The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-24
A WONDERFUL INDIVIDUAL
MI RYELLOUs DEVELO PMENT Or
CLATRYOYINOE IN ALABdHA.
Singing HYMNS and DELIVERING Sermons
while In Trnuce-Evcnts Happening
Many Miles on Correctly Described.

In these days of spiritual manifestations
auu materlaliLltiOus OF shadows, IL may he Of
interest to our readers To learn there Is FIRST
class medium in the neighbUrlnQ state Of Ala.
barna, who Jar outdocs all the Fosters, iiumcs,
or hosses, and vet claims nothing for his extra
ordinary powers but tue great misfortune of an
attack OF sickness, that by its peculir effects
upon the brain has enabled him ever since IT,,
as % were, disenRage his soul from his body
anu send u on an exploring expedition. He is
humble minister OF the Cumberland prcsby-
tcrlan Churt ;, and always feeis humbled and
inundated after one of his frances. lie IL IN
middle age aud IN 81 respects healthy. n" II n
married man, and lives In north Alabama, and
thoueh we withhold his name, as a nntoriety
Of this Kind ~ never grateful t. him, we never.
thelcss feet II due To society to tell them Of this
eNtruo binary man. who could. II he wished IT.,
produce No. sensation as n Spiritualia,, and
Yet is content to pursue his humble patn as "A
CHRISTIAN, and not impose his misfortune ON the
community "a y gift
lie had no evidence Of unusual powers until
after his Youth. Then, after marriage, he had a
severe attack ~ fever, with congeation Of the
Or IN, and rec uu intiticsOt uuininc were used.
30 anon ~ recovery took place this condition
began. lie Is falniliarly known m the "slecnine
preacher, and great curiosity " felt whercv r
he goes TO witness one of thcse sleeping per-
tormnnces. We cannot better describe this
peculiarly than repeat graphic dcscriutun
given of p sermon hcgrd by our Informant ono
nt the leading ministers Of the Cumberland
Pre- bytcriau Churcn, and resident OF William
81 md my wife were In Moor,syirle. Ala. AZ a
niotractcd meeting. aud Mr.. - came To a.. lot
We an ielt rroa. cur osity to sec and hear him.
hayng heard so much ABOUT him. lie stopped
Dr. Th ca agree to let ~ know u he got into
one o. MS spells Mr.. - preached ut night a
voice va. rniher h'fsh and grating. After the
congregation dispersed we were sitting In the
front nortco OF Miss Walton's house, when
nero came running toward ne, saying the Doc
tor had sent for rs to hear Mr.. - We rushed
over entered the tirlor and Mr.. &C., was sitting
IN rocking char. apparently sound nslcep.
eyes closed, and head resting back on the chair.
Singing IN ANurLfc WHISPERS.
He. IuWrNYr ,vau 1in.fup n a lo,v aatptfopa .
voict hymn. and while he sang the room grad.
ualy ilrd ~ Dnt,l not an inch Of space was I'm.
from its usual loud, harsh character and was
low, soft, and mus,ch TO degree | never
heard surpassed. In fact II reminded me u
angels whispers. And then T. hHd tone Of In.
exuressiblc melancholy ABOUT u that reached tho
hr"it or every zoe prefont, and when he ceased
g. sing there wns scarcely - dry eve inthc room.
~ tho conclusion OF his sonc he began on, Of
The most feeling. earnest prWcrs | ever heard.
and ia SO pitcous. ho.ccchinr a manner that
no hing could resist him. This prepared ~ ~
aspect soWc rare front, and we were not disap.
uuintod. H. took his tcxt from pauls ,ter
90 fnth, ana YOU know J have he1rd good
preaching. hu' never did I her hts c'nion
sutpa- -ed. IL nav have been the re- u'iar cir
the charm that would naturally rluste, around
one In his condition that added interest to IT,
nut certainty never saw "A greater effect pTO-
uu,'d. II Icil a7 acntle aud pure NJ the sn' W.
SUI, 10 the sime mclodipus voice. and the only
tcstur' was the ciuck OF the fingers when he
eloquent does not express Il. Il was simpIv
glorious, Chastc and intellectual. He dcacribrl
tith - golden chain councctng earth tn
heaven. and man e. his God. lie preached thus
Tor about tnirty ininutos. when 40 once it- face.
hitherto calm and unrIfled bee mo pcrfsrtlv
lyid. his brow corrugated, until YOU could have
ciutcfed his len sidc With his right n1,,, "a ia
violent pain had assaiicd him. The parnXysm
lasted several minutes. when gradually it began
70 ahatc, nnd ne exclaimed on what ere all
my sun srings here II. LORD. tom nnd'st me
meet r And then hrs brow relaxed his form
aeain lhsnned u easy posture. sweet smile
pa,scd over NJ lace. and he slept on quietly and
calmly and the CT wd pnctlv withdrew from
the presence OF the unconscious pre- Cher
When questioned about these somnlmbulis
tic sermons, ne knows nothing about them not
even a dream OF IL has left ~ shadowy trace
heaind. hts Il not the only result OF his sleen.
II he IL sitting by a table writing when this
spell comes on, he continue. To write, out not
on the subject that engaged his thoughts and
he awakes to nnd sometimes the strnneest rev
Citations. one or two of which we have appended.
FINDING lost JEwETnY.
Dr. Rake. Of our city. has httlr daughter to
whom her auiUOthpr hal Irr-cute1 "A golden
easlc ana requested her to have a r!ns made Of
u ava wear 10 m her memory. which the doctor
att udrd to tut the riug being too large IL was
worn icmp"Iari!y ~ her motner. On one occi-
slNis IA tn-i-tlng her cook. she llll the ring
down ia the Attrhen, and un returning Tor 10 an
hour or So aiierward, u was gone. OF course
an were cis'r'sscn; and dIligcnt search VS.
made for II 20 every possible place. butno ring
could be found. few days afterw.rd. wnils
the famil, were assembled "a breakfast, and the
COOK Whoih' 10y thc wy all suspected, was In
waiting, D.. Blake knowing the great supersti-
u'h 81 negroes. sliI To bis WIG he lnignLtd 10
Wrie 20 hr. OF AlaJaWn, who had tao power
OF finding stolen thinrs, ani ri tel several very
striking incidents. The nrsro listened intently,
me- AZ lust seeming To- Dee Impressed with a new
idea, she turned 20 her hrtlc son and told him
TO- ,G"k under me window, where MIR BID Wa.
IN me nanl; on ~l,i t.-., me boy went away and
\ d.l Or So alter. pr. u. visited Alabama on
buai ess. ana at a demo. he met with Mr.. -.
Aftcr greetlng, hr u. said "Bruiher --, |
made use ~ your nan G To some good purpnfc
the other day Yes" said Mr.. -, ~ heard
you." And then he related tn the aston sned
Dr. Blake the whole circumstance. who gave
the ring, VINO made It, tie Inscription on H. lis
los. ana manner Of recovery. even TO the rom-
pete CONVERSATION at the table. He also told
DR.. blake the whole transaction was on paper,
and i Il been written by him while IN u trance.
DIR. ilakr, having never spokCn Of the cirrum-
astuIished
TELEIsCopIc VISION
One dark, dr2zly night DR.. Thach noticed him
while ssieen put III Gand to his csc, makins a
teletcope of J.. and appear to look through 10 at
son far q 'tant OBJECT. "Wh.; are YOU look
luE a. Dnrf tays the doctor see ring"
"WLercl' " IN front of the MOTEL in the mud"
TIC hotci was two han itcd wards away. "Wen,
get ny and Its 20 To H." stVs the doctor Mr.
-- NJ once arose, walked ont the door into the
darkness, ana Dr Tndch following MIN. no took
tue centre Of tie wy muddy street, aud went
unhe-itltinely to the font door 81 the hotel
stuopet down and ric >cd ~ u gold ring, md
handed g to M conu"rion. II was down In
urninp, hr Jaw some money. and being bid 10
go ait I IT. the doctor So iil Rowing he went To
f Ailt 'iA ana ilitNNN w u q illl. III. IN tch
saw The money a soon NJ the other tnis um-, IL
tclng ichf.
lite told friend In one Of his vision. he saw
rs II a lou while ago, vessel with IL urge utan-
uty OF gold on hoard ana sailing Tor this coun-
try. lie saw q niutiny GA board. and The matc
and oniScrs murdered. lie s.w the schooner
run into the mouth of ccr,gin creek on the sea
shore, ~no AZ Il certain spot, washed in "a certain
wa. ne q " them remove tire gold to the shore
ami At the same time sCuttlc tie vessel Three
mon only were engage in n, and thcy
buried tho gold nj n well marked spot. Here
they scVarated, and heing afraid TO come for u.
snDn 10 ttauHpffrd that they were all three
killed ur dird. "nd the gold WAS LETT uudisturbed
I'm ta hiding ll9c', and there II sim rcsis In it,
b. d. "Why don't you 90 and get ~ Would
yOu know the s,otY "lcs, | en- 20 there aud
put nv hand On the box, but II Is ill-rotten
god. IL Is blood money, and IL will carry "A
curse with II. AID 10 argument would liter
hls determination or make him reveal its
hiding place to any one.
IN IHE DARK.
lie had daughter attending school AT Dr.
Wards In thi- city. On the night Of the COM
mcucemcEt ne was IN trance we know not
what else 10 c1ll it-tt his far-aWay homo In
Alabama. All ut once he sprdng forward and
exclaimed, CX,itedly, "Therc, We are IN tho
dark." HIS wife said To him ne WIS mistaken
the haht was burning. "Oh mean at Wards.
was attending the cX 1mnatiou, and now ia
all d re- when his daughter returned, she
. I. ...NN H. a. l...N