The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-14
Il WOMAN DIES AND COMES
TO LIFE AGAIN.,

TO LIFE AGAIN.
The Strange Story Of Her. Experiences
.in the Other 1Vorld.E
Mrs. Diana Powellson, widow of the
late Thomas 5Powellson, resides upon
land rented from Mr.. William Chick,
seven or eight miles southwest of Kan
sas City. She is forty-one years OF age,
and the mother of nine children. Up
to three years ago she had been re-
markably vigorous woman. On the LIST
Of August, 1876, 4 premature labor in
duced the disease which eliminated in
what was supposed to be death. At
one time, DR.. Thorne, supposing Ills
patient would soon die, remained with
her. The pulse was than ranging at
40; the respiration 16 per minute.
Cold, clammy perspiration all over the
body, eyeballs thrown backward aud
upward; no action whatever Of the dia
phragm; she had been blind for several
days; things continued in this course
without much change until O'Clock in
the morning, when she died. The
spasms of the neck and hands now IT,
Taxed, the head dropped forward upon
the breast, the eyes opened, the
eyeballs resumed their normal position,
the pupils were dilated, and the film
gathered upol the eyes. The woman
was dead. A current OF electricity
passed from the base of the brain to
the lower portion of the back failed to
revive her. She did, however, finally
revive. only to pass through another
change called death, finally reviving
again.
HER STATEMENT.
Our reporter visited the bedside of
the lady, in company with DR.. Thorne.
Her story is as follows:
IL have been professed Christian
for many years. Some time i'll 1877 l
joined the Methodist Church South.
| am Il full believer in Christianity.
The statement that am about to make
is stranger to me than it can be to you.
''On the night of my first dying, the
more died the less PAIN | felt. was
so happy at going (oh! sir, suffered so
mucl.;) felt no misery Of any kind; pain
in the head all gone; it seemed that l
lost all consciousness but for il moment;
when | came to my senses again knew
| was dead. but everything was very
dark to me. Thought was still blind.
I became filled with terror, anticipate
ing the worst. My husband (who died
in 1867 soon. however, took hold of me.
He told me I was on the wrong road.
Other Of my departed friends and fami-
ly did the same. The darkness sudden
ly vanished. l saw all my friends and
millions of others. 1 saw hills and
valleys, trees and flowers, rivers, seas,
lakes and birds, and heard such music
as l can not describe. The people we're
not what expected to see. They were
ordinary men and women. Some were
bright and beautiful, and others were
lean and miserable looking. / saw
their homes. They lived i'll commune
ties. All were much more beautiful
than any we have. but some were not
so beautiful us others. saw many
bright spirits, but was very much sur
priseu that
THEY HAD NO WINGS.
My friends led me from the dark place
into the light did not come through
this dark place any more, either in com
ing back or returning 1T any time. l
saw many meetings or congregations,
but did not learn what they were doing
thought was at home, but was told
that must return to my body again.
My husband told me this. [ cried and
was very much angered 1T him and still
am for sending me back. l long to be
in that beautiful home that they tell me
is mine. My husband sent Il message
to his son and to my children by me.
Messages were also sent by many
others. | WAS afraid of some spirits,
who looked dark and forhiuding, while
others were so bright, beautiful and
kind. When | Was there Il large con-
course gathered around me. l did not
know | should return to earth till WAS
told so by my husband. He was sixty
seven when he Gied, though he now
looks in the prime of life. My two
children were with their father. | WAS
very surprised at this: I had known on
ly one; one child was born dead, prema-
turely, in August 1876: it WAS very re-
joiced to see me. [ can not compare
it to any age, it differs from earth, but
still snail child. l felt all mothers
love for that child, which l did not
think [ possessed. My boy, one year
old, died fifteen years ago; he is now a
young man and knew me.
Spirits do not sing like we do; much
nicer. l saw some spirits who looked
repulsivc and dark. The clothing of i'll
was of the flowing or robe kind. No
voice is used by spirits. [ understood
them more perfectly without words
read their thoughts, it is more perfect
language than ours. They told me to
come back to earth for three or four
years with my little children who are
here, unless l was dissatisfied. Iprom-
ised to do so.
Iexpected
TO MEET CHRIST,
but did not do SO. They told me this
was why I was in the dark. know
now that [ must depend upon myself.
We are over there as we are here. We
make our own happiness. I did not
find any heaven or hell, only life, more
perfect and beautiful than this. This
is not life ut all. What now relate is
as clear to my memory as anything in
life can be-.
In dying, after the first time did not
lose consciousness. seemed to fade
from one life into another. 1 now Of
ten see spirits around me, but can nc1
speak to them or they to me. The.
show me flowers, which are more beau
tiful than ours. Spirits told me they
had to repent of their sins over there
! before they could advance. Till the,
did this they were unhappy. | VII:
much surprised when I first went there
at seeing spirit which l took to bt
God. And afterwards supposed it wa:
Jesus Christ, but who was only a brigh
! spirit teaching the others. saw man,
SUCH afterwards; they don't seem to be
long to the rest at all. Everybody j:
engaged in learning and growing bright
er, so they told me.''
The facts and particulars Of thi
strange death were verified by the PEG
pie Of Rosedale generally. More par
ticularly was the account substantiatet
Ivy Mrs. Kittie l'owellson, sister-in-lav
to the lady, and Miss r. PoweIlson, TIN
daughter, Mrs: John IIaddock, Mrs
Jas. Wilson, Mrs. Callenburger, Mr.
D,,s,