Smyrna times., 1874-03-11

war our troops made a sweeping advance
through Arkansas, aud, under general inSIruc-
tions, tonk possession Of every prominent Off
cial nf church or state and sent him back under
custody until his stdtus should he determined.
AaIong the former vas the Rt. Rev. DIR. Lay.
then Missionary Bishop OF the Prntest. mt
Episcopal Church for that Jurisdiction. and
we'll knnwn Tor his zealnnS and efficient l.bors.
The rector Of y little parish at Camden com
plalnrd oI the frequent attacks madr uD"n the
discipline aud pOiV 0f his churh hy
Methodist MOher Who VAS minStrrnY to e
large congregation in the same place. The |
Bi>hOp Temporary detention took place during |
a great revival among th- Mcth0diStS, AMI was
considered too good thing 10 he lost. Accor-
linvly the ps>tnr OF the hock announced it.
during evening meeting" thus: "Y0n may
not know, hrPthren, how those 'EpiscOpals' gii
religion 81 Ill tell you. They have q bishop
coma around about once a year. and the
minister h" sets rm all w in row and the
hiShnn fa>t.nS his hands down on their head,
and thIfs the wy thy do it; but" I'm king
onV rau>pl "'hcv can't git M religion now,
fur Oil Abe's got their bishop."
The "7rnnce" .Sensntion - The Queen
AnMc trance sensation has broken out in n
fresh place" The pirl. Miss Larrimore, ha.
gone to live with Mr. Sinclair near Chester
town. aud The Chestertnwn editors are inter
viewing her ju4t ~ thu C.ntr-vrIle elitor> did
wnile ago. The Kent NeUS editor saw
her in trance last week. He says: When
VT entered the room she seated in a chair,
against the wall--her position seemingly easy
and natural, tho her limbs were rigid thu
eyes closed aud cnunt"nance liz ~ with sn
| EXPRESSION OF perfect happiness and content
mVnt. In few E.inuteS she spoke in a slow
distinct voice, ALWAYS in the second person
singular, thus: "RemOve her body into
an ,ther room. aud in ifiOcn minutes Sh- will
Inform you how long it will he hefnre tie
vision leaves hor." Accordingly she was re
moved from her chair aud laid upon a bed
near by, and all lett the room. After the
sxpirstion of the fifteen minutes the visitors
mostly ladies. were again admitted into her
prpxrncs, and she was a>ked hurnerOis aueS
tlons-tO nearly all of which she gave some
audible reply. She stated that she would
retnNin in this vision until five 0'elnck, and
then she would 20 to Sleer, and unless some
one called her name she would not awake until
SIX o clock ; that she was then in Paradise,
midway between heaven and earth" and
was perfectly happy. Then, in few mo
ments. she repurted herself at 1.-The duar ni
heaven" but could not enter; everything was
beautiful and every spirit h.ppy. aud in
comrsnY with her was IAN elder from heaven;
she did not know his naHe and had never seen
him on earth, but that M wAs generally the
FIRST to meet her in the spirit world. and always
accompanied her from the dunr Of heaven
back TO Paradise. Without being asked, she
said "On Friday, 1T Eve O'cInck, she will
have another vision. an1 It will last until si1
o click d. not speak to her of it and she vii
not know until the time comes" On beinl
asked whether il would bs IN the morning OF
evening OF Friday, she replied, in the even
6 Ing" In due time she was in Paradise on IN,
way hack TO the earth. and answered nu,uerOu
questions; then her llmbS began to relax an,
it was apparent 10 all that she was sleeping
, Up 10 this time her position on the bed ha,
not changed particle her arms folded acr,.
her breast with the fingers rrexnarly close,
and perfectly rigid; to move her hand affect {
her whole arm. an1 to change this very matrri
ally seemed tn tn1anEer It, breaking. In he
face there seemed tn be nnthng unnatuIa
unless il w,s the remarkably happy expression
at times, while shc almost invariably indulge.
in laughter when Intercepted cons"rning III
condition OF hsr own and surrounding spirit
! while at the door of heaven Upnn awak
i ing she converSed freely upon snme point
q relative To her vision, but upon some other
: she seemed to 5e very guarded, saying thar
! had heen revealed t. her that it would M
!, be pru lent to Spe,k of all sh- saw, but tina
alter a while Shr wnl'd he at liberty 10 max
full reve4tion. Her first vision, IN thu III
Of November last. she has written out in tulI
= the matter occupying six fonl>cap pages Nm
" d'd| not hesitate ~ read it to visitors whr
requested. The wiring is not schnl.rly in an
. ;. respect and her chirngraphy would be hard {
!. deciphsr by any one hut herself A ft'
:. words written by her while in her trance CO,
, dition were shown u>. and, rather than a
= improvement upon her gener i penmanShp, q
" has bsrn reported. WAS a mere scratch, an
l, not spelled correctly Al that! Sh- says she
y - now writing the history Of her lite, in whic
y " will be included all her visions, and expects
:, have the same published in due time. Thpr
- is certainly something remark thlu ahou; tt
- case of this young lady. There il evidently
mysterious influence connected with it; {,
- none doubt the goodness or sincerity Of II
:" ady-hcr genuine Christian piety is tp.ti6-d
20 by Ill who know her, aud the most Skrptic4
, hy the closest scrutiny Of her contact, will !
convinced Of the correctness Of this. 81
seems TO be in perfect he 18th, is abnut TWEEN
n. years Of age, and very pleasant in manners Nj
address.