Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-17
TO HAOES AND
BACK VIA HEAVEN
GIRL OF STRANGE SECT IN
SISTS SHE WENT
Odd Ceremonies Are Held by Queer
ReIigionists in Colorado Springs.
Thinks Devil Enters Through
WindoW-Was in He'll
Special ito The Herald.

Special ito The Herald.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Sept.
16.-A strange religious sect which has
been holding it's meetings in tenant
less house on the outskirts of this city
has among it's regular attendants a
Miss Hamilton, who says her frst
name must not be revealed until the
Lord gives permission She is strik-
ngly handsome and seems to be com
pletely under the influence of the lead
ers of the sect.
One morning last week persons living
in the vicinity of S06 East Cimar-
ron street, where the meetings are
held, were disturbed and frightened by
the cries, as if some one were in agony,
that came from the place, and they
sent in hurry call for the police.
When the officers arrived on the
scene they were ushered into dark
ened room, where prostrate on the floor
lay the bautiful girl, while the handful
of men and women around her were
raising their hands in supplication and
loudly calling for the delivery of her
soul from the neither regions.
TT is hot; l am burning up" cried
the girl. II can't get out of this!"
And the expression on her face denoted
terror. The police left the place with
out making any arrests. The next
lilOIIllllS MISS 11dIllllOIl was NlSlltu dI
the home of a family named Black,
4O4 South Ell Paso street, by re-
porter.
Tells of Her Trip
They were in the midst of a meeting
when the reporter broke in on their i'm
carnations. One man, his head buried
in his hands, was weeping. A little
child lay sleeping on an unmade bed
in a corner while the girl played with
two smaller children, joining in now
and again with the weird lamentations
of an aged darky woman, who claimed
to have received "the power of tongue"
through the medium of her strange
religion and to be able to speak six
languages, including Hindoostani and
Cherokee.
Yes" said Miss Hamilton, Il went
through hell last night and saw
heaven. They tell me / was two hours
and half in hell but it seemed to me
an interminable time. Three years ago
1 became possessed of the devil. Try
as 1 would ] could not shake off his
influence. He had me so that l could
not even kneel. Last night / went to
the meeting. 1t was the same way.
The devil still had me, and for a long
time l was helpless.
II went out from the meeting room
into a dark room by myself, and had
hardly entered when. 1 saw the devil
come through the window. Yes, he
was in the flesh, like a man. He had
horns, but his claws were the most
terrible feature, and 1 felt myself in
his grasp. My sufferings were too ter
rible to relate. l felt that 1 was smoth-
ering and l struggled to get out of the
room.
when l opened the door leading into
the other room l fel fiat upon my face,
exhausted. Then It was that the devil
cast me into a lake of fire. Oh, yes,
it was all real. | felt the pain and it
seemed that l should never come out
of the terrible place. 1 called on God,
but 1 had little hope that He would
some to my rescue.
Il was not conscious of any ones
presence in the room or anything of
this world. 1t seemed that l was In a
oottomless pit, seething in a molten
mass, and all about me was fiery va
por. Only the devil was there l felt
that he was crushing me while l was
being consumed in the flames.
Sees Heaven
Suddenly vista seemed to open.
saw strange light. Gradually | be-
came enveloped in it and then it was
that l saw, the mansions in the skies.
They are much the same as the man
sions and buildings of large city. l
saw jesus SllllllB on d throne ana lie
said: Come unto Me- There We're an
gels and they We're playing on harps
and singing beautiful songs
THE next thing 1 knew | seemed to
waken and again felt my presence on
earth and saw the people standing over
me in the room. 1 knew that | was
saved. l have been cleansed in the
blood of Christ"
1t was o'clock in the morning when
the girl came out of her trance. At
noon of the next day she seemed to be
in state of collapse.
The mystery surrounding her identity
is puzzle, and the police will be asked
to investigate the strange seances. The
girl probably is not more than 20 years
old and gives evidences of remarkable
refinement. She seemed wholly out of
place In her surroundings, but entirely
under the influence of the strange sect.
When requested to give her first
name the Girl said that she would have
to ask the consent of the Lord and for
nearly half hour prayed that the Re-
deemer enlighten her. THE Lord failed
to answer" she said land until He
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