The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-07-02
seeing the spirit ea.s s,Ae usay.

A complete description of the
spirits departure from the body was
recently given by Myra Carpenter, in
. letter 10 Mr.. Joseph Baker. She
was treated by mcsmerism for epiiep-
tic hts aud soon became a good clair
voyant, aud egeniaaiiy a seer oil
spirits:
My mother and l had cftea talked
of death AID Immortality. She FREE
qaently magnetizsd me when she was
in health, and | was in the clairvo-
yant state, by her assistance, when
the spiritual sight was first given me.
By your assistance (Baker's) / &C
CURED the power of putting myself
in that state without the assistance
Of an operator. Sic had often requested
that | would, at the time of her de-
cease, put myself in tina. state. and
carefully notice the departure of the
spirit from the body. Her failing
health admonished her that her end
fer this lie was near a; but she viewed
IL with calmless, for her thoughts
We're full Of the life 10 come and her
hopes placed on her Father 10 heaven.
Death had no tefrors fer her.
When she felt it approach she seat
for me, as | was absent attending al
invalid. came and remained con
stantly With her until she left for a
better home. Her last words were
addressed 10 me. Perceiving that
she was dying, | seated myself in the
room, and was soon in a state Of
spiritual clairvoyance. With the
opening OF the inner sight the pain
full scene of @ mothers death wae
changed to a vision of glory beauti-
ful angelic spirits present, watching
over her. Their faces were radiant
with bliss and their gIittering robes
we're like transparent nov | could
feel them as material, and yet they
communicated a sensation | can only
describe by saying it seemed like
compressed air.
Some of these heavenly attendants
stood at her head and some at her
feet, while others seemed to be how
ering over her form. They did not
appear with the wings of the fowl,
as angels are commonly painted, but
they were in the perfected human
form. They seemed so pure, 80 full
Of love, that it was sweet to LOOK at
them as they watched the change
now tsking place in my mother.
now turned my attention more
directly to my mother and saw the
external senses leave her. First, the
power Of sight departed and then a
veil seemed to drop over her eyes
then the hearing ceased, and the next
sense of feeling. The spirit began
to leave the limbs, as they died first,
and the light that filed each part, in
every fibre, drew np toward the
chest. As fast as this took place the
veil seemed to drop oyer the part
from whince spiritual life was remov-
ed. A ball of light was now gather
ed just above her head, and this con-
tinued to increase as long as the
spirit was connected with the body.
The light left The bain last, and then
the silver cord was loosened.
The luminous appearance soon be-
gan to assume the human form and |
could see my mother again But oh,
how changed She was light and
glorious, arreyed in robes of dazzling
Wilderness, free from disease, pain and
death. She seemed to be welcomed
by the attending birth Of a child.
She paid no attention To me or any
earthly object, but Joined her
companions, aud they seemed to go
away through the air. | attempted
to follow them in the spirit, for | felt
strongly attracted and longed to go
with my mother. ] saw them ascend,
till they seemed to pass through an
open space, when mist came over my
sight and | saw them no more.