Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-01
AN ALABAMA WONDER.
A Child Believed to be a Prophecies
From the Montgomery Adoerttser.

From the Montgomery A doerttser.
COLUMBUS, MISS, July 30.-Twenty-
eight miles northeast from here, in the
little village of Vernon, in Lamar county,
Ala, lives Mollie Pennington, a girl Of
Is years OF age, who is creating the most
intense excitement in that community.
Your correspondent had an Interview
with her Yesterday. Mollie was taken
with spasms early in the spring, which
continued at intervals until about a
month ago, when she one day predicted
that at certain hour and day she
would ego away" but that she would
come back after being gone one hour.
On the day predicted she was
was sent for, and while he
was in the room she, to all appearances,
died. No pulse or breathing could be de-
tected. She remained in this condition
just one hour and then came to life and
began talking in most wonderful man
ner, saying that she had been to heaven
and had seen God and angels. She is al
most dwarf, weighing probably fifty
pounds. Her parents are very poor, and
she has never been taught her letters and
only heard three sermons, but has always
been remarkably good child. She eX-
pounds any verse of scripture that is read
to her in a truly wonderful manner. Upon
being asked what heaven was like, she
said:
at is very bright place and beautiful,
and the streets are gold"
Are there any trees or rivers therer
was asked.
"Of course not" she replied, as if sur
prised at the question. Turning to Reve-
lations, twenty-secOnd chapter, we read
the first and second verses:
"And he showed ME q river of water of
life, bright as crystal, proceeding out OF
the throne of God and of the Lamb, in the
midst OF the street thereof. And on this
side OF the river and on that was the tree
of life, bearing twelve manner OF fruits,
| yielding its fruit every month and the
leaves of the tree were for the healing of
| the nations"
! "That," said she, "means that the river
of life is the love of God that flows out
forever, and the tree of lite is God him
self. Angels are all one size, for the
spirit is not like our bodies. Yes, knew
people there. l saw my little sister, who
die0 when she was two years old, and
recognized her. did not talk to any one,
but was singing, and God was talking to
me. Angels have the same form as we
have, but are not flesh. They are spirits"
She claims that she was met at the
gates of Heaven by Jesus and led through
the twelve gates; that God made her well
and sent her back to earth to proclaim
His word. She is in good health, and
talks naturally on all subjects; has never
been sick at all since she came back from
Heaven, and her sudden restoration to
health alone Is marvellous.
Rev. Thomas Springfield, the Baptist
minister OF Vernon, has conversed with
her on scripture time and again, and says
he considers her a prophet sent from
God. She has been to several large meet
ings since, and talks in public In such a
manner as to astonish every one who
hears her. She has ''gone away" as she
always expresses it several times and al
ways f0retells the time and hour, how
| long she will be absent, aud as soon as
she returns to consciousness begins to
| talk of God and heaven. She says she
has no idea what she is going to say until
the time comes and then she speaks with
terrible earnestness and power and says
God tells her what to say.
Hundreds Of people are going to see
her. Her parents are both pious people
and members of the Baptist Church. She
! lives on her fathers farm, three miles
| from Vernon. Some strong minded
men believe in her inspiration thoroughly
and flock to near every word she utters,
while others declare there ia nothing
| supernatural about her. In the mean
time Vernon is the centre OF attraction,
and this modern wonder the allah
sorbing topic of conversation for miles
| around