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tree and it appeared to be about ten miles broad, and on that tree there was every color that I had ever seen here, and I asked my guide what this tree meant and the different colors, he answered and said unto me the tree represents the power of the wicked men, and the colors were the ways and means the Devil had to tempt the people with, then it appeared unto me that there were numbers of hatches, the pit flew open and the liquid flames of fire blazing and the people in the flames as thick as fish in a pond, and the awful shrieks and cries I never heard neither before nor since; it was about six months before I got clear of it, and then I was told to march forward and the walls appeared to open and I went into the most beautiful place that I ever saw or beheld, the greatest light I ever saw and there was no sun nor moon nor stars, the light my guide had looked like a candle when lighted at noon day, I was told to bear to the right and I entered into a large building as round as a plumb, and I could not see any end to it, I viewed the Savior the friend of sinners standing, and he said unto me have you come at last, I am here said I, and he had a book about four feet wide and proportioned accordingly, and I read in that book beautiful things which made my heart glad, but I could not remember any thing that I read afterwards, and I heard the sweetest music that I ever heard, the redeemed from among all nations of the earth, and then I turned to come back but an angel called me back, and had a testament in his hand opened and he showed me the 10th chapter of the Revelations 6 verse and said unto me, here is a text you must preach from for you are called to preach the everlasting gospel to mankind, and I refused and said unto him that is a sealed book for our wisest men feel afraid to undertake it, and I feel myself very small in the eyes of men, but he said unto me the third time you must preach it and he told me two propositions on it, and then I saw light on the subject which gave me great encouragement to take up the cross, while being faithful unto God he will be with me and bring me out and then I turned to come away and awoke from my vision in the night about 12 o'clock, and could see to pick up a pin in any part of the house, being so dark when I laid down that I could not discover any thing whatever in the room, and then when I awoke and
