Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-07-23
A Visit to Heaven.

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where Miss Fannie Larrimer claims /,
have seen the Celestial City. Among
her many wonderful prophesies she
stated that her last ''visit to the
heavenly world would occur June 10
and that she would remain in trance
until 10 A. M. OH the goth. A re-.
porter visited her home on the da,
named, and found the young lady on q
bed in parlor in rigid condition
with head slightly thrown back, and
eyes closed, but breathing quite natur-
ally. Between 10 and IL o'clock she
indicated by motion of her finge,
that she wished to write. when a pencil
was placed. between her fingers, and
paper against the pencil, when she
commenced writing. She wrote but a
few words, and even these no one. if
seemed, could read. After waiting for
several minutes the young lady spoke
as follows: '.Let all leave her presence
Tor ten minutes" Of course, the com
mand was Immediately obeyed, and she
was left alone; but at The end of ten
minutes the crowd again filed the
room.
She remained in this condition until
about 2,3o, when she again spoke.
saying, ''Take her body and place it
erect in the dining room until o clock
This order was Immediately obeved.
and she remained standing until the
time named; those around her in tho
meantime engaged in singing and
prayer. When l o'clock arrived oil
was quiet. In few minutes she snok o
about as follows: II am now in Par..
disc, and it has been revealed to me
that this Is the last time that shall 90
INTO trance, as you call it. There are
many here who do not believe that this
Is the work of God in me, but if thew
VIII remain until o'clock Tomorrow
morning they will all be convinced 7
Will now answer any question that NAV
be asked me-" Here she ceased and
alter few moments silence different
parties commenced questioning her,
but she failed to give a direct answer
to any, though, in fact, she answered
all, After numerous questions had
been asked her, none of which were
important, she requested that cher
body be taken and laid upon the bed
and left alone for twenty minutes. y"
This was done, and after the expiration
OF twenty minutes she was again sur
rounded and piled with questions with
about the same success as at first
Last winter the belief sprang up
mong some of her visitors that her flesh
would not burn while she was in her
rigid condition, and in order to dis.
prove this a gentleman placed live
coal OF lire in her hand, which burned
her severely. In one of her frances.
however, she assured them that on the
next day she would pass into spasm.
and that her hand would suddenly heal.
ana stated further that she was to
have only twenty seven pains arising
from it. as each pain struck her she
would name a certain chapter in the
bible, and If any those chapters are
read In her hearing she will pass off in
to deep sleep before two lines have
been read, and remain SO until the book
is laid aside, when she will suddenly
awake. In the evening,At exactly the
hour she named, she was taken with a
s .'asm, viii ii remained upon her for ex..
actly five minutes, and upon her recovery
she asked to have the bandage removed
from her band, and when it was done
her hand was found to be entirely heal
ed, and new skin formed upon the
wounded place, and she has not felt
single pain in that hand since. -.F
On the 1st of June, while in a trance.
she informed her friends that on the
18th OF that month she would have a
hard contest with the devil, and pre-
dicted the exact hour. Promptly at
that hour on last Thursday she passed
into an unconscious state, and in mins
ute or two was in a terrible rage, and
apparently crazy, and attempted to com
nit suicide. She was seized, however.
and tied in chair, the work requiring
the strength of four men. After a
while she informed those near her that
she had triumphed over the devil, and
had conquered Kim, and In a minute OF
two had returned to consciousness. In
five years time she is to take the pulpit.
There are quite number who believe
it is the spirit OF God working through
her. In personal appearance she does
not appear diseased. She is brunette
neither handsome nor homely, and
would weigh between 1870 and lac
pounds, and appeared quite robust and
strong.
The longer believer has neglected
prayer the harder he finds it to pray
partly through shame, for the soul hav
ing played the truant knows not how tc