The Washington herald., 1908-07-12

A series OF reVlVdl meetings conducted
in Alton. Iowa. by Rev A. A Athing-
ton, a California evangelist. have had
strange effect upon Miss Mae Mutchlar.
a pretty eighteen-year-Old high school
girl Of that town. and daughter of Town
Marshal Mutchlar
Miss Mutchlar up to the present time
has always seemed q healthy and we'll
balanced girl, except that she was OF a
rather high-strung nature. and has al
ways been a good student and a general
social fayorite.
Rev. Mr.. Arlington IS said to be a man
OF commanding and imposing appearance.
with much personal magnetism. His voice
is strong and musical, and ne thrills his
listeners with his impressive sermons.
One Of the most faithful attendants at
these meetings was Miss Mutchlar. Her
lessons. social pleasures. and all other In
terests were forgotten. and her whole
mind seemed concentrated upon the dis
courses
At the close Of one OF the regular meet
ings Miss Mutchlar suddenly went into a
strange sort Of a trance, which lasted
three days. Upon awakening from this
sleep II was found that she had lost her
power OF speech. The minister attisbuted
this 20 a direct manifestation OF the d.
vine power. and prophesied that when her
power Of speech would return it would be
in strange tongue True TO this predlc-
uon she began 60 talk in a peculiar and
haTd4y int 'ligible manner one day Rev.
Mr. Arlington was Immediately sent FOR,
and took her remarkable story in writing
since this time she has gone into trance
daily, and upon awakening has a story %
tell Of new experiences.
Psychologist on the Job.
4 Chicago psychologist who has studied
the case thinks tha5 the girl was hypno-
tzed by the minister, and w4He I'm this
hypnotic state sees these strange visions.
However, no matter what the solution OF
the mystery may be. Miss Alutchlar's
story Is an interesting one
Upon losing consciousness. the girl
claims. she had a feeling OF being car
ried upward by unseen hands. When sbo
reached the portals OF heaven she was
F. surprised 20 see. not golden city" as
has always been taught, but a place thar
/ looked Ike beautiful spot on this earth.
Mountains and lakes dotted the landscape.
while beautiful villas We're built in the
Semblance of earthly architecture The
/ atmosphere was warm and balmy very
much like a summer day on earth.
A very dear girl friend who had died
some years ago met her with these words:
Dear Mae, have been waiting for you
so long. Now you must come and live
with me always"
The queer part OF IL was that the people
I IN Heaven lived in families. Just tho
same as on earth. and dwelt together IN
modeTn-looking homes. The people were
I all gowned In silkcn robes made very
much Ike the dress Of the Japanese
women. and seemed waterproof
The lakes were deep and clear and used
I BY the people 10 battle in. and 81 at was
/ her surprise when she found herself walk
\ ing under water without the slightest SEN
/ sation OF choking Exquisite submarine
/ flowers and plants grew on the bottom OF
/ these lakes.
Vegetation was much the same as upon
I the earth. according TO her story. only
with a greater tropical luxuriance. and
/ the only difference she found in the peO-
/ pie was that no one showed extreme Old
/ age The different stages from childhood
/ 70 the adult age were all portrayed. buc
I old age was nowhere 10 be seen. Tho
/ ability to soar through the air like the
/ birds was one o. the peculiar Characters
/ tics Of this strange people. and 10 wish
for a thing meant 90 realize 1t.
! The air seemed TO vlbrate with the
/ sweetest strains Of music imaginable, and
no night ever came; instead a soft glow
as OF twilight spread over the place,
The Air Was ShaI>y.
When the wonderful story told by Miss
/ Mutchlar was made known 20 the RESI-
dents Of Alton many fociled 10 her bed
side begging for messages from departed
! loved ones or requesting her 20 take some
message 10 them during her next flight
into the hidden world.
Weird as it sounds. this is the power
claimed by the young woman When In a
trance she can find any one in the spirit
world and exchange messages with the
| spirit. transmitting those she received IN
Heaven TO the friends upon earth when
she awakens from insensibliity.
During one az her visits 10 heaven sho
claims 10 have questioned one Of the
apostles regarding the strange phenom-
eua that allowed her TO vibrate, as L
were. between heaven and earth The
following is her own version OF the an
swer:
MY dear child he said. the two
worlds are not So ear apart as people n
the earthly life think Their souls really
do not leave the earth at all but only
seek more favored regions.
Heaven IS all about them, II they
only knew II. in the ethereal blue above
the clouds In the rosy glow OF sunrise
and sunset in the cool. quiet depths Of
the sea. In the luxuriaut shades of The
tropics. on mountain tops, and amid ST.
lent woods
Heaven Is Different.
q" The dlsembodied soul has 10 obey
no material laws. so it flies at viii from
mountain peak 10 ocean depth, Ike the
spark Of thought of the mortal mind. or
like the message flashed by wireless
telegraphy across seas, or by the cable
under seas.
You see more beauty in heaven be-
cause you have finer senses TO perceive
it.
"Tn the earthly life YOU are made Up
or many personalities. There IS the
childself that you first grow into. then
youth and maturity. all more or less an
! animal life. The soul life slumbers and
awalens and grows slowly. but this sur
, wives when the other life withers and
dies like the butterfly emerging from
the worm.
ITO a few Ike YOU Is given the privi-
lege Of bearing messages between the
two worlds. because your soul life Is
more fully developed.
Il do not pretend 10 understand al
, this for I am only a schoolgirl. But
from what ! have read IN psychology
suppose It IS my secondary self that
leaves my body at times and strays 0fI
into n distant or different existence.
1T Is my secondary or subc0nsclous
self that relates these experiences while
am going through them. Otherwise
on regaining consciousness 7 should
have only a dim. uncertain recollection
Of them as one does after 2v-atypoir7p o