The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05
HE HAS A VISION
i OF TRUE HAPPINESS
A Remarkable Nara tive of an
Inmates Dream in Which he
is Guided by the Three Craces
to the Abiding Place.
By w. II. L.

AS walked along the road of
life l came to shaded highway and
under the shade of the trees were
placed benches upon which the
weary and footsore could sit down
and rest. AS | was very tired sat
down and must have fallen asleep,
but while sleeping | saw very clear
that which | am about to write.
The youth 1 shall call The Soul
That Was Nearly Lost" vas one /
had known from childhood and the
way in which he found that which
be sought you will learn if you read
this record of the vision that was
shown to me that day.
The soul that was nearly lost
was fast travelling on the road that
leads to destruction. and when l
first saw him he was with a crowd
of gay companions. All about him
was the glare of white lights and
on the air fioated the SOUND of hap
py song and witty stories. The
Soul That was Nearly Lost" was
one OF the gayest of this crowd of
jolly good fellows" and still he
seemed to be in search of something.
His eyes were constantly shifted
from one face or object to another.
The scene changed. The Soul
That was Nearly Lost" had travelled
far on the road that leads to de-
struction; his gay companions were
no longer near and the look on his
face was one of hopelessness. In
front of him the road was dark
while over his head lowered black
clouds; all seemed lost.
But as | watched, there came out
of the darkness white robed figure.
and it spoke to the Soul That was
nearly Lost" and asked. For whom
do you seek?" and the SOUP an
swered. Il seek the place where
lives one called Happiness" And
the white robed one then. said 1
am one of three sisters called Faith,
Hope and Charity. My name is
Charity. and if you will follow me
will show you the home of the
true one called Happiness, for
there are many false roads but only
one that leads to the true one. But
before we start must tell you that
the way is very rough. You will
have to suffer many things; ridlcule.
trials. temptations and even scorn;
but if you are steadfast, and will
persevere. in the end you will find
Hap plness,' as l promise"
Aud as the SOUP had long sought
for Happiness" he was oyerjoyed
to find one who knew where the
true home was; so they started out
together, the soul" and Charity.
After many days during which the
soul'' had fought many battles, and
with the aid of Charity won them,
they came to cross road and as
they drew closer another white
robed figure came near and Charity
said, this is my sister Hope, she
will now guide you for / must leave
for time'' so it came about that
the soul' and Hope journeyed on
together toward the true happi-
ness" And, it was as Charity had
said, the SOUP was met OH every
hand by ridicule and scorn. His
former companions would gather
along the road and jeer and tempt
him, but always Hope was near and
he would reply Il am on my way
to the home of True Happiness"
Then many times doubt would
beset him. that the home of happi-
ness could not be on such a rough
and dark road as the one he was
travelling, but Hope was always
near to encourage him, and one day
there came another white robed fig
cure and spoke to him saying my
name is Faith" and in a short time
Charity will again join us as
we are nearing the home of true
happiness, and even as Faith spoke
Charity appeared, so Faith, Hope,
Charity and the soul that was
nearly LOST went on together, and
as the day was closing they came in
sight of high hill upon which was
a mansion of gold; and pointing to
the mansion Faith said, that is the
home of True Happiness'' and
while Faith was still speaking the
MANSION faded, and in it's place
stood cross, to which was nailed
the figure of a man on whose head
was crown of thorns, and there
was superscription which read,
The King of the Jews" The face
of the SOUP lighted up with JOY
and understanding. and turning to
Faith asked, what is the name of
this road We journeyed BY" and the