The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-30
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No wine was given me. remained shut
up in my room praying and meditating.
] was only allowed three hours sleep.
and even that sleep was broken. into at
two intervalsI retired without undressing
al T. and at was aroused by one OF the
women guarding me, az II retired to be
awakened again at midnight, and my last
repose was from to In the morning.
During Sunday the treasurer OF the
Grand College interrupted my meditations
by asking me what metals had deter
mined to offer toward the triumph Of the
holy cause. / gave him all had with me,
and Il was my first disbursement toward
the general propaganda to assist In the
establishment of the triangles In less
favored regions. Monday l partook Of no
repast To sustain me on my journey |
drank an infusion OF hemp seed. At z
O'Clock in the evening two members of
the Masonic Veteran Association appear
ed and babe me follow them. / was so
happy that / staggered, and they were
Obliged to support me. / remember that
1 no longer saw anything around me; my
mind was filed with the thought that
was about to see the good god face to
face.
''The iron doors of the sanctum reg
mum opened, my two companions remain
ed outside, and / heard the voice Of AL
bert Pike saying:
Fear nothing. beloved sister, enter!
IT was overcome with emotion, my
limbs trembled nnder me, but 1 repeated
that was not afraid. 1t was not fear that
was paralyzlng my strength, and. In proof
Of this, far from the cold perspiration of
fear believing me. | was burning up with
an internal fire; my brain seemed burst
ing.
''The eleven first men fastened to me,
surrounding me, while Albert Pike led me
~. sf,ff M "a
doors were closed. They chanted a hymn
in a language unknown to me, and then
retired, Pike going out last, and, as he
went addressing these words 70 me:
The great hour has arrived and 1t
will last until midnight. Remain seated
during your medltations and keep your
ewes fixed on the Palladium; you can, how
ever, close them at intervals, in order to
better mediate upon the extraordinary
favor which is granted to you to-day, but
IL the slightest inclination to sleep over
comes you open your eyes, rise and walk
about
suddenly I heard thunder-three deaf
ening claps in rapid succession, then one
single clap, then two consecutive ones Of
an extraordinary violence. Then / felt
five burning blows ia my face and I saw
before me FIVE spirits. FIVE genes Of most
radiant beauty, floating space, above the
spot where ! had last seen the Baphomet.
That terrible monster had disappeared.
The five spirits we're clothed in long robes
Of dazzling whiteness. Their large wings
sustained them in space. They were in
circle their fingers pointing toward the
empty palladium. Finally a seventh clap
Of thunder was heard, more formidable
than any Of the preceding ones. At that
moment / saw Lucifer before me, seated
on throne of diamonds, and there was
no human reason to tell me how he came
there. 1t seemed to me that he had al
ways been there, and not Baphomet. Seiz-
ed with respectful awe, I was about to
cast myself at his feet He restrained me
with a majestic gesture.
A." Remain standing, my beloved child,
he said prostration is humiliating, and
never humiliate those 1 love and who
love me-.
This supreme liar Was superb. He
appeared to me just as l had pictured
him His manly beauty. unforgotton even
to this day, is indescribable can find
no expression adequate to make this i'm
posing and ravishing splendor comprehen-
slble From his head to his feet, which
were alone visible in flesh, unless l ex-
cept his hands, he was clothed in gold,
dazzling gold, whose varying colors rem
dered his garments still more magnificent.
Picture coat OF mail in golden particles,
each particle as large as ordinary pearl,
and all these particles In red. green and
yellow gold mingiing, moving, giving to
the whole an effect Of celestial richness
which the most vivid imagination Of our
greatest artists could never conceive.
overcome by my emotions Of passion
ate alteration for the beneheent being be-
fore me. felt myself sinking. Envelop-
ed In flames / seemed TO sink through
space, but / was no longer afraid, for the
good god no longer seated on his throne
OF diamonds. stood beside me as we float
cd down and down until we reached a
country beautiful in most luxursant veg
citation"
THAT young man who occupies tho
first floor front had some tOugh-looklng