Daily globe., 1883-11-04

The case of the girl at Black River
Falls, Wisconsin, who recently came nea r
being buried alive, forcibly calls to mind
| the case of the Rev. William Tennent who
| narrowly escaped similar fate. Mr.. Ten
| nent has been dead for over hundred
| years, but 30 peculiar was his case, that il
| has ever been held IN vivid historical rec
| ollection, and frequently referred to, as
one of the most remarkable events on rec
ord. Mr.. Tenuent was born IN Amah, Ire
| land, June, 3, 1705, and in 1716, at the age
| of eleven years, came to America with his
| father, the Rev. William Tennent, Senior
William Junior, was divinity student
and studied theology with his elder brothe,
Gilbert, at New Brunswick, Nev Jersey.
He was a profound and learned scholar
for one of his age. He fell siok with a
fever, and one morning while talking with
hIs brother in Latin about the concerns of
his soul, he seemed suddenly to die, and
to all appearances WAS dead. His body
became cold and rigid, his eyes sunken,
his lips discolored, his tongue swollen,
and every Indication of death was appar-
ent. Preparations were made for his fun
eral. A young physician, a special friend
of the apparently dead man, thought he
perceived slight warmth under one arm
and over the heart, though 10 one else
could. He induced a delay OF the funeral
one day, begged the time set. Bat no
signs OF life appeared, and his friends
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when the young physician beyond for a
delay of an hour, then for half an hour,
| then for quarter of an hour, when viii
liem's brother Gilbert became very impa-
tient, and said II was a shame TO deal thus
with lifeless corpse, and insisted that
the funeral proceed ut once. at this point
the body opened It's eyes, gave dreadful
groan, and again sank to astate OF apparent
death. After an hour there was another
groan. and sinking away again into the
appearance of death. After still another
hour, life seemed to return, but for weeks
his final recovery remained doubtful, and
he remained sick for year. On his re-
covery 1t was found that mis- learning had
| all faded away, and he had to begin again
at the very rudiments like child This
proceeded for some time, when one day
he exclaimed, it seemed to him he hsd seen
| that lesson before, and his
learning and Bttainments all came
back to him. During the three days that
he lay apparently dead, he seemed to him.
self to be caught up into the heavenly
world, and to be surrounded by innumer-
able happy beings in ineffable glory and
their songs and halletujahs were inexpress-
IDLY rapturous, aud he heard things unut-
terable and incommuuicsble. He pre-
pared a narrative of his heavenly visions
but as he died in the dark days of the
Revolutionary war, when all things were
unsettled aud full of fearful forebodings.
his papers we're lost. He died at Free
hold, New Jersey March 8, III, aged ~
years. He had been pastor of the church
at Freehold for 43 years. His body was
buried under the middle aisle of the
church, and a suitable tablet fixed in the
wall. The old church editice still remains
| venerable pile, and still gathers it's con-
gregations for religious worship. The
traditions and the fragrance of the pastor
ate of the Rev. William Tennent, which
eommenced one hundred and fifty years
ago, still remain and seem to hsllow the
place with an unfsdIn2, solemn memory.