The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-26
SAY DYING DO SEE
into THE BEYOND.
TWO MINNEAPOLIS PASTORS
DENY osLER STATEMENT.
Rev. J. S. Montgomery Of Fowler
Church and Rev. i. T. Guild of Wes-
ley Have Been Beside Many Death
beds When Departing One Has Had
Glimpses of the Future State. Eli

Persons standing on the threshold of
death do have visions of the state into
which they are passing, and have given
convincing proof that they were view
ing the condition into which they were
being ushered
Such is the conviction of two Mime
apolis ministers, Rev. j. s. Montgnm-
cry, pastor Of Fowler M. j.. church, and
Rev. Lewis Il. Guild, pastor of Wesley
M. e. church. Drawing from their own
experiences these pastors cite cases in
direct refutation Of the statement re-
Gently made by DR.. William Osler, the
sensationalist, who would hustle the
bed'' visions, believed in by thousands,
and Of which there are scores of sup
posed authentic records, are plain non
sense. f g.
Whether these glimpses Of the future
state into which they are going are
born of delirium caused by intense suf-
fering or are due to the effect Of the
strong medicines usually employed near
death, the ministers cannot determine.
have attended numerous dying persons
and have had described to them Wis
ions Of the future. ss
His Own Experience.
His own experience is one of the
| most striking examples set forth by
DR.. Montgomery. .%
| "Last summer when sick near unto
death in Denver, / experienced sensa-
lions which convinced me that dying
persons do have visions Of the here
the mysteries of subconsciousness and
my experience was due to that, I can.
not say, but that there is blissful
| afterstate was firmly impressed upon
me during this serious Illness
IT remember one ease of a very dear
old woman who was dying. She had
been unconscious but revived for a
few moments to declare: 'They are
calling me; I cannot stay; must go.
ness. she passed peacefully into the be
yond. I have seen other cases which
indisputably Indicated that the dying
person saw, or thought he saw, into
! the bevond, but in this instance it wa:
50 marked that all present felt as il
they had been closer to the great mys
terry than ever BEFORE go
Dr. Guild substantiates his contra
diction Of the statement Of DR.. Oslo
with cases where dying persons, .wht
knew their lives had been wasted, hav'
cried for mercy from the punishment
thew saw before them, making thu
!, dying scene most pitiable for those il
=. attendance.
Died with Happy Faces.
Others in the memory Of DR.. Guilt
: have Indicated that they were fas
entering into blissful state and hav
. died with happy faces in. spite of in
{ tense agonies Of few moments before
/ This expression of contentment on tn
faces Of dead persons who may hay
: suffered untold fortunes for month
4l,1S, ,Sc%n
: argue, is left So visions the dying say
before their lives were ended. An
there are other visions. = 5r~ f. -
= ct remember one dying scene tina
will ever be indeibly imprinted on M
. mind,' declared DR.. Guild. ftE wa
p the death Of a rich man, whose slif
: had been wasted. He had his ow:
}. death I counseled with him with indit
! ferent success. Finally the day Of hi
= end came. .>.n. >-E
= Hates to Recall Scene.
J, ."I hate to recall the scene. Know
ing that death was near, this powerfr
t man burst into tears. never hav
seen man so .repentant and sorrow
g full. His theories were all dissipate
t by what he saw: He said he realize
Q what he was going to-. He admitte
IS that he deserved the torment he oil
|, served. But I cannot stand it; Lear
,, not stand it, he cried, and passed b.
q yond mortal life: <
t .1iIn way the conclusion Of D
t Osler is. correct, however, for In m
opinion in majority Of cases person
N die without realization that they al
- near death. Usually physicians kee
/, the knowledge Of approaching deaf
a. from their patients. Perhaps. tho,
" they were permitted to know the pro
"a unity Of the end, they all would hay
40 visions of the, state into which the
~ were entering" - ~. .... e