Immortality proved by the testimony of sense : $b In which is contemplated the doctrine of spectres and the existence of a particular spectreCummings, Abraham
Religion
Immortality proved by the testimony of sense : $b In which is contemplated the doctrine of spectres and the existence of a particular spectre
Cummings, Abraham
Apparitions; Immortality; Spiritualism
After the Spirit had spoken many things of this nature, Mr. U.
expressed his desire to see her, “You shall see me,” said she, “I will
appear to you all.” She appeared and disappeared before us several
times, and talked while she appeared. She came close to us, and some
said they saw the child in her arms. My son P. observed it, and said,
“Her child is now in her arms;” “So it is,” said she, “so it is.”
When it was day-light, she told us that this was the day when Christ
rose from the dead--that it was God’s precious time and must be kept
holy, and that she must return to carry on the work of praise, and then
sang praises and left us.
Next morning, while I was at work in my field, I was told that the
Spirit had sent for me. I went into my house, heard a voice, but saw
nothing.
This voice, which declared itself to be N. H. said, “Call for my
parents, P. S. S. C., his wife and others, who appear to you to know
Christ, that they may hear and see; for they will tell the truth.”
I performed the errand, and those persons came with more than forty
others that night. I went into the cellar and asked who should come.
“They must all come,” said she, “leave not a soul behind.” I gave the
information and they complied. The Spirit first asked her parents
whether they believed she was her daughter: and they said, “yes.” “Do
you want to see me?” said she. And they said, “No.” She asked her
father if he was ready to go with her, if the Lord should call him.
“I am afraid I am not,” said he, “but the Lord can make me willing.”
“That is right,” she answered. Then after conversing with her mother,
in a very affecting manner, she said to both, “You were my dear parents
once; but now you are no more to me than others.” Then to Capt. P. S.
she said, “You have become hard against me.” “So I have,” said he.
“Do you love Christ?” “Yes, I do,” said she, “yes I do.” P. S. “Then
you love me.” “Yes, I do. Do you not remember that soon after I was
married, you told me that I was married to G. B. and how happy I should
be, if I was married to Christ: and I said I was not; but I wished
I was.” P. S. “Yes, I remember it very well.” “Now I am married to
Christ,” said she, “now I am married to Christ, now I am married to
Christ.”
“You used to meet with us at my house, and once, at the time of a
certain prayer, I observed you to be much affected.” “Yes, I was,” said
she, “and the Lord was then breaking my heart.”
I then spake to her myself, and said, I never knew that you experienced
a change of nature before you died, and I should be glad if you would
tell when you experienced it. It was, said she, when I laid upon my
death bed. Then she spake to her parents, and reminded them of the
conversation which had passed between them at that time, respecting the
loss of her child. Then it was, said she, that I received my change.
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