Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-10
4 vision or Heaven.

Il is recorded 80 8 remarkaOiS lact tnai
tae death of Abram +. McNeal, veil
known citizen of Rawsou. Ohio, was full
and complete yerifcatoD OF vision, as in-
dicated by 3 manuscript which was found
in his desk by his wills previous 10 his death,
but kept secret until after that unhappy
event, which occurred, as fJret0id, on Mon
day. March 26. Mrs McNesl then disclosed
10 few intimate friends the facts regarding
the dream. and showed them the manu-.
script her husband prepared the morning
following the remarkable revelation which
was made to him while he slept on the night
of January 2S. The following is q verbatim
copy Of this truly remarkable document
RAwsoN. Ohio, January 29 1855.
To w FaOiIy and Friends -
had such g strange dream last night,
,Fhich worries me very much. | am going
10 write it down, because ] some way feel II
will come true. dreamed took sick and
10 five or six days died. | thought was
but little time getting to heaven after
left the earth I can remember felt glad
was leaving my old body. thought that
ss soon as l got TO heaven everything that
Was good in me on earth came back 10 me.
| saw Jesus on great white throne
and millions of angels were coming and
going all the time from in front ofthe throne.
But it seems I didn't know any of them.
Bat Joined in the multitude and walked
around. oh, so happy All at once 1 met
Mahon Povenmire. He knew me right
away and said as we shook hands "Abram,
I'm mighty glad to see you"
why, Mahlon," said, II didn't know
a.,
reach here?"
"Just week ago oday, Abrsm," said
he, 'and am SO happy and glad you came,
for I knew you would soon follow me-"
then thought in my dream that Mahlon
asked me when I left the world, and l re.
member that l said on Monday. March &c
and this is what has worried me so much
that am writing it oil down just as it came
10 me last night I then thought Mshlon
and me talked and walked together. and
spoke Of things on the earth. but it didn't
seem we sorrowed for the friends we had left
behind US. In my dream Mah!on asked
me how long had been sick before died.
and remember Just as we'll that l told him
Eve or six days, and that had pneumonia.
thought that when I died, my wife and
the children were around my bed, and that
my wiie said, "Oh, God, just knew this was
going to happen"
On the day l was buried it seemed to me
could look down from heaven and see
saow On the ground in the graveyard where
they we're putting mg body.
1t was about three o'clock when / got
awake and the time on until morning
lay in bed and thought of the dream
aus sure it is going to come true, snd
an sure Mahlon Povenmire is going to
die too; and though l never believed much
10 dreams this was SO different from all 9TH
eis ever had that am sure it was warn
ing from heaven, and ] write this out so
that il should die on Mareh 26 my family
and friends will know thai ] am prepared
snd II II don't come true, why 20 harm Will
bs done. ABRAM f. MCNEAL.
about week before March 26 Mr.. Nc
Neal who had been in his usual good health
took severe cold, which developed into
aneumonia, and on Monday March rs,
as died just exactly as indicated in his
dream.
What is still more strange, one week be-
'oie this his friend Mahlon Povennire sick
sled and died, but Dir. McNeal being HIM
ell at that time Ills wife would not per-
al! him to become acquainted with this
Intelligence, and he died without knowing
s mat this part of his dream had been full
aled.
another remarkable feature is found in
'as TACT that the day on which Mr.. McNeals
4 remains were inferred the ground was COW
i cred with snow, thus filing out in every
's'tcuIar the substance of what came to
/ uta ins dream two months previous.
Va the whole it can be said that rarely, If
( ever before, has e recorded dream been so
'S"onderfully aud remarkably fulfilled by
%osequent events, anG the marvellous oc-
{ ,I5sFsnee I! has excited comment, wherever
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