Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-24
IN A TRANCE,
A YOUNG KkApiss GIRLS VISIONS.
a Convert Fails Into Coma nnd Describes
tho AnEcls-0reat Excitement In Read.
lug over Mcr Heavenly NI,innn

~ sohNett fhus into coma nnd Describes
tho AnEcls-0reat Excitement In Read.
lug over Her Heavenly Visions.
Nellie uimmolrich, aged IA, u pretty,
dark haired girl, is now lying in "a semi
conscious condition at the residence Of
Frederick Reinhold, OF 02S North Sixth
street. Reading. Her limbs arc perfectly
rigid. but at intervals, when her mind is
sufficiently rational to enable her to speak
intelligently, she gives vivid descriptions
Cfhoayen and the appearance of tho angels.
The girl was baptized in the 10y water Of
the river there last Sunday, and since then
has boen labOring under much religious
excitement.
Her pastor is Rev. Musselman, Of the
Evangelical Mennonite church, who is
almost constantly in attendance. flo has
said have no doubt but that Nollio is
now in the same condition as was st. John
when he was n witness OF the wonders Of
heaven, described in the Book Of Reyela-
tions. 1t is given to but few peoplo to
experience such q manifestation, and
believe that this girl is divinoly favored.
She is given y glimpse of the great DO
! yord, so that she can tell us, her friends,
all that she saw
To the preacher the girl said in ono Of
her laxative moments
:" am in heaven. oan see Jesus and
many beautiful angels.
81 don't want to come back. The
angels have crowns on their heads, aud
trumpets in their hands. hear tho grand
est music. The streets are oil Of gold, and
everything is beautiful and bright. The
angels crowns are made OF lilies and stars
and the glorious host arc all dressed in
white" The girl gives very graphic de-
scriptions Of what she sees aud relates
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serted, she never knew before her present
condition. Her language is far above thai
which she customarily used. Large
numbers Of people call When in trance
her body becomes perfectly stiff, and she
is apparently unconscious.
+. B. Reinhold, prominent member o
the Mennonite Brethren in Christ, think
that the girls condition is direct vista
tiOu from God and that she will eventu
ally regain her normal condition and b
, able to tell her frieuds of the man
? beautiful things she saw in her trance. II
. said ii is not case Of suspended anima
1 tion, because her body is warm and sh
{ can both speak and move her limbs. Man
{ persons called to see her on Sunday, an
0 all regard it as wonderful case. He
t breathing is heavy but natural and he
d pulse regular.
= III huhNtT u luthlluu sU
c said that she was in heaven, and that a
It who would be good would follow her. Sh
e stated that she had no desire to retur
! and again told him of the things she saw
e the golden streets of a beautiful city
y angels all dressed in white, with trumpet
d in their hands and crowns on the
foreheads and Jesus the central figure
all. The first person she said 81
recognized in heaven was Mary the Motht
q of Jesus. She is thoroughly impresse
2. with the belief that in order TO become
4 true child Of God one must throw off "A
1, worldly pride. 4 gentleman who had jul
ID been received into the church called to sC
10 her. lie wore mOustache and she tol
= him ho would have 20 discard that If
IS. wanted 10 go TO heaven. He immediate
e, left and fifteen minutes later returned
ed the house clean shaven.
10. Rev. Musselman took three new conver
= to the Schulkill river late Sunday afte
to noon and baptized them by emersio
- The current was swift and the water hi
T., aud cold. Among the persons baptiz
70. was the mother of the girl who is Nc
lie lying in trance. Rev. Musselman bold
ii waded into the water, during which the
10, was service of prayer and song,
ne joining in heartily. Then the cougel
ty bravely followed him and were col
N. pletely immersed backwards in the i
tx cold water. Next they came out in tn
y's dripping clothes, and standing on the Ia
er fervently joined in singing hymn. IL "
,sS a novel sight.