The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-05-20

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, April 25.-At
tee last meet n2 Of the Sciencs Society
OF this city the Rev. DR.. H N Powders
read On account relAtiSg the.sxperisnoe
OF Rev DR. Emerson Of 6trstford, Conn,
who. forty years ago. just escaped being
buried slice. Il was il 1889, in Mich
igan, where Dr. Emerson vas preachins.
The Doctor was taken i'll. End sending
for the village physician. vas Informed
that he had what the doctor called chill
fever. which u senerally fatal after q
few days Of illness. DR. Emerson says:
Il was nursed carefully for five days
by lady Of considerable experience 10
such cases. But 10 this brief period
wss twice given up - hopelessIy BE-
yond recovery. had sunk 20 low that
to oil Appearances life was extinct.
After various efforts to ascertain my
condition the doctor pronounced me
dead. aud. - many weIs sick aud dying
in the neiehbashood. il waa arranged
that my funersl should take pl.cs he
next aftsraoou- wheu night csn.s--
msncrsbls Of al sthSfs in - history
two young men were selected to sat
up with the corpse. And to oil appear.
snces it Was corpse these young men
sat up With. Nv eyes were set, teeth
locked together. my mouth firmly closed
aud no breathing perceptibls. But my
hearing WAS mere acute than ever be-
fore or since. snd % were al my men,
tel fscuitiea The ex0utiatiug pain
attendant upon every brssth prevented
all s:eep or stupo.. Every word uttered
by the young men. Who watched in an
adjoining room, ! heard distinctly, and
many of their words were not pleasant
to hsar. The conyefsatioa of the fam
lily wHs. On many sccoouss, unpIssssnt,
and. sthed . wore thsss to my intense
pain. my condition would have been
an extr mely uncomfortable one bad
it not been for the consoling presence Of
Jesus. He. st least, never left me. He
enabled inc to see the past. the present
and the future. During this tune the
ribald young men were talking with
great improperly. At the Close Of the
night 1 We impressed 18th Che
ides that I should not die. pt nse,
aud shat in ths NOR ming I s6suld be
resusOitatsd by my fbrmer nufse. Aud
i have always thooght thst thu was
revelation 70 me. directly from God.
EARLY in the morning the villagers
came to see the family and wstchers,
and to assist in the arrangements for
the funersl. ATT o'clock another knock
on the door VAS heard. and instsntly-
before the door was opened II, was
sure OF its. being my cid nursa ] On
entering she anxiously inquired con-
corning my condition. and learning 1t.
exclaimed: I don't believe hs il dead,
aud I'll try to revive him. Immedi-
ately she called some OF the people 70
help her. collectsd various stimalants,
applied them -simultansously to differ
ent parts OF my body, ane oil this &C.
compsnied by violent rubbing OF my
whole body. ThsDs e6orty wsrsSpR-
sisted in not withstanding some rer6on.
stratcd, and the remark was often
made: .You might 10 we'll give it up.'
But in sbeut balf m hour my eyes 70
sumed their natural appearance. my
teeth were unlocked. ny mouth opeu-d
aud began 70 whisper, then, TO speak.
and Ill s-w clearly that Vas alive
The news Of this wonderful o0cuSfsncs
quickly Aew through the village and
vicinity. aud the people focksd 70 see
me, and among them the doctor. Who.
sith them. -peaissd The ssurss for her
perssvsrenos and succsss. She, then re-
lated her remarkable sxpsgisnes Il the
preceding night, which had impelied
her to visit me. In the middle g tie
night she vas ewaks0ed BY = dream,
that somezeps Mas in sxtrsns duA0f
and she slopa eouid help him.' Qhgo-
earding it, she fell asleep, but Aes3n
swote with the same impression. and
iu great alarm. She arose. looked ct
the slook. ssonssd her desebtg fsnd
both decided that, g they had heard
nothing respecting mo for two doys.
and - che had takss, care ef mo at the
commencement Of my illness, in the
morning she would visit me. At day
break she arose. provided for hex fan-
ily, Nslhed to niles shrough MI and
water. the effect Of . receot rain. and
on reaching the house was sst0nisbed
ON hesripg that I vas I'D Of this
she We increduiOus from The 1uperpat
ural iuprsssien Of her dream. and
worked ssaiously upon ne, conhdsat Of
success. On inquiry ] ascertained that
she was startled ireo her slu0eag
q shS same 4tAae I VS. pervsasd WITH
the sssarancs that my nurse would p
employed 20 sAvs NJ life. !. rtoO elak
tiqo shs costieued With ~ aad uaasr