. Thomas, of tue Pitts
burgh Conference, the other was
the Rev. White of the Presbyter.
ian Church, once the pastor OF the
church at Salisbury. -
Many expedients were 1sed to
restore her to consciousness, among
which we're singing and animated
religious services, hut all without
the desired effect. On Friday her
friends became very much alarmed
owing to the opinions expressed
by the ply sicians, that having been
SO long without food she would
never be restored. The effort was
made to give her some nourish.
ment, but in vain She was asked
whether she would ever be able to-
rise, when she replied. ''My SAY.
iour has not yet told me.'
! At different times she had spo
ken Of her Saviour as present with
her, as her guide and Instructor.
Shortly after this she told them
that her Saviour had just informed
her that she might return to earth
on Sabbath evening at 0 o'clock.
This statement occasioned o joyful
surprise to her anxious friends.
The father said that should it thus
come to pass, he would believe all
she would say concerning the fu-
ture state. sa
+. On Sabbath evening q largo
company of the neighbors had
gathered to learn the sequel.
There was no clock in her room
nor any way in which she conld
mark tho fight Of the hours, for
her eyes had remained closed from
the first. At three minutes before
uine she raised her right hand and
waved it as il giving farewell 10
persons vanishing in the distance,
and then raised her left hand in
like manner, and at precisely 9
o'clock she opened her eyes, spoke
q greeting to her friends, began
praising the Lord, and called upon
those around to join her in praise
for His great mercy. When asked
ifshe was hungry, she replied tha,
she was not 90 in the least; that
she hsd been fed with milk and
honey, andrindeed her strength was
so wonderfully renewed that il
seemed that she had been fed by
an unseen hand.
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