Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-12-17
Volume XLIII.---No, 27.
A Heavenly Trance.
ALLEGED SPIRITUAL VISIONS OF AN
ALLEGHENY COUNTY GIRL.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY GIRL.
Maggie Beading, the 17-year-old
daughter of James Beading, coal
miner at Banksville, three miles from
this city, has awakened from her So
called trance, which was reported re.
Gently in these columns. With few
lucid intervals of more or less duration,
she has been in comatose or trance
state, according to her parents state
ments, many weeks. While in this con-
dition she was apparently totally ob.
liviops to earthly surroundings. Dur-
ing THIS time her attendants say that
only . Nttle food in liquid form was
placed between her lips, yet she only
lost sfew pounds in weight.
She was lying in bed when Dis
patch reporter called at her home yes
terday afternoon, She looked bright
and animated and conversed without
any reserve or enbArrassment. To the
scores of people WIG have called on
her she has related q remarkable story
of her. transition to what she terms
heaven. She does not allow her rela-
tives or anybody to say she has been
sick, and insists that she has 'only
been away" Mrs. Beading and the
whole family speak Of what Maggie
saw 'ssince she came back and it
would be impossible to c ,nvince them
that she has not returned from the
very gates of heaven. They give as
indisputable proof that she has told
the names and described the appear
ance Of ralatives and people who died
before she vas born and others whom
she knew when they were alive.
At the reporters request, Miss BedM-
ling gave an account Of her recent sem:
sations and experiences in very good
language.
"When l first loss consciousness"
she said, cit was perfect darkness. I
could not see, hear or feel anything.
How long this darkness lasted cannot
remember, but suddenly it vanished.
and in the brightness that followed |
saw the forms Of two angels. They
were my aunt and grandmother"
"Her grandmother died when Mag
gie's father was 13 years old, and her
aunt. Mrs. Younger, died about 8 years
ago." here interrupted an older sister.
"Then how could she know her
grandmother who died before she was
born?" was asked by an inquisitive
visitor.
II knew my aunt Immediately" re-
piled the young girl, "and she told me
twas my grandmother. They were
robed in white, and carrisd me to :
| river"
aig.~ diii s.sf !, ! ss. - asaxs.. Il.
the Dispatch reporter.
ION their wings. When we came
to the bank Of the river they put me
down and said: This is life boat
As soon as we stepped into the boat it
commenced to move. No one was
pushing or pulling it, and there were
no oars or anything connected with it.
The river was not wide. It was smooth
and clear. When We reached the
other side the Saviour was standing
on the shore. We followed Him up
q narrow path till We reached the gates
lol heaven. L was not allowed to en-
ter the gates, but could see all that
was inside. All the angels were in
white, had beautiful long wings and
each one had crown upon the head"
"Were they all one size ?"
"Oh, no, they were big and little,
old and young. The ones | knew
looked just like they did on earth. I
heard the. mos. beautiful music of
harps aud voices. cannot describe
the beauties of heaven. 1t was so
happy and bright. l can't tell you
what God is like. was told never to
reveal certain things that was shown
to me. The Lord told me when l
came back to earth to tell all the peo-
pie that visit to heaven was the most
wonderful miracle He ever performed.
He told me l was to write what had
seen and publish book so the world
could know the wonders of heaven.
The book is not to be sold to make
money. l am to do this in return for
what the Lord has done for me-
Pttsbmrg Dispatch.