Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-23
Mrs. Melissa Wiley of,
Oakland Receives a
NJ e S a g e from the,
Lord, Which She In.
terprets as Meaning
the Coming During:
Next Month of the
Messiah

Waterville. Me, Sept. 22.-(SpeciaD.
-Momentous events are to take place
in October. you are 10 tell those you
meet keeping it before their minds,
and whenever You write a letter give
you this ssage,' is the message
which Mrs Melissa Wiley of Oakland
received from the Lord. Mrs. Wiley
says that she was sitting in the kit
chen Of her humble home on Oak
street, when in slancing up at the
calendar she saw that it was the 18th
of September, and the thought came
to her that October would soon be
near, when she heard the words quot
ed above So distinctly were they
spoken that she had no trouble in re-
Numbering them and transferring
them to paper that she might remem-
Der them and do as commanded, tell
them to all she met and spread the
word abroad. Mrs. Wiley quotes from
the Scriptures according to Daniel to
show that the >: words. "Momentous
events" were Med preceding the COM
ing Of Christ The earth and she in
terprets the m ssege to her as mean
ing the coming pf the Messiah in Oc-
tober of this 10Y,
Mrs. Wiley As been a Christian
since her 18th saar and this is not the
first time that the Nrd has spoken
to her. She recalls distinctly a time
in early life. when she was praying
for the conversion Of her husband,
when a voice came to her saying, In
my own time" and it proved correct
for a short time afterwards her hus-
band joined the church. Another time
when her husband was sick unto
death. she was alone with him at
night, over a mile from the nearest
neighbor, and he said to her: Il am
dying" and trembling she went to his
bedside to minister to his wants, when
she felt an arm about her and voice
saying. Fear not l am with you
and she knew the Lord was there and
fear left her and she was able to
bring her husband. safely across the
crisis.
She also relates a number of other
times in which she has known that the
Lord was with her either by word or by
sign, and she says that she nevertears
for she knows that He will care for her.
Mrs Wiley is a woman we'll over the
three score and ten and to see her Sit
ting in the kitchen of her little home,
her eyes alight and with one of the
sweetest smiles imaginable illuminating
her countenance, it is not hard to believe
that she has been selected by the Lord
to receive his messages intended for the
people. She has never sought the lime
light, practically all the manifestations
which she has received have been for
herself or her immediate family and with
broadcast had she not been commanded
to do so. A woman of singular sweet
ness and purity of life, a visit to her
home is an inspiration, one that any
minister of the gospel might take and
gain a new strength for his work.
Mrs. Wiley lives alone. but she says
that she never feels lonely, that fear or
anxiety never come to her for she feels
that the Lord is with her and will al
ways care for her. Frequently she has
wanted to see some friend and she has
offered up a prayer to the Lord to send
them to her and they have never failed
to come.
Whatever may be the belief of the
general public regarding me manifesto
tons which have been received by Mrs.
Wiley, among her friends and acquain-
tances there is deep faith that the
Lord has really spoken to her and they
will all await with interest the coming Of
October and many of them are looking
forward to the coming of the Messiah on
that date.