The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-08-24
Tie Proces. of Death.

A e,gs,ete description of the spirits de-
Nature from the body was recently given
bv Mvra Carpenter in a letter to MIR. Joseph
Baker. She was treated by mesmerism LOT
epileptic fits, and soon qecame good
clairyoyant and eventually seer OF spirits.
aMy mother and have Ditch talked OF
death and Immortality She frequently
magnelizcd me when she was in health ana
Twas in the clairayoydnt state, by her as
distance. when the sniritual sight was flrst
Given me. BY ytur ASH an 81 rs l
acanired the power ot putting myseu III
thar state without the assistance OF an OPP
erat r. She had of.el ell e' ell hat l
would, at the time ut her ueCease, put my
self in that state and carefully notice the
departure Of the spirit from the oody. heT
failing health admonished her that her end
for life was near, but she viewed 1t with
calmness, for her thoughts were full OF the
life TO come and her hopes placed on her
Rather In Heaven. Death had no tcrrors
for her. When she felt its approach she
sent for me, as | was absent attending an
invalid. ! came and remained constantly
with her until she lett US Tor better nome
Her last words were addressed 10 NE. Ltt,
ceiyinr that she was dying, | seated myself
in The room, and was soon ~ state OF splr-
itnaI c,airyoyapce With the opening OF
the inner sight the pain1dl scene of mothers
death was changed to a vision Of glory
beautiful, angelic spirits present, watching
over her Their faces were radi9ht win
bliss, and their glittering Iooes were IKE
transparent snow. / could feel them as
material, and yet they communicated SEN
sation / can only describe by saying II
seemed like compressed air. some OF those
heavenly attendants stood AZ her head ana
some AT her feet, while others seemed To be
towering over her form. They seemed 80
pure, so fall Of love, and i was sweet 10
look at them as they watched the change
now taking place in my mother.
II now turned my attention more direct.
" 10 my mother and saw the external
senses leave her. First the power OF sense
departed. and then veil seemed 70 drop
over her eyes; then the hearing and next
the sense of feeling: The spirit began to
leave the limbs and they died first, and the
iight that filled each part, In every fibre,
~ an toward the chest. As fast a. this
took ace the veil seemed TO drop over the
- rom whence tie spiritual life was re-
rnovsd A hall Of light was nov gathering
inst above her head and this continued 20
increase Is long as the spitii wa connected
with tie body. The light ieit the Dralh
last, and then the silver cord vas Iooseu'
re inrnirous appearance soon began TO a.
srrne the human form. and Cnuid see my
motber again But oh, how changed. enc
va Iight and glorious. arrayed IN robes OF
dszziife whiteness free from disease, PAIN
and death. She seemed 70 be welcomed by
the attending spirits with the JOY OF
mother over the birth Of a child.
''She paid no attention 20 me, OF any
earthly objects, but Joined her companions,
ana they seemed % 90 away through tne
air I nttempfed 10 follow flem IN ths
ruirif. for I felt strongly attracted snd
I5nref 70 70 with my mother. i saw tnein
n.cenf ali they seemed 70 pass through an
orrn erace. when q mist came over my
rlrLf ana cav them no more hsl'gio-
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