The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-28
LETTER FROM HIS SISTER
She Makes Correction of Mr.. Hub
bard's Published Statement.
DR.. PRITcHARD'sAc LAsTAOUR
The Glory Of God 0vsrshadowed That Sacred
Chamber Where the Good Man Met
His Fate" But There Was
Nohing Miraculous.

To the Editor: Through an extract TAX
en- from DR.. Hubbard's sermon October
9th, the impression has gone out, not
only through this, but neighboring States.
that my brother, Rev. w. NJ. Wingate. of
Wake Forest College, miraculously saw
and communed with his Saviour on the
day of his death as shown by the follow
ing extract copied from the Charleston
News and Courier: q
There is a suggestion OF mediaeval
ISM says the Charlotte Observer, 'in
the statement made by the Rev. DR. Hub
bard of the Baptist Tabernacle, Of Raj
eigh, in his sermon, Sunday that on the
day Of the death of the late President
Wingate of Wake Forest College, he saw
the Saviour personally and talked with
Him for eight hours. Mr. N b. Brough-
ton, Of Raleigh, we are told, says there
is no doubt about this mracle-that it
was not an hallucination. We had never
heard of this occurrence before 1t Is tho
most remarkable on record in North
Carolina" eN
| do not believe that DR.. Hubbard in
tended to convey the Impression which
has been made. and having been almost
constantly with my brother during his
illness, ] feel 1t my duty to say that
while he died triumphant la Christian
faith. there was nothing in the least.
miraculous or superhuman connected
with his death.
know 1t would be his desire, that this
false impression be corrected and ask
that other papers kindly assist me by
copying this statement
MRS. l. o. WALTERS.
Wake Forest College, N. c., Get. %.
MR.. HUBBARD'S STATEMENT.
MIR. Hubbard was shown the above. and +,
said that he was not correctly quoted.
Here is what he did say, as published in
the News and Observer of October 9th:
1T is related of DR.. Wingate, a former
President of Wake Forest College, very
pillar of the truth in a State. that, has A
done soapuch for the 6aAise efstShhth nd 4
Ah$t fnshis noments 5iie ys
1y rad adiance SilIed the ROOM. so thar ytS "
wt5HfR. .beheldsit, and all the days gAslt ~ u ~
hea he talked face to face, gRtg N
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f1Tbst am eysS "a y
in tha sBibIsgal az n y a 9Si ses
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he's this to asay Rs u bt4 i5 al
Wingate 1t.9. s1iKE VIII lAe ~ 81
His wife told me that hc slS y, s1t, ,Ih tll X
was the happiest day ofShis 6aT alfe. \
He knew that he was going tofdieg and 7
when she placed her face beside his and
asked him If he loved her.. Yes. my
precious wife, answered he, and then he
began to repeat the word, %, the preci-
GUS name Of Jesus" when she added: 'Ah,
you love me, | know you love me, but
you love that precious name ten thousand
times more Yes, said he. I do love
Jesus ten thousand times more than all
else in this world.
Just before he breathed his last. his
beloved physician informed me that he
seemed to be conversing with the Saviour.
as though he was personally present with
him, and said: %! how delightful It Is.
knew you would be with me when the
time came, and knew IL would be sweet.
but did not know it would be so sweet
as 1t is.
"All that day his face shone as did that
of Moses when he came from the pres
ence of God In the mount, and when the
supreme hour came the glory OF God
overshadowed that sacred chamber
where the good man met his fate"