The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-12-14
A Bishops Experience Of Death

lowing: "On my return from Japan i preache,
in California, and probably overworked my
self, and on the last Sunday in February, afte
holding divine service IN my st. Louis church
l returned home, where | was mmediatel,
taken sick with lingering fever, which TIL
physician predicted would end fatally. A
this point seemed to fall into akind of ecstacv
when | actually did not know whether l wa
alive or dead. L imagined that was on boart
q most magnificent ship,and heard the captain
say stop her. and which | thought to be TIN
voice CT my Divine Master, when my youns
! eighteen monliIs-oid child who had died TWEEN
| ty years ago, came to me and said that sh,
| had heard that was coming, and had com,
| to meet me. After some little conversation
which | do rot recollect, she said "Do yo,
not think that i have grown, papag" Sh,
then rose in form of glory which [ hay,
never before witnessed,and never more expec
to see until die, and then returned to he
| usual state, saying that she had come in tina
shape 10 see if L should know her. She ther
| said that many friends had asked after Inc anG
We're awaiting my coming. and that an ole
lady and gentleman had taken her up ant
kissed her, saying that her papa was thei
| boy. l then asked her where her mamma
was. Oh, she is off doing something for thu
Lord, but will be at the wharf to meet us OF
| our arrival" All this lett an impression upor
NE Oy the magnlflcence OF the surroundings
and 1t was season OF precousness 10 me. Il
seems to me that ! have come back from the
| other world, and although it is peculiar fol
| me to say that was dead, it seems as if / was
not In the body" e
good christian gentleman, of Staunton
related to US some days ago, a somewhat sim
| liar experience.
During his Hines he had remarkable man
Hesitation or vision. He felt that he had passed
through death and that afterwards his spirit
came in full view of a lovely valley or plain
and which he entered through beautiful gate
receiving the salutation Of "wecome" Fl ON
an angel near the entrance. He thought the
atmosphere was delightful and after a very
short time he exclaimed, safely here at last "
A short distance beyond, hill or mountain
jutted into the valley from which almost con
slant rays of light issued Seeing no one but
the angel at The gate, he started up the valley
towards the place where the rays of light
were. issuing; 10 his great joy he was met by
his little son, who had been dead twenty five
years, whom he instantly knew, and the son
approached him with "welcome pa" He re-
piled am so glad to see you my dear boy and
Immediately asked him where is your ma ;
to which he replied. ''she has gone On al err
rand of mercy, but will be here SOON" In a
very short time he was surrounded with many
faces whom he at once recognized as friends
in the flesh, and who had been dead for years
nd oil VoL tl,<, ri sc
welcome" He says it was the happiest group
of beings he ever saw together. 1t was com
munlcated to him that he must return and re-
main for time. The happy group at once
left and assembled the mountain where the
rays of light were. He then started toward
the gate, but was attracted by a rustling noise
behind, and on looking around discovered the
the mother of his boy and she remarked that
she had been appointed his guardian angel
and then said ''be of good courage, will take
care of you,' then left He returned and as
he felt re-entered the body.
A.t-a -------------. ---- $3.50
No Cause of Alarm.
The Pittsburg american Manutacturea', COM
menting on the recent sensational statement
in the newspapers about threatened panic
in the iron and steel business, advances the
following well-tempcred remarks. The high
authority Of this publication and the album
dant facilities it possesses Of gathering infor-
nation as to the iron and steel trade, give it's
statements unusual weight, and they should
be accepted as truthful representation of the
facts OF the case II says, in its issue of Nov
"a:
The prices Of pig and manufactured iron
have. been gradually declining ever since last
spring, except during the strike, and for a
short period afterwards, but il appears that the
daily papers have just discovered this fact,
and, as usual, are makinga great noise about
it, one OF them placing oyer sensational arti-
Gle on the subject the blood-curdling line, set
up in job type, Babylon is Fallingp What
good is expected TO come of this kind OF nom
sense, no one, with possibly theFexceptlon OF
the sapient writers, appears to be able to dis
cover. The truth is, the mills are all in full
operation in Pittsburgh, and this is substan-
TALLY true of the country generally. Manu-
factulers say the situation is not at all dis
couraging, and that if the sensational press
will only stop its nonsense no trouble need be
apprehended. AS to the nail trade, demand is
very large, and prices are firm at full card
rates. There is depression in the Bessemer
rail trade, but this has not come suddenly.
Prices have been declining ever since January
LIST, as natural result of an enormous increase
of productive capacity, aided by the conserva-
tive policy of buyers. 1t is reported upon
what appears to be good authority, that con
Germ In the eastern part OF this state has ac-
cepted orders for rails at $40 per ton, and other
concerns are also quoting lower figures than
they were. This will likely necessitate re-
duction of wages and lowering of the prices
of raw materials, especially the prices of ore,
and it is probable that some OF the works may
stop for time, but this is no evidence that
Babylon is falling and burying all the in
habitants beneath the ruins. If the American
iron and steel trades never experience any
thing more serious than they are now expert
encing, no one will be awakened out of his
slumbers by the crash of falling walls.
I SERIOUS ACcIDENT.-On Friday, the gath
nst., as Mr.. James Wandless, and Mr.. Henry
Wilfong, OF Pocahontas county, w. Va, were
returning with their team from Staunton, the
latter gentleman met with very painful acct
dent which might have.resulted fatally. They
had reached the top of the Shenandoah noun
tain and were beginning tle descent when
Mr.. WiltOng attempted to draw the lock, but
the rod pulled out of the BRAKE and the weight
ofthe load bore heavily upon the horses. Mr..
Wilfong, seeing that runaway was lmmi-
nent, sprang from the wagon, and, with reins
in hand, attempted to turn the horses from the
road, when he was caught between the hub Of
the fore wheel and the bank, and falling at the
same time, several of his ribs were torn from
their places, and he was otherwise badly hurt.
He became very sick from the injuries re-
ceived, and, arriving at Mr.. John Wilson's. on
the Cowpasture, was unable to proceed fur
ther. On Tuesday he was conveyed to this
place In PROSTATE condition by friends from
his native county and on the day following
they continued with him to his home. While
his wounds are of serious and painful char
acter, it is believed that no internal injuries
have been sustained. We hope he may speed
lily recover.-Hig7sland Recorder.
A western paper says Nothing will cure
some sick men more quiz ky, than an Office,
properly applied. This cure may be very
successful in many cases, but we weuld say
If man suffers from cough or cold, give
him DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup.
Grape growing is considered to beten times