The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-01
Most HarVellous SiOry Yet From
Durham Colony.
His Subject Was Mrs.
Olive Mills.
She Tells Of Her Experience in
Other World.

Lewiston, November ga story h o.
inst como to the outside world from the
Temple Of the Liyisg God" at Shiloh.
conducted by Rev. v. w. Handforh.
which 10 by Tar the most remarkable that
has ever been told regarding that ssnsa-
tionsi religious establishments.
Ths claim 10 nads that issasr sand
ford Mt the tims of the dedication Of the
temple In Augusta last raised q persop
fsom the dead.
~ do not like 70 talk Of suoh OCCUR
rsnces a. these" said Mr.. Sanford,
''the public will not believe and do not
wish b invite any more bitter tAunts or
q ,cusstio ns of ohnriasanism. ! do not
ask any outsiders TO bsiisvs thess vsinys.
l Urn not seeking my fame IN the maSssr.
That Is not the object Of the work here
the acquisition Of reputation.
az tremble 20 hsve such matters talked
Of outside, for fumsdiately there IL .
stream Of abusive credulity. Bot on
TIE contrary have no intestson Of CON
cealipg anything that happens here In
shiloh. Prvtense 10 madr In some quar-
ters TINT there 10 . great deal OF mystsry
here That 10 because We 40 not run t.
the world with everything that happens
on the hill. Bat there 10 no desire TO
hide things here. As TO what h safd We
take no heed. The whole business h
between God and ourselves. II mskvs no
difference what the psople may say or
do.
"sincs you nsk me about this matter
will say thst tie best Of my know ledse
and belief this affair did come to pass.
81 believe shst Ofivs A. Mills nd die
hare. knvw thai she u alive to-day.
Last wEsk saw i,ss ebsasd . atsamship
bnond fu KsgiAsd. She Hoss thsre to
cnrry on the work ~ our liverpool hums.
| She ID NOW IN psrfsot hsnlth - far ~
appearances 90.
sifs. Her jaw hsd drop a. No hsssthing
was psssspsihls. There WAS no svidsacs
Of pslsakton. 1hus who I'D eallrd
| me declared that the woman was dead.
| "As soon 90 sstersd tbs room knel,
By the BID esd prayed IN . whispsr.
| bowed to the proviusnus Of 6oa, but fsli
kesnly the dtsss0sr that the dsstA Of THU
! woman ut that rirns womb bring upon
4 tbs Wsik hsre.
"At tine conclusion Of the prayer rose
stood by the side OF the led and said Ia
| loud voice, In tbs name OF Jesus Of
| Nnsereth Onve MINI coans back Soon
there wssa husterins uf the sysiids, =
| tssmor ran through hsr limbs and tbs
woman Sesainea hsr senses. In few
4 = 10 Nny 49, IN.
In my study"
Mrs Mills has gone to kurupe but 1t n
claimed In Shiloh that she most emphati
cally corrpborates ali that Is said nboui
| her She declares that she knows that st<
i WAS dead.
! She describes with great yividness hsl
Impressions. She says that 1t seemed
for sometime rs though she was held
beside her body by some influence, AND
then her soul went feeting away through
dark tunnel toward distant brightness.
1 When she had arrived almost at the ent
| of the tuanel or dark valley shs saw oil
tho olin In large letters the wsrt
sPrssch.
As she stopped to look At n and wondea
at Its significance. family 10 her ear
came the words, elm the name Of Jesu
Of Nazareth. Olive Mills come back"
"When / returned and locked down on
my body It sesmed like some old, ragged
| and discarded garment, and o. how
hated to go back into 1t. Bnt / saw my
friends about. and knew that Tor the good
Of the cause we love ] should take up M
burden of life again."
This 10 q marvellous tale. but thoss
concerned tall 1t with sarnestpess ant
with great sincerity.