Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-21
A Wonderful Story.
From the Green County Register.I

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Roberts, Harrisburg, H., who after
having been apparently dead for sew
eral hours, came to life and made re-
markable statements as to his expert
ence in the other world. I became
interested and wrote to Rev. A S.
Maxey, pastor of the Harrisburg
Methodist church, who was reported
as an eyewitness, to ascertain the
facts.
From him I received the letter
given below. E. F. HALL.
$50 many sensational and EMO
neous stories have been circulated and
printed regarding the death-bed eI-
perience of the late U. A. Roberts
that correction is deemed necessary,
and for this purpose the following
true statement of the event is made.
"Some four months ago Ulysses A,
Roberts moved to Harrisburg. He
had been afflicted for some time with
intestinal trouble, which finally ended
in consumption of the bowels. About
the middle of December, 1908, he be-
came so sick that be gave up his work
and took his bed. l called to see
him occasionally until he left US. l
was at his bedside December 81,
about 7 o'clock p. m. While l was
there be called his mother, wife and
others to his bedside and bade them
good-by l noted that he said to
Miss Ella Hineman, BE good girl,
Ella After singing and praying |
left him in the care of Mr.. R. S.
Marsh, Mr.. J. N. Nyberg, Rev. l.
Rose, his uncle, and W. R. Roberts,
his brother, expecting to return; which
l did about II o'clock, to stay the
rest of the night The four named
above attest the statement l now
make:
after my departure brother Rob-
erts began to sink rapidly, his body
becoming motionless except the breath
ing, which grew shorter for three hours,
the watchers thinking each breath
would be the last. When, as 1t
seemed to them, it came, they smoothed
back the pillow and Strengthened the
body. In a moment he opened wide
his eyes and looking about said, How
strange everything looks. He now
lapsed into a semi-conscious state and
remained so for about three hours
more. Meanwhile l had returned
and all had retired except W. R.
Roberts and myself,
"At about three o'clock, or perhaps
half past three, while his brother was
on one side of the bed and | on the
other, he became as rational as any
one could be, and turning to his
brother said, how long was l gomez
His brother seemed embarrassed as
to what to say, and he noticing it
said, Now, don't deny it; you all
thought l was dead and gone, didn't
you?' The brother said we thought 80.
Then he said 1 was gone, and will tell
you where l was. | went to place
where the streets are 30 beautiful, and
I walked up and sat down by a throne
asked, Whom did you see2' With
out turning to me he laid his hand on
his brothers shoulder and said, I
saw father there Again addressing
his brother he said, He put his hand
on my back and said, Son, praise
God you are here; but, son, you are
not to stay long; you must go back.
He spoke Of seeing others but | do not
remember whom. Then | asked, Did
you see Jesus2' Turning to me for the
fret time he said, oh, yes, | saw
Jesus. l asked, How did he look 2
Did He look glorious?' In reply he
said, Yes, at times, but angry at other
times; but He was good to me.
When asked as to the light where be
had been he replied, 1t was not like
the lights here, not like the electric
light, but just light. He remarked
that he did not want to come back,
but that it was all right Afterwards,
in speaking Of this point to his mother
be said, If l had been given a new
body while there I could stay here
with you, but as it is this body cannot
contain me-
"In speaking to r. S. Marsh as to
the cold stream Of death he said, For
a moment it seemed dark, but then it
lust seemed that l was waited upward
and that it was so short-only step.
He lived 81 days. leaving US at 1870
p. m, January 6, in victorious shout.
Five minutes before leaving he clap
ped his hands IN praise, and lifting
his hand pointed with smiling face