St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-07
An Astounding Vision.

mot many months after the above
occurrence" continued Rev. McKeen,
/ had vision still more remarkable. 1t
was while preaching to large cOngre-
CATION in Kentucky, in the open air, and
so far as / knew l was in my normal
condition. A strange sensation of 'airi
ness was followed by an ihordinate
clearness of sight, and right in front of
me. perhaps 200 yards distant, L saw
scaffold upon which man was hanging.
"While wondering what this appear
,ance could portend, for | realized it was
q vision. saw coming from the Scaffold
a beautiful. woman, dressed in black,
and, with hands extended and hurrying
steps, she seemed to look upon me with
an expression of glad recognition. |
never saw a more lovely creature, but
she resembled no one l knew. and soon
the scaffold and the woman were dis
PEELED like mist before breeze.
"More than year afterward l
preached to very large audience in st.
Louis. 1t was suddenly eXtemporized
meeting, and no arrangements had been
made for music, but as sat down at the
conclusion of the sermon song of
praise arose upon one of the sweetest
voices ever heard by mortal. In the
words of Milton:
'' 4 was all ear,
And took in strains that might create soul
Under the ribs of death
Looking for the singer l was sur
prised, frightened and greatly agitated
to find she was my lady in black whom
] previously had seen in a vision COM
ing from the scaffold of execution!
There she was in actual life, the en-
bodiment of magnificent womanhood,
marvel of beauty, thorough musician
and soloist of more than local fame.
How divinely and heartily she dis
coursed the harmony of sweet sounds!
cat the close of the meeting l was
about to 20 forward and speak to her,
but voice came to me commanding
desistence. Watt waltz it said. OF
course waited, bnt impatiently. Not
long afterward / was formally intro
duced to the lady, and she grasped my
hand with the spasmodic fervOr of en-
thusiasm. 1t was magnetic contact.
I could not help returning the pressure
heartily, and our acquaintance made
rapid pace for several weeks. She
seemed to be good, true, noble-hearted
woman, and many accomplishments
made her brilliant; but one day l acct
dentally discovered that her life was
criminal and her arts those of Gree. 1t
was bitter disenchantment. At about
the same time had another vision of
the scaffold, in which l recognized the
man thereupon suspended. There was
no mlstaking his identity, for it was
myself.
"a little personal history was also I'M
folded in this vision and its text, or
rather what might under certain condi-
tons become personal history. The in
HuonmQOt RI arirnQ had hQQn furnished
by this Circean adept, and then | was
brought to the gallows by her duplicity
might have been the record of my
biographer had persevered in the first
intention regarding this handsome fiend.
After events, upon which | cannot
dwell, proved her capability for such
outcome, did not meet her again, and
have never ceased to thank God for
showing me sufficient of the possible
future to free me from her influence.
/ needed more than human aid to en-
able me to escape such thralldom. L
firmly believe 1t was special inter-
position of Providence. My visions
have always been preventive of some
thing l strongly contemplated doing,
which, had l actually performed It,,
would have resulted in great embar-
rassment and perhaps complete dis
comfiture."
Substantially. this is friend Nc
Keen's relation of facts, which are as
real to him as any Of the occurrences of
ordinary life; and they prove him
spirit Medium of extraordinary power,
which is point he will not feel dis
posed to concede. But he is gentle
man of great ability, strict integrity
and large influence, who has no time
nor inclination to waste logic upon top
ical signifcations, and therefore it is
agreed that he may call these manifest
ations by whatever name suits him
best. We call them very instructive
spirit phenomena. G. 81. RoMAINE.