Life and labor in the spirit world: Being a description of localities, employments, surroundings, and conditions in the spheres.Longley, Mary T. (Mary Theresa)
Religion
Life and labor in the spirit world: Being a description of localities, employments, surroundings, and conditions in the spheres.
Longley, Mary T. (Mary Theresa)
Spirit writings; Spirits
Nor was this the only labor accomplished by the sweet spirit. Hitherto,
Mrs. Aiken had been a restless, nervous, easily-excited creature,—one
who often declared nobody understood her since her dear Lucy died, and
who had many times made her husband unhappy and uncomfortable by her
forlorn repinings. But since she had come into communication with Kate
Morrow and her invalid father, and had witnessed their patient endurance
and fortitude under suffering, as well as felt the influence exerted
upon her being by the spirits gathered in their humble home, this
unhappy lady seemed to be a new creature. She became calm and tranquil,
and in her care and solicitude for others forgot to remember self or to
complain of her many trials. Thus did the work of the spirit spread,
until it included these two humans in its loving embrace; the husband
and wife seemed to understand each other once more. In these days they
grew together, and, from consulting each other over the case of their
humble friends, they began to counsel with each other over home affairs,
until at last they appeared to be once again one in perfect harmony of
thought and intention.
It had been decided that, after the death of Mr. Morrow, his daughter
Kate should enter the home of Mrs. Aiken as companion and private maid
to that lady, a decision that was agreeable to all parties, and which
filled the mind of the dying man with content when he learned of it.
ANGEL VISITS NOT FEW NOR FAR BETWEEN
Three days had passed since the death of the worn-out body, and it had
just been consigned to the bosom of mother-earth, there to rest forever.
Katy Morrow and her friends, Mr. and Mrs. Aiken, were seated in their
private sitting-room. The girl looked pale and exhausted from the
effects of the trials of the last few days. Mrs. Aiken was just thinking
of advising her to retire to rest, and was looking at her for that
purpose, when she was startled at beholding a change steal over the face
of the girl. At first, the lady thought Kate had swooned; but in a
moment she was undeceived. The face became transfigured and shone with
an unearthly light, assuming the cast of features and expression of a
man’s countenance. Slowly they developed, until they appeared plain and
unmistakable. It was the well-known face of Mr. Morrow, whose mortal
lineaments had but a few hours before been covered up from sight.
The lips moved, and Mr. Aiken, whose attention had been directed to the
scene by the frightened gestures of his wife, and who had started
forward, caught these words: “I come to tell you I am happy; all pain is
removed; tell Kate I am with her mother now; we bring our love, our
blessing; we will care for her; we bless you all.”
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