Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-01-25

see woman walk the water. After a
very short time Jemima began speaking
portraying the character of those who
seek after sign in no very enviable col
ors, until scarcely a person could be
found who would acknowledge that he
expected or wished any sign to be given.
1t is said that in her. first years of life
in Western New York she had with her a
very faithful follower to whom she and
her disciples were greatly attached Ii
was given out among the faithful, and
even to the people of the world who lived
near, that this prophet was sick and nigh
unto death. There was great weeping and
wailing, and even crashing of teeth
among the most intimate friends the
morning it was declared that the great
prophet had left time as they expressed
dying. They sought the Friend, their
leader, and told how strong their faith
was that she could raise the prophet from
the dead and restore him to them again
sound in body and in mind. After a
season of prayer for the Strengthening OF
faith, the Friend announced to them that
the Lord had given her power to perform
this miracle in the presence Of all who
might wish to attend. The time fol
burial arrived, and several hundred were
present to witness the performance. Aft
er long and rather tedious discourse on
the good qualities of the deceased, and a
harangue on the loss Of him to society, she
said for each to have faith and she would
have him arise from the dead One OF
those present was young officer who
stepped up to the Friend and said rather
loudly: 4" If you will allow me to run my
sword through that coffin, the man will
not rise so easily" and, suiting the action
to the word, began scraping on the lid
with the instrument. This so terrified the
prophet that he burst the coffin and
stricken crowd.
Among the servants OF Jemlma, OF
whom she had many beautiful young
women who worked for nothing and CON
sidered it great honor to be in her sery-
ice, were two sisters, one Of whom was
counted the best-looking girl in the So
ciety. Jemima prevailed on this hand
some young lady to get sick, and final.
ly end the matter by pretending
to be dead, when she would do with her
as she would have done with the prophet
had he waited few minutes longer--raise
her to life again. Very reluctantly the
girl complied with this request, and took
her bed, where she remained several days
Jemima reported to the faithful every day
that Mary was growing worse, and must
surely die before many days. The faith
full were ready with tears and supplica-
tons that her life might be spared, but
the Friend compromised with them by
promising to raise her from the dead. Al
last the Friend informed her friends that
an angel had appeared unto her, saying
Mary must die the next night. This all
the faithful believed, and no doubt il
would have come true but for one thing
During the day preceding the time set fol
death Jemima had been called to the bed
side of sick friend, and could not watch
her patient as she had been doing. The
sister of the girl was left to attend her
and from her drew the whole story This
so surprised and shocked her sister that
she pointed out the danger she would in
cur by any such action, saying she might
really die at the hour appointed if she
continued in the plot This frightened
Mary SO that when Jemima returned she
refused to be part of the deception any
longer. Jemima threatened, eoaxed, anC
| in every way tried to get her back, but tC
no purpose. AT last, through threatening
she prevailed en- the weak girl to be Gin
stantly healed" This agreed upon she
gave out that the Lord had said the deal
sister should not die, but through the in
strumentality Of the Universal Friend
should be again restored to health. Many
were present at the time chosen for per
forming this cure, and by the simple lay
| ing on of hands Mary was cured of hel
long illness, and arose from her bed az
one filled with new life!
| Here is another incident that is said tC
have happened in Worcester, Pa: Je
NINA rose from prayer one day, saying
Margaret, Margaret, tonight thou mus
| die. The Lord hath said it." Margare
was one of the attendants sleeping in the
same room. This sentence so troubled
her that she could not sleep when She
sought her bed that night. About ter
O'Clock she saw Jemima come in and bend
over her. About an hour later she die
the same thing again. Then a servant
who had been washing hard all day camt
| i'll to sleep with her. Margaret moved
| over to the back part of the bed, and the
! servant was soon sleeping very soundly
in her warm place. The clock struck
twelve as the chamber door opened, anC
some one entered dressed in a white gown
1t was so dark that her movements coult
not be seen, but, hearing a gurglmg noise
| IN the servants throat, Margaret reached
toward it and caught Terminals hand
| saying, ",Jemima, what are you doing %
The white gown fled hurriedly, and NJ
mention was made of it in that house
next day. Margaret's moving to the bach
part of the bed was all that saved hel
life.
have been told many other anecdotes
of this woman, but will let these few suf
flee. She died in 1919 without making
any recantation. Her people were a so
Der, industrious and moral community
attending to their own affairs and devoted
to their leader. There are but few OF
them now living, and none in the neigh
borhood of her home, which stands OF
an eminence overlooking Kenka Lake
and the Brook Kedron in Yates County
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