Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-15
S0MNIL0QUISM.
A PUZZLE FOR PHYSICIANS
The Surprising Feats of an
Onondaga Girl.
SERMON DURING SOMNOLENCY
Praying and Preaching While in
Dream-like Condition---The
Case Investigated by an
Eminent Physician.
A MEDICAL EXPLANATION

A MEDICAL, EXPIANATIO
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New io'A o1.,as ~ ''s''.' ,u;.o
wow anu tiieh d aevo'ee ur ny pooiito ~
proclAinls tnat ne las peiioIneu i.n leu se somo
superna'ulai iaae' enu y eAI,'es 'ne asson
tioh OF curlosity oI physicihns' one VI
the most reniafkaole at, cases aoout Which
lhe oisclpies ot n,Ppoora.es were in
4qahuary occurreu neIe 10, III jug yeai LOT.
we nase oopy VI 'hn lePola ...ii% lnauo III
regard 10 II before US. IL is ehtL.is9
Inc surprising iea's Vi naoIei paha,, s.,
VINO prays anu pfeaenes IN ner sieep' WIN
specimens p ot ler I e1eo,aia,y eae'otai,i u; pet-
,oiilanoes 'nhon On uo"n seoiAy "a sno
nana q, lhe line' anu snoWips sne un-
paraileieu powers sue posseesso 70 pray,
exhort ana answer dueH'iohs auring her
unconscious state Ine whoie autnenti-
Gated by tne most respeetaoie testlmony
OF hying witnesses. ny oharies Ma,s' Oh
the city OF new tork, stehograpner.
hachei baker' lne suoJee' oi the report,
was sooul ~ years oiu whei sue airi'9u
III this Guy from Caonoasa' III lols' III
ner ha.ive piaee SUE was aa nennnet VI
ttespyteIhn enefeh, pue aitei"all7 sue
loiheu t9e Pap'is' oonhiunion anu Nas
ihllnerseo' one rs rePresen'eu as very
seuate youhs e'li, seiu9n aesnne ~ oon
verse WIN any ohe. hei iiienus n'.l, oininio,,
tnat sne wa, s''eu WIN nupoi na'ui"i
power, tnat sue couiu ho. on,y iaS', pu.
also pray anu pIeaon III her sioep. onoo
oay ior ABOUT tniee years alter sue WIS
innerseu, sue suhereu paroAysni whion
usuaiiy iasteu ior owe, ah houi, pu. u
sonnetiines ehueu ~ 70 minutes, aiser
WHICH IL "hs proiohseu ior aI hour anu d
quarter ine III hVaueu he. apou.
O'CLOCK ~ nisne, OF aoou: ORDINARY oeo
time. cohilnehcea WIN spasniouie
agitauon, neaViness oI respiration, anu
much anxiety, out IL dinefea from levers
OF tne intermittent TYPE N having neilher
coid, hot' nor sweating stage.
Atter ,ew momeh's ol torpor or
somnolency, says 'ne Young moy
biograpner, she loses her consciousness
ana negins 70 speak IN an auaioie i nna IRE.
quentiy torcipie eone. Miss nakei al
such times was iounu a iy,ns ~ m r.,s supane
posture, ana 80 iIee rom nil voiuh'ary
actioh' save .nas Vi ner orgahs vi speeen
ana snght incinatioI OF ner neck' tnu'
sue leither stii.eu noi a: nahu ~. loo. .iuhA .
| the beginnlng 70 the termination Oh tne
ATTACK. WIN the e3ception Oh ner ups
ana tnroal, tnere was no ,nore ac.ion n,os. ors,
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| aisepieo py .ne paisy' one hteraiiy nay
stiil' ana feh INTO \ series oi eeYotionhi
exercises as soon as sne lost an conscious.
ness. Ihen she prayed seiectea text
from the Blpie, ueilVereo sermon on IL,
and hnaily recited one OF WATTS hymns.
AT times wnlie sne was engaged III
prayer or preaching sne was interrupted
by pyslanders VINO oeslreu 10 test her per
iormances. Aihohe cue questiohs pu. W
her and her answers We're the fohowing'
her eyes ceing closed al the t,me'
lluestlon-Are you tnlrsty, MISS BAKER
MISS BAKER put not ior the water
that man drinketh anu tnirs.e,h ior again,
but for the water OF me- l long 10 ora"
water out OF the wen OF saiyation' ,,,,,
Question-Are you hungry! VIII you
eat something
MISS BAKER 40 not munger ior .ne
nread Wheh perisneth, put ior Una. %hicn
endureth unto everlasting me, WHICH the
son OF Man gNein'
Every one preseht was surprised az % the
young iaoy answer ana one man aesir-
ing to change the subject In order to take
her by storm, asked
NOW, MISS BAKER, wnat is 10 become OF
the poorof TINS city during tne inc'emehey
OF the ensuing winter
me girl signed us she eAeiainea
Inat Is questlon 100 oiIncuit lor he
to answer. nave NOT tne eye OF GOD 70
discern the wants OF the poor IN thls great
city, nor the unuerstahulhg OF lne
Almighty ooa 10 devise means ior their
renet, nor tne power OF Sou 10 appiy IL
But one tnlng know, that uoa VIII pro,
vide Tor MS own ne openetn MS nanu
and satlsheth the desire OF every hVing
thing.
Applause greeted this answer, winch
seemed 10 please everybody, except ore
individual, who asked hachel question
as to the conflict then prevailing, KNOWN
as the war OF ISL.
Gan you tell us, SAID the man, what
"Chrlstians ought TO DO during the present
war.
"Ihey ought 10 pray, repheu hsenei,
THAT III wrath God would remember
mercy and restore US peace. but would
warn you that there Is another war, and
, captain VINO Is never ueieateo, VINO makes
war. upon, SIN from generation 10 gen.
, Grafton.
lhe next question was What. is your
+, greatest grief, faehelt
: MY greatest grief IS thai the hand OF
the Lord is lying heavy upon me- ana tha'
NO mas made me diher irom my brethren
: and sisters in strange and unaccountabie
a manner, also 'hat l am not suilelehtiy
|, resigned III my aiiiictlon.
!, Now, let us know, SAID hgh'-hearted
spectaior, Your opinion as to what you
!, should wear. Wnat dress do you hk'
i best
a haeheI seemed indignant ana astonisheo
4 ~ TINS question, as she repled mus
- tel you mat DO NOT give myseh 10 suci
+ vain things aE only please the carnai beart
# l am not an1'ous aoCut the garments
Il, which cover my poor body these gar
ments soon grow old and wear out but
desire 10 De elotheu Win my heueeiher
righteousness. Seek the garments ina
# never go TO decay: 80,
"a Would you ike to be rich, rachel :
, exclaimed another skeptle.
:, NO" was the reply LAY up you
- treasures in heaven.
# Mlss BAKER was asked many other ques
q tons, ana she seemed 10 become depii
4 tated by answering them. A thunder
Il storm added to the strangeness OF th'
# scene ana increased the fears OF man!
:, ladies who were among the audience
Ia Mas describes the spectacle by saying tba
h he looked on IN tremulous meekness.
"A The oraeular corpse which lay before nm
a. III deed, dead sleep lnterwove the sentl
/, ments which dropped from 1t with tn
n awful mysteries OF preternatnrai saul
", w Saul why persecutest thou me r ant
,y wept IN silent ohsequiousness, IN tsc