The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08

1lt preacher es t1 E4re
-leu ina. Coa.e-scce .l tA C
ol3na Conference -eoas a ta
CID Norm state. aal sha~ e -
t1l-g as S %erta caro- ~ assess sg $685.
ference
RI : conversation vstA sa eae a.s.
L remarked ta4,. though & Iat-. S
De 81 -ood He.ao1 s.ecb e-a
ceeie1 IL T,-e = tbs. ~
concerning ~ preacher for aaaa rs
r med. au6 offered IS .rat ul I.
written -ud p4l.saei RI Eet Lroy
Lee OF Richmond Na. rateh vo44 ev
The story more fully than h. 1sald
late 81. ! read the pamphlet ana. i
remember II. the story IS hreay to.1.
about Is ioi.,w na. et
session II ,le kii. a.a
about 10 convene Ly-e .a4r. th
preachers. on hosseoaea Nsre s. sa
.i.m alI directions .-d t.- uss.r tat
ne to tbs p.dee Z Fl ,u- t.e l.rs
became the companies 81 tE.t eo ta
last night before they re1 te3 LtH 1ea-
many a farm house W1s flied ullt Ne.h.
odisl preachers.
Christopher Ihoma~ + seung IS. a,tsr.
with several Others. spent Tbs uEat al
a house not far rom Lylohburg. and a~
Conference Vas TO convene an . O'Clock
IN the morning. az early -ttrt MAS uftsg
A. the preachers rode along. tUo aua
tWo, Christopher Ihomas. usually ye.
s~prlghtly in conversation. seemed 10 he
in deep thought ana not inclined 10 ta5A
Hls brother preacher observed tins ana
remarked upon it, Whom Thomas said "i
had q singular dream last night. 1h Is
| was thinking over You don't be
Heve IL dreams DO yoQ2 asked Tbs
preacher companion.
No" said Thomas: "but my dream =.
last night seems to nc more like i proph-
csy than a dream. II was so PLAN and
seemed 50 real. / ieeI hike there must lie
something IN it," The dream vas about
this. lie said.
7 dreamed I saw and knew the Bishop
on sight; that the Conference business
closed late one night, but the Bishop di
not read out the appointments, thought,
until at sunrise the next morning. My ap-
polntment was a station. During tE
early part OF the year | had 2 great
vlval OF my work; and when that ended
| was Frustrated with sickness and died s
The other preacher made light OF he
matter, but soon the conversation ended,
for they were riding into Lynchburg.
They saw two men walking the street,
as they rode along, when, pointing to orc
OF them, Thomas said: There goes che
Bishop Have you ever seen tie
B~isiop?" asked his companion.
only in MY dream, las night. That
Is the man l saw, said Thomas.
When conference finished UP its WORK
it was late one night, and the appoint
ments, as Thomas had dreamed. we're not
read out till next morning. All tie Vir-
ginia appointments had been filed. asd
r,4 +LL on, nE EIInr-a.- laI NOT I.1r
called. Salisbury district, in North Car
DINA was filled, and finally the New Born
district was reached The Bishop read.
New Bern district-Moses Brock, Pre-
siding Elder: New Bern station, CHRIS
topher Thomas; New Bern Circuit; Leroy
u. Lee.
Nov said Thomas, speaking = IL
preacher to whom he had old his dream.
only the two Other events are to haplel.
ana my dream Will be fulfilled
Thomas went to New Bern, AMI duriag
the sumner, 1 revival broke out "Ei.h
not only swept through the town, bu-
went like a tidal wave down tie Ncus4
TO the scasncre, ali the country bclnz
celuged By its gracious overflow.
Thomas was taken sick NTH leyce, bL.
his friends did not think lis fine WoaIa
bc serious. Moses Brock, the EiGer, Lero.
NJ. Lee and otht. preachers FASTENED ta
his bedside, and cEGcayored to make h.4
believe hc would soon Re well, Tut ns
said. My WORK IS ended, ! am SIMPLY
waiting toI the master to release IL
from this my last carlhly charge" II
fingered for several days, bat The end wa
apparent. Friend gathered aiout tHe
house, and, with bated breath apoee 81
whispers, when the last struggle Was &C.
- - ~ -s-T4 o-1 $780, e-9r.
in the fire place, With . screen Ialtiall.
before that. vas an tn. light IA the
room. Moses Brock, Lcroy n. Ll aaa
other ministers and friends We're stzadIne
or sitting near the dyng man, "hea, IL
At CEce, he exclaimed. They come.
They come! Behold, they COME
At that moment the room wdS flee
with a light above the brightness ot tie
MONDAY sun; and when, after a nc
mcnt It faded out, Christopher Ihomas
vas daud-the angels had come and taken
HIM home.
| may not have given. II every par
ticular. the story as it was written aal
published. and. l am not sure that il wa.
not Eezekiah G. Lee, instead OF Leroy
II. Lee. But, il substance, ! hive VIZ.
ten the story as memory Ec~ koFt r. Z;
any member Of the Virginia Conference
Tor any one ele) has z copy n. tA4.
pamphlet. they would crafty a
many people BY having the whole ator
republished.
Dr.. Bailey often spoke Of the stran1
occurrence. and firmly believed that, %
the dying moment, while living friend.
could hear his voice, he was permitted
to see and 10 welcome TIE c5ryoy WA.ci
heaven sent p bear h.- .e
In these days OF ma-er.ala. 'ehel
nothing is to be accepted save taat which
may be seen and handled, such Z story.
- the foregoing. s st z discount; bl.
Ito those Who belieTc that saul q TGr--
was stricken down On tie Wy to r.
nascus, and that he ccard q voice iron.
heaven, while Z light, above the bright
ness Of the monday ur, shined about
him, there IS nothing the Least s.-1o-
BE or improbable IN i.
a coed lady writing from Bu@ga" ask
ne for some information ABOUT CID t
friends, away back ii tie t@airtlcs, when
he was a pupil Of Mr.. Taylor .. tn
city, and alludes to q building "a the -.
known as Judge Castor Office. - tE1
way, do the school children Of taf1
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