The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-02-14

A CoIored Lass of 10 Summers Journey
Through Heaven and He'll.
TPhiIadeiephia lsecord.1


TPhiladelephia Kecord.l
A religious revival among the colored peo
pie of Bordentown, of some weeks dura-
ton, has been 80 violent in its tendencies of
late as TO cause general agitation in that
once peaceful place. The colored popula-
ton have gone absolutely crazy over girl
16 year of age, who was so completely
overcome with religious emotion that she
fell into a stupor from which she did not
show signs of recovering for more than two
DAYS. Now, having recovered, she sincerely
believes she has 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
furni-h the solution of humanity's great
problem.
The transition was effected in the African
NJ Z. church, wherefrom the cries Of
the sinners have been disturbing rus
tic sleep this many a night. Levi johnson,
the exhorter, was in his best form about 10
o'clock last Thursday evening. when Abby
McCloe, with shout of Joy, leaped twice
toward heaven and then fell into the aisle
insensible. She was gathered up and carried,
like one dead. TO the altar, and subsequently
10 Ter home, block or two away. The sup
position was that she was injured 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 minlstra-
ton. The humble household was filled with
awe. Colorcd clergymen hOcked tn witness
this spiritual phenomenon.
They sang and prayed for hours" said
one of the family yesterday, "but it didn't
seem TO do any good. De Lord was taking
His own time. There was a doctor here who
thought she had fever, but when he felt
her pulse and found it all right he supposed
| 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 piece of pie. Last night
| she made motions that she wanted TO 60 to
church, and we carried her there in chair.
! That seemed to do her some good, for this
morning she talked like herself Tor the first
time, and said she had been to both Heaven
and torment She came down stairs today,
but had to crawl down, because her feet are
| so sore she can't walk"
"Whst is the cause of her sore feetf" in
| quired the Record reporter, TO whom this
statement was addressed.
"Walkin' through torment was the re-
ply. ut was SO hot she burned the bottom:
of her feet"
By request, the reporter was shown up tC
d small bedroom on the second floor, where
the late tourist, attractive mulatto girl
was sitting in comfortable rocking chair
with her scorched t?) and shoeless feet rest
ing on stool.
When asked her experience while in the
transitory state she told this story in all sin.
cerity:
well, l went through Heaven first
There l saw mother. my two sisters, and my
brother. L walked by them, but couldnt
get in the path they were in. They took me
in room where there were many lights
some were just lit, some part burnt. and 9th
ers almost out. They took me
in another room where there was al
little angels sitting around. Then 1 went t.
another place-up steps, like. There sat 8
large man writing with blood, and there was
another one on his knees praying, Father
spare me few DAYS longer He had Ions
whiskers and spoke cross and grum. After
left there everybody seemed to be shouting
rejoicing. l said: oh, mother, how l wouh
like TO stayp but she said: No, you must q
back and tell them how things are here, anC
prepare
Here the girl showed signs of her exhaus
ton from long fasting, and after short res
continued:
"Then started 10 another place. 1t seemed
like man who lead me. 1t was awful hot
and there was a blazing up and smoking a
f something wss boiling. People wer
screeching for water; such screaming | neve
heard in my life. Little demons were run
ming around with dippers pouring something
that looked like hot lead down their threats
and there was big black man locked to tn
floor writing in book. They had mel
shoveling hot Goals and ashes back on tn
people as they rolled of. That's where m
feet were burned. did not stay there long
for angels that were around me all the tim
soon carried me back to EARTH"
There must be something supernatural il
Bordentown exhortation when it can wor
such wonder as this.