Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-02-17
A VISION OF HE'LL,
A Young Man Apparently Dies; Then re.
wives. Saying That He Had Seen the
| Bottomic<s Ptt.

A Young Man Apparently Dies; Then re.
wives. Saying That He Had Seen the
B,ottomicss Pit.
WHEELING. w. Va. Feb. 1l.--Eev.
John Il. johnson. the celebrated mount.
ain evangelist who has been travelling
this state for nearly forty years. states
that during revival Mt Round bottom.
Monougalia county. n young man of
that place who had been i'll with con-
sumption for some time died, descended
into hell. returned to life in an hour.
and after describing his trip embraced
religion. and died again. happily in the
full belief of his future salvation. After
stating that the young man. W no was ono
of the most intelligent in the county.
was skeptic. Mr. Johnson saws: "He
was apparently lying at the point of
death. Rev. Mr.. O'Daniels and MYSELF
were called upon to endcavor to brinf,
him to Christ. While Mr. O'Danicls
was talking To him, and holding him by
the hand, he seemingly expired. and
was pronounced dead by all in the
room. lie remained in this condition
Tor some time. when he suddenly began
breathing heavily and then struggling
rs though with some mighty monster.
lie seemed endowed with SUPERNATURAL
strength. and it required the utmost
cxertions of several powerful men to
keep him on the bed.
The struggle continued for an hour.
when he Gained down, and. regaiuing
his senses, requested we sing and pray
with him. After the exercises were
over he told us that when he became
inscnsible to earth he found himself at
the brink of yawning black chasm-
fires seemed to bc burning Mt n great
distance down, and shriclls of the most
unearthly kind greeted his ears After
remaining quiet for short time he felt
thread by his hand, he grasped il
and had hardly done so when mighty
wind struck his body, almost tearing
his limbs out of their sockets and DASH
ing him down into the mouth of the pit.
where he swayed from side to side
clinging TO the thread. which alone
kept him from falling into the flames
below. He knew that should the thread
break. or he lose his grasp. he was
doomed forever, and he thought to him
self: i have been n slxeptic. and God AL
mighty is showing me that there is n he'll
OF darkness aud fire to which unbeliev.
ers are exposed and he grasped the
thread the tighter. After what seemed
to him an intcrminable time the wind
ceased. and he knew nothing until he
requested the minister to pray with
MIN. Shortly after his return to life.
Mr. johnson says he made his peace
with God. and after giving full direc.
lions regarding his burial. bidding his
friends good bye, and requesting Mr..
ODaniels when he officiated at his fun.
eral to relate his remarkable cxpcr-
fence for the benefit of others. died
peacefully in his Savior's arms"
That Mcssrs Johnson. O'Daniels and
all the. others who witnessed this
strange affair believe actually in it's
supernaturalness is unqucstioned.
They are all persons whose veraci,v
Is beyond question, and even tho
physicians assert the young man
was actually dead The relating
OF the story at the funeraS caused
considerable excitement. and the peo-
pie are fiocking to the churches
throughout the vicinity. meetings being
held day and night since Thursday. tho
day upon which the young man was
buried 1t is said that the final request
OF the youth was that a report OF his
experience be published broadcast SO
that all men might know there was n
hell