The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-04-21
Dreamed He Was In Paradise.
Father Vaughan, of London, Found
Few MiIIionaires There.

2" "'iIoISAh W ihS'S'
A dispatch from London to the New
York American says: Father Bernard
Vaughan, speaking in the East End,
related the following dream, which he
said he had one night recently:
II thought that 1 had died, and
after I had been in Purgatory for no
snort time i received visit from my
guardian angel, who brought me the
good news that the cleansing fires had
done their work, and that now might
follow him and pass out of the Kings
prison house. At the great door my
angel pointed to a meanfering path
that led up at great heightto gate,
which in the distance looked like a
flame Of gold.
Before lifting his wings, my guard
ian babe me be of good heart, fornow
there was nothing to keep me from
the Golden Gate. Light-hearted and
brimful of JOY and expectation, with
elastic step, flew rather than walked
up the steep incline until found my
self standing before the gate of Para
disc.
"Wildly impatient to cross the thresh-
old I rang the great silver bell,
which was answered by blessed Peter
himself. The key-bearer, with what
thought tinge of sadness on his
bright countenance, looked me in the
face, saying: I am very sorry. dear
friend, but we cannot let you in to-
day.
"'And why, pray asked, mot to-
day? do not think I could live till
tomorrow, I am simply agonizing
to get in
"'Well, replied the saint, we are ex-
pecting a millionaire from London to-
day, 80 I must emphasize the occasion
by letting no one else in on the same
day.
"What! I exclaimed. you do not
mean to say you act up here as they
do below, and make money test,
and give millionaires the first placer
"'No, no, my son. replied st Peter,
I am not making much of the million
aire on account of his wealth, but be-
cause we SO rarely see one up here.
Usually they go down in the opposite
direction, and lose their souls like
Dives, of whom you have SO often
spoken. But the rich man coming
here to-day is one who not only lett
his money to the poor after his death,
but even in his lifetime gave a living
wage to all in his employment. Hence
you see I want, as said to emphasize
| this singularly rare sight of the rich
| man deserving to pass from earth
straight to Heaven
"Having heard this explanation I
! answered. "Tis we'll, 'tis well,' and
sat consoling myself as best I could on
the doorstep. Presently, which to me
samed thousand years, so slowly
passed the time. I saw coming toward
me poor brother man whom Irecog-
nized as one who had been in the en-
ploy of the millionaire.
| "Pat,' said I to him, you need
| not ring the bell, for no one will be let
in to-day Sure,' said Pat. If I only
crow loud enough and long enough
like cock. I'll shame St Peter to
letting me in
"'No, don't do that replied, but
as your prayers have so much helped
the salvation of your millionaire mas
ter, just spring on my back as you are
and We'll both get in
Accordingly he sprang upon my
back and once more I stood before
the gate and rang the bell right mer-
rily. At once it was opened, St Peter
asking, What is this?' to which I re-
piled, The millionaire's advance
luggage
"'Pass through at once,' said the
saint, but the blaze of light that sud-
denly flashed across my eyes woke me
up.'
Father Vaughan said that the lesson
which the dream taught him was that
there was no investment for money
like that Of helping the needy and
poor. Not only were they our ad-
vance luggage for Heaven, but often
they secured for those who otherwise
might meyer get there al all through
ticket.
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