Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-02

asked:
"NNhat do you want Of me, hther?p
1'Prayers, prayers, prayers, prayers, ,
was the reply, in the same audible tOn'
as before.
TIE SPIRITS ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF.
While single words spoken by the ap
partition could be understood by all, his
/ longer sentences were a confused sound
intelligible to Agnes alone. She says
the words appeared TO be spoken in hel
ear, and were as plain 10 her as the or.
binary speech of persons in cOnversa.
ton. The spirit proceeded TO tell heI
that he had been judged by Jesus Christ
/ Almighty God, and two angels; that he
had been in purgatory since his death
/ that at length an angel had come tC
him and brought him TO earth for six
days to visit her; that he appeared tc
her because she was the only one Of his
family who prayed. Much more was
communicated to her, but as most Of il
was of a private character, relating to
members Of the family, We refrain from
/ publishing it. He earnestly enjoined
l the stTictest religious Observances on the
part of all, and beseeched prayers foI
I himself. At the request of Mr.. Masel,
! Agnes asked the following questions:
Q.-Nou say you come from purgatO-
ry. How far away is it? Alive min-
utes.
Q.-How long will you stay with US?
/ A.-SiX days.
Q.-When will you leave us? A.-At
/ half-past one on Friday.
Q. AT half-past one in the daytime
or at night? A.-At half-past one in
/ the afternoon.
Q.-Why will you go precisely at that
time? A.-Because an angel will come
/ to me precisely at that time and lead me
I TO heaven.
Q.-How long will it take to reach
I heaven? Al will be in heaven at
/ TWENTY-FIVE minutes to two.
That night when Agnes went TO bed
she drew the clothes Ovel her head, as
/ timid children are so accustomed to do.
But Immediately they were softly re-
moved, and, although she saw nothing,
she heard her father say, in his spirit
tones, "Bless you, my child"
FATHER MANoGUE AND FATHER null
TY SENT FOR.
Father Manogue and Father Nulty
were sent for and told of the remarkable
apDearance at the house Of Mrs. Masel
Father ManOgue says he endeavOred to
dispei the belief of a visit from a spirit
as an illusion, but in vain. According
to request, therefore, he and Father
Nulty visited Mrs. Masel's. There was
nothing visible to the eyes of either OF
them, but there were loud knocks, and a
voice issued as from a person unseen.
Agnes, who could see her father, says he
scanned Father Nulty from his head
to his feet. He at once addressed
Father ManOgue and Father Nulty, say
ing that he remembered well when they
both attended him when he was dying,
on a cold winters night about six years
ago.
FATHER NULTY's QUESTIONS.
Father Nulty felt some reluctance
about relating for publication what he
had heard. He said he heard a voice,
but saw nothing, and he could not tell
where the voice came from. He asked,
perhaps, one hundred questions, to some
of which answers were given and to
others no response was made. He asked
the voice if he knew anything about
heaven, and received in reply that he
knew nothing whatever Of heaven or
hell. but be had seen our Almighty God
and our Lord the Saviour. He asked
him which was the best prayer, and the
reply was, "The Lords Prayer" He
also asked him about a dozen other
prayers, among which were the "Thir-
ty Days Prayer and the prayer to
st. Joseph" The reply was, ''They are
all good"
Q.-Why is it that my own parents do
not come to me and give me some in-
formation Of the future life? Al don't
know.
Q.-Why do you appear to that child
more than to any one else of your fam
lily? A.-Because she is the holiest.
Own you pay US another visit after
you 60 to heaven? Al cannot tell.
FATHER MANOGUE's QUESTIONS.
Father Manogse asked the voice to
speak louder, and the reply was that he
came to speak more especially 10 Agnes,
who could hear him distinctly.
Q.-How could you come into the
house? A.-Because am pure spirit.
Q.-How could you, being a pure spir-
il, and pure spirits being immaterial,
have contact with material object?
A.-By the power which God has given
me.
Q.-What do you think of Spiritual
ism as it is understood on earth? At
is all nonsense.
Father Manogue asked him how long
he would remain on earth, and the re-
ply was six days; that be would leave at
half-pastOne on the afternoon OF Friday,
when an angel would appear and lead
him to heaven. He said it would not
be the same angel that took him from
purgatoTy.
Q.-Does your body suffer? Any
hg1r- hos raNfl,fv,rr To 10 rr-ffl. ~ unrpT
Q.-Is there no punishment for the
body? A.-Yes.
Q.-What is the punishment of the
body after death? A.-Into ashes.
Q.-Will you ever see your body?
A.-Yes.
Q.-When will you see your body?
AT the eternal judgment.
Q.-Where is your body now? A
In the grave.
Q.-s it in California? A.-No; it is
here in Nevada.
Q.-Do you wish to have headstOne
put over your body? A.-Yes.
Q.-What sort of a headstOne do you
wish to have put over your body? A
plain headstone.
Q.-Will you give the inscription to
put over it? A.-Yes.
Q.-What is it?
THE INSCRIPTION.
Remember me, my children, who came to
you az eve;
When / was a sufferer, IN purgaiory dwelt:
Ny children were not around me TO hear my
A messenger from Jesus 10 my child Agnes.
IN THE CHURCH.
One morning during this period
Agnes remained near the sanctuary of
the church after mass, and Father
Manogue asked her if the spirit of her
father was visible to her there, or il she
could hear his voice. She could hear or
see nothing. Remembering that the
visitatiOns had most frequently oc-
Cured when she was in a room apart, !
be requested her to step into the sacris- !
try by herself, which she did, when she |
says the apparition at once appeared to !
her, and Father ManOgue attests that |
its tones were audible to him outside.
AS we have already stated, the spirit |
had said that an angel would come for |
it at half past one on Friday, and it had |
also told Agnes that she could see it as |
ccnd far up into the sky. On that day
Father ManOgue and others were pres |
ent at Mr.. Masel's. The spectators |
watched through the door of an adjOin- |
ing room, while Agnes stood in the |
presence of her father and conversed 1
with him. AS the appointed moment |
approached, the child says the spectre |
grew evidently nervous, rubbing his
hands and exhibiting other symptoms
Of anxiety. He told her that they need
pray no more for him; that he was go
ing to heaven and should pray for them.
Father Manogue says he was watching |
.he clock, which could not be seen by |
he child AS the hand pointed to the
lalf hour the spirit said to her: "The
angel is at the window: must |
20" Agnes sank on her knees
ind ,shrieked. One Of the bystanders
old her to 90 to the door and see her
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