The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-21
HEAVEN AND HE'LL.
Mrs. Woodwork at New Ccrner-In Trance,
Pennsylvania Woman Sees Hades.


The following, from an occasional correspond
ent, will give an idea of the methods used by
Mrs. Won6worth, the evangelist who recently
created such great excitement at Hartford City:
New CORNER Delaware County, Feb. 49,
On yesterday Mrs. Woodwork opened services
by singing ''Let Me in the Kingdom" Her
gestures voice and countenance seem not of
earth, and she sees her crown almost within her
grasp. Her text was Acts II, IL Young men
shall see visions and old men dream dreams
She said the last prophesy is being fulfilled.
Signs and wonders follow Gods word IN His
way. Don't expect blessings in your way,
but cs0 what shall do? And be We also as clay in
the potter's hands Remember you are doing
business for eternity. Oh, doit we'll May God
make sinners sinsick, and place great thorns in
their pillows Sinners, don't resist the spirit
You can resist until the key is turned on your
heart Don't stray away from God. Don't
cross the dead-nae Change your courses there
are breakers ahead. Leave the poor old stranded
wreck and get into our boat It's life-boat
Christ is our pilot; He never leaves the helm
He will guide safely into port. Passage is
free for all. We will soon sail for the kingdom
Yo0r country is in the sky Oh come, come
now"
Many lay entranced for hours. Those who re-
sisted most were first stricken. Many related
visions they had seen. Rev. Robinson, of the
NJ p Church, said he stood face to face with
God, but the reception was not at first pleasant
God showed him that he weak and erring.
Then with sharp knife he pruned from his
body branch called impatience Also another
branch, that of passion. Then He passed His
loving hand over the wounds and healed them
Then, said Mr.. Robinson, HE babe me arise
and led me to the edge of an awful pit and
showed me its terrors." He saw persons there
whom he had known. and others God
told him must go there if they did
not repent at this meeting Then he took him
up into heaven and showed him green fields and
bright flowers, singing birds and many other
beauties of that glory land. He also permitted
Mr.. Robinson to see many friends who had Opne
before and many white robed angels.
Another said he assembled a ladder with golden
rounds, end at the top, in great golden letters,
was the word God, and above that His crown.
No pen save that of the recording angel could
describe the scenes enacted here to night AL
most the whole house was transformed into an
altar, and cries of mercy from many scores were
mingled with shouts of victory. No one can
prophesy where this work will end. Many SUI
perstitious persons stay away for fear of Mrs
W. power to overcome them. Others refused
to shake her hand.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer
writes as follows of revival now going on in
MohnsvIlle, a village near Reading, Pa:
among the persons just converted was Miss
Elizabeth Metz, respectable young woman of
this place She was thrown into trance, from
which she did not recover for over twenty -four
hours. Her residence has since been visited by
hundreds from the country round about, to
whom she tells wonderful stories OF all she saw
and heard while her body remained on earth. 1t
is claimed that her soul took its upward flight
for brief period into heaven. where it was per-
mitted to remain just long enough to gaze upon
all its glories. She claims to have the faces
of friends long since dead. The period
that she was in this state is a perfect
blank to her. Miss Metz regrets that she
was not allowed to remain. in this beau
tiful place, as she would sooner be
there than in this cold restless world. She says
that she rested in Abraham's bosom; that all
about her was filed with millions upon millions
of happy beings, whose faces bore no traces of
sorrow woe, but, on the other hand, were lit
up with the most beautiful and happy ex-
pressions. In this ethereal space she metfriends
who had been dead for years. and their only oc
cupation seemed to be to sing songs of praise and
to play upon their golden harps. She was also
permitted to gaze into an awful black pit, which
was full OF writing human beings all in a seeth-
ing fire. whose faces bore evidences of the fear
full pain they were undergoing. She says that
no one can now convince her that there is no
hell, but that, on the other hand, she believes
that there is such place. Many persons have
been impressed by the story of her brief sojourn
in the upper world"