Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-10

looked at this scene, beheld bright
angel upon whose brow a golden
crown, upon which was written the
word Union In his hand he held
the flag of America; anon he planted
1t between the two hostile armies, ex-
claiming in trumpet tones, Consider,
ye are brothers, In an instant the
armies threw away their weapons and
became friends.
"And now I beheld that villages,
towns and fields began to increase in
number and size until the land bore
the fruits Of peace and plenty from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, and the
people grew in number like the stars
of the armament and as the sands on
the seashore.
Again heard the voice: Son of
the Republic, the end of century
draws near; look up and learn Then
the dark angel took up trumpet and
putting it in his mouth blew three
long blasts, and again began dipping
water out of the sea with his hands,
scattering it this time over Europe,
Asia and Africa. My eyes now saw a
fearful scene. Out of each of these
continents there arose dark, lowering
clouds, gradually uniting into one
black compact mass. through which
ever and anon there shot binding
flashes of deep red light. I saw hosts
of armed men. They marched over
the land and sailed across the ocean
to America, which was overhung withi
the clouds; and I saw that those for
eign armies laid waste the land and
burned up cities and villages. And
while | heard the thunder Of cannops
and the clashing of swords, the shout
ing and woeful cries of these millions
in deadly battle, again there came
the mysterious voice: Son of the
Republic, look up and Learnt
Again the dark angel took up
the trumpet and blew loud, fearful
blast. Suddenly light appeared,
driving back the dark clouds which
hung over America, and the bright
angel again was seen with the glori-
Gus crown having written upon 1t the
word Union bearing the American
banner in one hand and a sword in
the other. With the bright angel
there descended from heaven legion
Of glorified spirits which speedily
took side with the American people,
who, being nearly overcome, took
fresh courage and rallied again in un-
broken lines Of battle. Again above
the fearful tumult of war I heard the
mysterious voice: Son of the Repub.
lie, look up and learn After the
sound Of the voice had died away the
dark angel for the last time appeared,
drawing the water out OF the sea and
scattering it this time over America,
when presently the dark clouds rolled
away, speeding before them the hos
tile armies they had brought, leaving
the Americans masters of the field.
"And now I saw villages and cities
arise from their ashes, while the glor-
flied angel planted the American flag
in the midst of the people and cried
with a loud voice: AS long as the
stars are seen in the heavens and the
heavens send the dew upon the earth,
so long shall stand the republic
Then she took the glorious crown
from her head with the word Union
written upon it, and placed it be-
meath the flag of America, and all
the people fell upon their knees and
cried, Amen
"The vision now began gradually
to disappear, and | saw at last only
the mysterious woman before me in
my room, and heard the voice again:
Son of the Republic, what you have
seen is to be explained as follows:
Three dangers will threaten the life
of this new republic; the third will
be the greatest. When that will have
been overcome, the whole world can
not put down the republic All its
people shall learn to serve their God,
their country and the Union With,
these words she vanished, aud / rose
from my chair fully convinced that
the birth and progress of the republic
of the United States had been re-
vealed to me-"
This vision" said Mr. Sherman.
81 heard myself related from the lips
of General Washington"