The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-08-30
For Illustration Barlow Man
Quotes From the Scriptures,
SOME WORDS OF PETER THE PROPHET
William, incidentally, Tells All He
Knows Of the Mysterious stuff
Called Dreams-Does Not
Believe In Them.


dream dreams; and the handmaidens
shall prophecy" That is what Peter
told the people on the day of Pente-
cost. And Peter believed that the
days foretold by the Prophet Joel had
already come, for the deYout men from
every nation under heaven were there
prophesying and speaking in every
language The people said they were
drunk, but Peter said: mo, for 1t is
only o'clock in the morning" reck-
on the topers drank more in the even
ing, just as they do now, and went to
bed drunk. But 1t has always perplexed
me to find out when the age or period
of working miracles ana seeing visions
ceased and why the power was taken
away from the men of God. Paul could
work miracles to save or to heal 9TH
ers but had to die by the executioner.
The blood of the martyrs was the
seed of the church, but has the time
passed when dreams and visions are
OF no force or meaning? l was rumi-
mating about dreams, because last
night | dreamed not less than three
hours in about half a minute. The
clock was striking twelve and dream
cd it was the fire bell and saw the
rising smoke and then the flame Of
the fire where the hotel was burning
l saw fremen climbing ladders and de-
scending with women and children in
their arms. l saw streams of water
flooding the roof and pouring in at
the windows. l heard the excited
voices of firemen and people and wit.
messed the frantic efforts to keep the
fire from crossing to the next block.
/ saw enough and heard enough 10
take hours to recite, and yet l awak-
ened with the last stroke of the ham
mer on the little bell and knew that
1t was the clock and not the fire bell
that had caused that long, exciting
dream. This same experience l had
many years ago-when the report of
q gun provoked a dream that begun in
a
and continued in a correspondence IN
which an apology was demanded and
was called upon to assist in the writ
ing, and several letters were passed
but to no purpose and it ended in a
challenge. Seconds were chosen-the
code duello was carefully consulted
the groun2 chosen-the time fixed and
the duel took place; and when the first
shot was fired l awoke. The report q
the gun had precipitated and concen
trated all OF that long and anxious
dream into a second Of time. Doubtless
very many people have had similar
experience. The medical books record
many such instances and Lord Brough
am declared that all dreams were in
Simultaneous. Drowning men have thu
same experience. Those who are re
suscitated declare that every event O
their lives came before them In the In
slant OF losing consciousness. Time il
nothing. 1t seems to be annihilated
There is no emotion of surprise. l
your father or brother or friend az
pears to you in dream you are no
surprised, though he has been dea
many years. But Lord Brougham /
wrong. The smile of an infant sleeT
ing in it's mothers arms comes fror
dream and is not instantaneous
Sometimes it continues quite awhil
and comes and goes. The mother b.
lieves the child sees angels and hea'
emily things. Maybe 1t does, for of sue
is the kingdom of heaven. Lor
Brougham is wrong, for men and VI
men who have had part of the skull ?,
moved and left the brain expose
have dreamed, while the doctors lool
ed on and saw the brain dIlate and pr
safe and become excited and distur
ed and the patient would tell of ba
dream. When the sleep was sweet tt
brain was in perfect repose.
What a wonderful piece Of mocha
ism is this body Of ours. 1t can a
sleep, save the heart and lungs ar
arteries. They never sleep nor get
day off for rest. Just think of it. Fl
seventy-five years this heart of mil
has not failed to beat time for evel
moment of my existence and send /
warm blood to every part Of my bod
Whether am awake or asleep, 1t
ever at its post Of duty. Poor thing
know it is tired. And so with n
lungs that cease not day or night
bring the heart its food, its streng
and power. The will, the brain, t
eyes and ears-the sense of smell al