The Portland daily press., 1872-03-11

A Miss Mary Robinson, residing in Read
ing, Pennsylvania, has lately recovered from
trance lasting about month. She has
been interviewed by reporter of the Read
ing Eagle, whom she informed that during
the time she had several visions. 1t appear
ed that the whole world was arrayed against
her; she was arrested several times, and was
ultimately sentenced to be stoned to death,
like Stephen, who was carried out. Her
subsequent visions she thus describes:
/ next imagined was in Purgatory, and
was being burned alive and tortured in yari-
Gus ways. After that found myself crossing
the River Jordan. On the opposite shore /
saw my father standing. (He died during
the American civil war; As 1 waded through
the waters he stretched his arms toward me.
and said: Come, my child, / have waited
long, The Saviour, who was also ON the
shore, said: mot yet; your work is not vet
finished" / thought resolved mentally to
get over, when it seemed as if the Saviour
read my thoughts, and he added, "Go and
convert all the world first"
thought to myself the work was too great
for me to dol can never accomplish it. 1t
seemed as if l was then swallowed up in the
river. But l had almost reached the shore,
and saw the glory land 1t was beautiful
vision. | saw things the mortal eye had not
seen, and heard things the mortal ear had not
heard. The supernal scene was enchanting.
There was a large and wide-spreading tree on
which grew great variety of fruits Beneath
was q sward of different shades of green,
which appeared to be as fine and soft as moss
or velvet. The sward gittered with bright
shells, gold, and diamonds. There were also
golden walls. Surrounding the Saviour were
innumerable angels dressed in robes of white
and wearing beautiful crowus. / could not
tell the color of the wings, bat / could see
their shape by the folds of the robes. The
crowns were resplendent with diamonds
which glittered like stars.
noticed that some of the smaller angels
had more stars in their crowns than had some
of the larger angels, and some of the stars ap-
peared larger and brighter than others. 1
supposed that the reason for this was that
some had been better Christians here than
others, and that their reward was the great
er. All seemed, however, to be in the enioy-
ment of the highest degree of happiness of
which they were capable. The glorifed spir-
its beheld the unveiled splendor Of the Lord,
and supernal delight, celestial bliss seemed to
reign supreme all around. / could not see
any instrument, but heard the sweetest mu-
SIC any person can imagine. / never heard
that beautiful tune before or since had az
thought the sky was beautiful and calm, and
the atmosphere so clear that ! could see
through it. There were large green trees
with leaves Of beautiful shapes.
l could not see the Saviour, but could see
the reflection of the light that emanated from
him. l heard voice asking me, "Do you
love the Saviour?" and said, mo, never
knew him." The voice then said, az wouldn't
like to be her, being such a professor as she
was, and seeing such beautiful sights as she
did, and then l thought the cock crowed
thrice, as it did when Peter denied the Lord.
Although 1 could not see the angels, heard
them shout praises to the Lord and sing the
most beautiful hymns ever heard Joined
in the singing, and when l returned to con-
sciousness 1 was still singing hymn. My
mother has told me that l sang it in n sub
dued voice, and that it was the strangest but
sweetest prettiest hymn she had ever heard.
Neither of US are now able to recall the words
or sing the tune.