Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-13
A Manuscript From The Sea
D. w. HlLDRETH.
HOW BUCKALEW BECAME A HOLY
ROLLER (CoNTINUED).

/. When Buckaew turned from the
::door of the McClosky house he said
me had made up mis- mind to go back
40 his boarding house and not let
:them see he had been crying. But
as | turned at the door to pass out, :"
i. said he, some strange hand touch
ed me, and voice said, Don't go
out yet" Some kind of weakening
power came over me, and | again
turned at the door to go out, for
was so weak | could hardly stand.
took hold of the knob of the door to
press it open, when the voice said a
second time, Don't go out" | now
was so weak could hardly stand
and turning back into the room stag
gered like drunken man. Got half
way across the room when sister
eide Catten saw something was the
matter with me. Looking over her
eyeglasses, she said: You want the
baptism of the Holy Ghost, don't
your" | swallowed and tried to say
Yes" but only said "Yep!" instead.
Then | realized unless | got some
where to sit down | was sure to fall.
My strength was fast leaving me.
Noticing an organ standing in an op-
posite corner | made for it-took
hold of tit began to turn around
and around, and before | hardly
knew it, down | went fiat on my
back on the floor. | tried to get up,
but my fingers had lost their strength
could not take hold of anything
thought | was dying and hollered
out once. Brother Will Horner came
and stood at my head, and said,
Don't be scared, Brother, this is
the power of God. He will take care
of you" Then the room became
dark as midnight. Everything and
everybody passed from my vision.
Dark objects began to play over me
hundreds of them; also hands and
fingers played about my face. FL
nally the dark objects began to leave
the room; bright lights shone around
me; the Glory of God seemed to fill
the whole place, and | found peace.
Looking up saw Brother Will Horn
er kneeling beside me with his hands
on my head. | looked at him as if
had been in a dream He said,
Brother, you must praise the Lord.
He comes in by US giving Him the
glory" | tried to say "GIory" but
could not say anything but "Gody!'
Again got frightened tried to get
up but got still again. Something
said: will you 60 back to Trian
again and tell the people how you
have been fighting against God and
His word and how you have stood in
the peoples way?" said, Yes, Lord
| will go and tell them" Immedi-
ately, lying there on my back on the
floor, began to talk in other tongues
as the spirit gave utterance. When
| got up those present were standing
around the organ singing. | tried
to sing but could not speak in Eng
fish at all. They all stopped and
shouted and laughed as the spirit
operated upon me.
The next day they sent for me to
go out into the country to preach.
Where | went the house was full. 1t
seemed as if everybody came out to
hear me. | took for my text, Have
you received the Holy Ghost?" The
power of God got hold of me, and
would leap around from one side of
the pulpit to the other, until the
, whole house got to shaking. People
got to standing and clapping their
, hands for joy. The whole congrega.
ton came to the altar when called
, Such crying and praying was never
heard. On a Thursday after this
put my horse in the stable and left
: for Trian, my home, where | haC
: been fighting the Holy Ghost. Broth
er McClosky had written my dear
wife that had received the Holy
Ghost with Bible evidence. So wher
| got there they were not surprised
but all looked at me as if we're {
r stranger. | greeted my wife anC
children. Then the neighbors begar
to come in, and We talked the mat
ter over, | telling them of the won
derful experiences | had passed
through, and the blessings received
Some cried and some laughed. Soor
| engaged Sister eide Catten to meet