, 1880-05-21
a PREACHERS LONG TRANCE.
I4cAuncttntrd n Feyv 1fOnrs Before Ills
Ilnrjal IVna to Have Taken rEncc.

RcAuucttntrd n Few 1Ionrs Bcforo Ills
Ilnrlal yEna to 1favo Taken rfncc.
nrsdgtpprt tG.oha.) tprrfstondsnet St1v 1aFE Sun.
At the last meeting Of the Scicncr Socicty
1T tlis city, the Rev. Dr. II. N. Powers read
MI account relating the experience Of tho
Rev. Ur. Emerson, OF Stratforl, C0mll.. who,
forty ycars ago, jltst escaped bring buried
nlive. It was iii 1889, In Michigan. where Or.
Emerson was preaching. Tl,e Doctor was
taken I'll, and, sending for the ylIlnEe ply
slclan, was informed Tint lie had what tho
tlnctor cn]letl "chlli fever" which Is geit-
orally fatal after few days Of illness. Dr.
Emerson snys: II was tstrscd carefully for
ilve days by n Indy Of considerable expert
encc In such cases. But III! the brief period
IeSoveiy ss tcf Esf E s,S " NJ ~ s'fi ow i 'fyo u III
appearances life was extinct, After ynrfnus
efforts 10 ascertain my condition tic doctor
pronounced ille dead, md, ns mGny weru
sick ald dying III the neigliborlI,otl, 1t was
ihu iiext afteriiool,. When night ca1lc-
memorable nf MI Others. III my llstory-tw0
ynil.,g 1nen were selected to sit Up With tile
corpse. And 10 nil appearances y was n
corpse Thesis young iilell sat ~ Will. My
eypy were set, my teeth were locked together,
mouth firmly closed, and no breathing per-
ccpllbte. l]t!t my aearlng WINS more acute
than eyer before or since, mn! 50 were NJ my
tclnlallt on every breath prevr1,tWi oil sIcc1'
or stupor. Every word uttered by the yeullK
men WHO watched Il, an adIoinlng, room /
heard 'list ttnclly, and many ,r 1f llelr words
Of the funily was, on many accounts, M
pleasant, alld allied ns were tllfSe to my H.
tcMso p,,in, iny position would lIuvn been
nt1 extremely Uncomfortable one i!n'l It not
1t ieust St never t ieft e iis ei,ablc,l me to sco
The past, tho present, and tie future. During
this time tic rlbald young ntu' were talking
with great. .lmproprtcty. At tl!e Glnse 1f the
Interview was lnnresSea VIII t4o t,t ,Ga ',iat ~,
morning l should be, rcsuscitntetl by MY
former nurse. Aud hnvG always ttnnEht
TINT this was n revelation to lne directly from
"Early in tho morning tho villagers came
to SCI tic family and tEle watchers: anti to
assist III tho arrangements fnr. the funcral.
About O'clock another knock Oil the hoor
was heard, md instantly1hefofe tiie door q:
my old nurse. On entering, sho auxloltsly
Inquired concerning my condition, nE!t lcHr,!-
ine it exclaimed: tton't lnlIeye lu is .teasl,
md III Try 10 reylye him. ini'1etIlatclf
sH encd s2s o. e neop bnG !" t@e @
body, aild MI this accompanied BY yinlrnt
rubbing Of my whole botly: Thcsn s.tiI efforts
were persisted IN notwithstanding some re-.
sYott might US well give 1t up but III abuut
l!atf m hour my eyes resumed t!letr. l9turu[
appearance, NY teeth were unlocked, my
s,,eal, aid A.! saw clearly il.at l wns nlive.
The news Of this wonderful occurrence
quickly fGw through tho village and vicinity.
md the people locked to see nc. nlltl among
them the doctor, who, with them, praised tho
hurst for her perseverance, anu success. SLIT
tilon related hcr remarkable experience OF
tic preceding night, which lind ltnW.lln.l her
to visit me- III the middle OF tho night sl'"
was awakened by n dream 'tllat 8o1t .
one was III extreme dAngcr anu abe
alano could help him. Dircgarl'nE 1t, s!.o
fell nstcrl,, but ,ignln nwUke With tho sHMe
impression md In grent nlnrln., Slin arose,
looked at the clock, and aroused lltr dnuEh-
ter, nntf bnth decided that, n5 they Ind heard
nothing respecting me for two tays, md rs
she Ind taken cnrc Of me at tho commences
1ncnt Of my Illness, in the morning stle would
visit lne. AT dRybrenk slie rose, provided for
her family, walked two Nltes tl,r0ug!t tire
mud ui,tl water, tho effect Of n recent ralm,
md OH rr"cflfng tho huttse wns ast0nlslctl oil
hearing ..iat was .leau.' OF this al'e WIS III
crcduluus, from tho sllpe' natural impression
Of llcr dream, aud worked Zenol'slv rpont
me, confident OF succrss. On Inquiry, l
learned tint she was startled FROM llcr slnl-
bers ut the same tinlo Tint l WAS rerratlGd
with tho assurance that my nurse would he
employed to saw my life. From tllat tiiue
she continued with me, md under the nssitl.
uOus and sktllful euro | gradually rrguincl
health and strength, and resumed my work
f.f nrd9nrhfflfr thA {tnEI1Ll ~