The former scenes having passed, we heard an angel, with a loud voice, proclaim, "Now salvation appeareth. Hope ye inhabitants of earth; yea, rejoice; for the Lion of the tribe of Judah hath prevailed to open the book, and unloose the seven seals thereof. Let salvation, the year of jubilee, be proclaimed afar. Go forth, ye messengers; declare the love of God as made manifest in the rescue of the bewildered race. Yea, let the heavens echo the glad news; for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

As the angel spake, we heard a voice of lamentation, saying, "O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?"

From the direction of the voice arose a cloud, displaying frightful tempests. A little beyond that cloud arose lofty mountains, from whose very side appeared to issue fire and smoke in all the terrors of warring elements.

Again the voice of bitter wailing, "Must we perish!"

"But I am polluted from the sole of the foot to the crown of the head," continued the fallen man.

The sufferer replied, "I have sinned against heaven."

The sufferer replied, "Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief;" and raising his hands he prayed, "God be merciful to me a sinner." And a light descended, resting upon him; and the Spirit of God pervading his soul, spake to his spirit, " Thy sins are forgiven thee; thy guilt removed; thy wounds are healed; the Spirit quickeneth thee, bidding thee arise, for salvation hath come unto thee."

Then the redeemed man arose, and rejoicing worshiped;’ and the light that shore upon him revealed his inner being, upon which was impressed the image of the Cross; and upon his heart was written the law of heaven.

The redeemed man then raised his eyes to heaven, and prayed, "Be thou, O God, my help. I can do all things if Jesus Christ strengthen me;" and, as a servant of the Cross, an ambassador of Jesus, he entered the cloud, which made dark and gloomy the plain at the foot of the mountain. And as he departed, we heard him say, "O Lord, truly I am thy servant: thou hast loosed my bonds. What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits to me? I will offer the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people. Search me, then, O God, by thy Spirit, and try me, and see if there be any evil way in me; and lead me in the way everlasting. O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people; for his merciful kindness is great toward men. The truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord."

Then an innumerable company of redeemed spirits drew near, and, led by Mary the mother of Jesus, chanted with loud voices, "We will praise thee, O Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come, for thy wondrous works with the children of men! Just and true are thy ways, thou Prince and Author of salvation! Thou hast redeemed us! When we were not mindful of thee, thy Spirit sought us! Worthy is the Lamb! Wondrous are thy works, O thou who dwellest above the cherubim; whose throne is the eternity of cause; whose dominion is over all! Praise, glory, and dominion be unto thee, throughout everlasting ages! Amen!

Finally, an angel addressing me, said, "These infants, having been prepared, will ascend to a more exalted plane—a realm where, blessed with superior advantages, and surrounded with still brighter glories, they shall arise from one degree of attainment to another, and shall bathe in crystal waters ever flowing. And they shall glide in crystaline barges over the smooth and transparent floods of never-failing rivers, and shall gather fruit from the groves and flowering vines that ever adorn the banks of those placid waters.

"The glory of that sphere descends; and spirits, whose duty it is to lead these infants upward, receive them from their former guardians. Let us arise."