Sharp County record., 1880-02-05
A VISIT 70 ETERNITY.

A religious revival among the col
ored people of Bordentown, OF some
weeks duration, has been so violent
in its tendencies Of late as to cause
general agitation in thatonce peace
ful place. The coIored population
have gone absolutely crazy over a
Girl sixteen years OF age, who waSso
completely overcome with religious
emotion that she fell into a stupor
from which she did not show signs
ofrecovering for more than two days.
Now, having recovered, she sincere
" believes that she passed within
the gates Of both heaven and hell
was introduced to the reioicings Of
one and the curses of the other, and
then returned TO the flesh, that she
might furnish the solution Of human
ity's problem.
The transition was effected IN the
African NJ. E. church, wheretrom the
cries of the sinners have been dis
urbinr rustic sleep this many a
night. Levi johnson, the eXhorter,
was in,his best form about 10 O'Clock
last Thursday evening, when Abbey
McC1oc, with u shout ofjoy, leaped
twice toward heaven, and then fell
into the aisle, iusensible. She was
gathered up and carried, like one
dead, to the alter, and, subsequently,
TO her home, n block or two away,
The supposition was that she was m
iured by her fall in the church.
Physicians attended, and, finding
she had sustained no bodily harm,
declared that she had gone away IN
trance, and pronounced her beyond
their ministration. The humble
household was filled with awe. Col
ored clergymen focked to witness
this phenomenon. -,
hey sang and prayed for hours
said one Of the family yesterday, ,"bu
it didn't seem to do any good. DE
Lord was takln' his own time.
There was q doctorhere, who thought
she had fever, but when he felt her
pulse and found it all right he sup,
posed she'd went away in a trance,
TOO. About noon on Saturday she
showed signs of life for the first time
Saturday night she drank glass OF
water, but eat nothin' until Monday.
and all she had that day was an egg
and a piece Of pie. Last night she
made motions that she wanted to
90 to church, and we carried her
there in a chair. That seemed to DO
her good, for this morning she talk
ed like herself for the first time, and
said she had been to both heaven
and torment. She came down STAIRS
to-day, but had to crawl down, be
cause her feet are 50 sore she can't
walk"
oWhat is the cause Of her sore
feet:" inquired the Record reporter,
to whom this statment was addressed,
"Walkin' through torment" was
the reply. at was so hot she burnt
the bottoms Of her feet"
BY request the reporter was shown
ND to small bed room on the sec
ond floor where the late tourist, an
attractive mulatto girl, was sitting
in q comfortable rocking chair with
her schorchod (D and shoeles9 feet
resting on stool.
When asked her experience while
in the transitory state she told this
story, in all sincerity:
"Wcll, I went through heaven first.
There | saw mother, my two sisters,
and my brother, | Iwalked by them,
but couldn't get in the path they
were in. They took me in q room
where there were many lights some
were lust lit, some part burnt and
others almost out They took me
in another room, where there was
all little angels sitting around. Then
| went to another pIace-up steps,
like. There sat large man writing
with blood, and there was ano,hcr
one on his knees praying, Father
spare me 4 few days longer He
had long whiskers, and spoke cross
and grum. After ] left there cccry-
body seemed to be shouting and re.
ioicing. l SAID: 'Oh, mother, how !
would like to stay? but She .aii:
No,you must 90 back and tell them
how things are here, and prepare
Here the girl showed signs o. her
Exhaustion from long fasting, and al.yr a
sbor. rest continued; Then | started to
.n--hor nIn-a II s-nmad Ike a mam who