The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-07-22
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HER STATE IENT.

HER STATEMENT.
Our reporter visited the bedside ol
the lady IN company sitb DR.. .Thorns'
Her sty ists folbws Na
81 I've bees fprofesseA Chm Var
for my yea ome tie in III
iQinS the ethblist Church South
an a f1lf believer 10 Christianity.
The statement that am about u
make u stranger TO me than it can bt
to you.
."Os.th night of my first dying.
the more I died the less pain felt.
was 80 happy at going (oh sir. ]
suffered 60 much) felt no misery Of
any. kind pain in the head all gone
lie seemed that I1ot all consciousness:
but Tor q moment when I came t.
my senses again, l knew l was dsaG,
but everything was very dark to me.
I thought was still blind. l became
filed with terror, anticipating the
worst. My husband (who died in
1860 soon, however, took hold of me.
He told me was on the wrong road.
Others of nv departed friends and
family did the same. The darkness
suddenly vanished. l saw all my
friends and millions of others. | saw
hin and valleys, trees and flowers,
rivers, and seas, lakes and birds. and
heard some such music as can moi
describe. The people were not what
l 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 live in communities.
All were much more beautiful than
any We have, but some were not 80
beautiful ~ others. l saw many
bright spirits, but was very much
surprised 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 coming back or returning
at any time. saw many meetings Of
congregations. but did not learn
what they were doing. thought !
was at home, but was told that must
return to nv body again. My hus-
hand told me this. cried aqd was
very much. angered at him and still
am for sending me back. 1 long to be
in that beautiful home that they told
me was mine. MY husband sent a
message to his son, and to my children
by me.
Messages were also sent by many
others. / was afraid of some spirits.
who look dark and forebidding. while
others were 50 bright. beautiful and
kind. When was there large con-
course gathered around me. / did not
know l should return to earth till was
told 90 by nv husband. He was sixty
seven when he died. though he now
looks in the prime of life. NV two chill
dren were with their father. I was
very surprised at this; / had known
only one, one child was born dead,
prematurely. in August, 1876, it was
very rejoiced to see me. ] can not
compare her to any age. it differs
from earth. but still small child. l
felt all mothers love for that child,
which did not think possessed. NY
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 repulsive and dark. The
clothing of all was of the flowing or
robe kind. No voice is used by
spirits, / understood them more per-
fectly without words. l 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 1 was dissatisfied. 1 promised
to do 90.
1 expected.
TO MEET CHRIST.
but did not do so. They told me this
was why l was in the dark. l now
know that l must depend upon my
eelf. 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 at all.
What I now relate is as clear to nv
memory as anything in life can be.
10 dying. after the first time / did
not lose consciousness. 1 seemed to
fade from one life into another. l now
often see spirits around me. but can
not speak to them or they to me.
They show me flowers, which are
more beautiful than ours. Spirits told
me they had to repent of their sins
over there before they could advance.
Till they did this they were unhap-
py. l was much surprised when l
first went there at seeing a spirit
which 1 took to be God. And ]
afterwards supposed it was Jesus
Christ, but who was only a bright
spirit teaching the Others. | saw many
such afterwards, they don't seem to
belong to the rest at all. Everybody
is engaged in learning and growing
brighter, 80 they told me"
The facts and particulars Of this
strange death were verified by the
people of Rosedale generally. More
particularly vas the account sub
BY Mrs. Kittie Powellson,
sister.in-law to the lady, and Miss X.
Povellson, the daughter. Mrs. John
Haddock, Mrs. Jas. Wilson, Mrs.
Callenburger, Mr.. Baird, practicing
physician in Rosedale, and, many
others who have been constantly at
tending her. :. .
DR.. Thorne called in consultation
DR.. HALEY, of Kansas City, who
made a. thorough investigation of the
case. DR.. Baird has also been q
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