The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-28
DEATH AND RESURRECTION.
Queer But Bllssfui Experiences OF
q Man In the Other Worid.

(PubliaAed BY requsst.)
A Hagerstown, Nd, dispatch
gives the particulars Of a singular
psychological phenomenon which
has been made public by Rev. J.
Spangles Keitfer, of the Reformed
church. The story of the minister
is that one night, about week ago,
he was summoned to the bedside of
dying man named Torrent To
his regret, when he reached the
house, a mile distant from the
town in the noun, aims, he was n
formed by the attending physician
that the man was dead. He went
TO the room and saw lying on the
bed the stark and rigid form of the
departed, the lower jaw fallen, the
ashy pallor If death On the face and
the body cold. 1t was about nine
O'clock in the evening when the
minister arrived. The family were
terribly grief stricken. a son in
particular was inconsolable. He
called on his father, begging him
to come back, and with difficulty
could be kept away from the body.
The clergyman remained until near
two O'Clock in the morning. At
this time, when the pastor was
thinking Of leaving, the son, who
seemed to take the death so much
to heart, was seized it'll another
paroxysm Of grief, threw himself on
the body of his father, embraced
him, called him, bathed the cold
face with tears, shrieking that he
could not let him go; that he must
say one word, look at him just once
more; that he must not leave him
without just one more word and
look. AS if tie agOnized voice had
penetrated the silence of the other
Msarld, the lips Of thu father moved,
the eyes opened and cast IA sad, re-
proachfui look on the weeping son,
aud in the wcll-k oWn voice came
distinctly these words: ooh, why
did you call luc back 2" AS soon
Az Tie aWe-suicken group could re-
gain their presence OF mind after
this appalling scChe, tiey immedi-
atriv administered re5t0ratives to the
putieut, when The minister left him
he WAS very weak hut SUI alive.
H. WAS senI sDr b the father neXt
day, who gave him u account of
his death, Gas he evide nifty believed
it had been) and his experience to
the time when he was apparently
recalled to life. He said:
When l died ! first felt a sinking,
going sensation. | knew every
thing going on in the room, but
could not speak or move my lips.
Then all was blank. The next
thing l remember was being in a
dense darkness, seemingly in tun-
mel, through which l was being
pushed. There seemed to be two
forms, one on each side, pushing me
along through the tunnel, and l ap-
peared to move as l was floating,
touching nothing above or below.
At last it appeared to get lighter
as though we were nearing the end
of the passage. 1t grew brighter
every moment, and then I seemed
to observe two shining, beautiful
forms on each side of me. I had a
feeling of perfect peace and we'll
being, and heard, as though 1t were
part Of the space 1 floated in, the
most soothing and delightful music.
/ have been a great sufferer, and
the feeling of rest and freedom from
pain was the thing noticed most
in my new state. I remained a
short time in this blessed state'
when it seemed to be disturbed by
a voice in pain calling on me TO
come back. If they had known
how much better was they would
never have wanted me back in this
weak and suffering body"
The man lived several days and
then died, as his family sincerely
believe, a second time, and remem'
bering his solemn words as to his
first experience, did not call him
back. Whether the man was in Q
syncope, from which the piercing
lamentations of the family aroused
him, or whether he had indeed beer
permitted to return after d glance
at the glories Of the great unknown
none can answer. But one thing il
certain, that for the space of sever
al hours, to all intents and purposes
so far as the doctor, the pastor, ant
the family were concerned, and 81
far as all outward indications arr
agreed, the man was dead.
Watterson on Grant.