New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-08-16
TRANCE TALE OF TANGlPHOA WO-
MAN WHO DIED PREMATUREIN

The papers in east Louisiana ar
wrought mp over the apparen
death and subsequent recovery o
Mrs. Thomas Hagans near Anti
City. Mrs. Hagans lay APPARENT,
dead for several hours and whel
she rcgained her senses made
rather startling statements. Rev
r. }. Upton. formerly pastor o
the Broard street NJ. r.. church, in
vestigated the matter and makes
the following statement Of facts h,
learned:
Z" First st-Mrs. Hagans had beer
and was on Monday, the 29th OF
July, quite sick, and to all who
were around her she seemed tC
have died. After making the ord.
mary test, they believed life was
extinct.
+" 'Second-After remaining foi
about one hour in that condition
she returned to life and proclaimed
herself we'll, and arose and walked
about
" 'Third-Sho attributed her
cure to Christ, saying he had per
formed the cure by dipping his
hand into a fountain of water
which emanated from himself and
rubbing it upon her head and breast
(parts most objected in her sick
ness.)
" 'Fonrth-While in the state OF
trance, she claimed, she had been
taken to the region of the bottom
less pit, but she struggled to get
back and was relieved by the power
Of Jesus Christ, and was taken to
and admitted into heaven.
i" 'Fifth-While in heaven she
was shown two roads-One broad
and rough, the other narrow and
smooth Que led to hell, the other
to heaven. The narrow road was
straight and was lined with gold.
She also saw that the gates of hea-
ven were open night and day; that
the streets of heaven were paved
with gold, and that God was the
light of the city. She saw many
people in heaven, but there were
many more infants than adults.
j" 'Sixth-At the gate of heaven
she was met by brother and sis
ter, and her grandparents, whom
she had never seen on earth.
+" 'Seventh-While delighted at
what she saw there, she was in.
formed by the Savior that He was
not ready for her then, but that
she must return to earth to tell
the vision and warn the, people for
about week. She was given spe-
cial messages of warning to rela-
tives and other parties, and she de-
livered them. While in every in
stance these messages were warn
ings to sinners, mercy was offered
to all excepting one, and he was
notified that there was no hope for
him-he was lost.
/" 'Eighth-She was notified that
many would not believe her state
ments, and would make fun of
them; such persons would not be-
lieve though the Lord told them ;
"but woe to the gamemakers."
/" 'Ninth-Mrs. Hagans, after
coming out of the trance, was asked
if she wanted anything to eat, and
replied: "No; they do not eat
there; the Lord has filled me with
grace"
Mrs Hagans told her friends
that the time in which she was to
deliver the message had expired,
and she does not talk about them
herself.
The above statements do not
contain all that was SAID, but
think is the gist of what was told
us, and in most instance in the
very words used by the relators.
Some other statements that
were made seem to me to be irrele.
want, and of no particular impor.
tance TO our purpose, ana cOnse'
qnently do not appear in the fore
going.
/" 1T is proper to say, too, thai
the statements Of the persons named
were willingly made, and | have nc
doubt Of their truthfulness.
Il am not disposed to comment
now on these seeming remarkable
deliverances, but simply present
them and let everybody form their
own conclusions. --ThOs. j. Upton,
L. G. American.
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