The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-01-13

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LYNN. Dee. 10, 1873.
Mn, ANpgrWs--'fhjs town has Of late
been agltaied by II strange occurrence. 81.
nIlar n The scenes of Nitrhcraft. in 81
lem, 1862, which ought Ia ~ recorded, as
Il may hereafter Illustrate thr history of
The present so much boastrd enlightened
tunes, and will show that instances of
gross tanailcism aud superstition some
inns now occur to gratity ercdu,ity aud
wonder
The public have already heard much of
The conduct al some persons who were Il
year or two ago dis0wncd by the Quaker
Society and prosecuted and punished for
ndIestlag that society. Sone OF ti,ose
! persons and their adherenis have occasion&
ally continued those disturbances
On the day of the public thank sgi,ing, n
young woman of this town, who had been
disowned by that society In which she had
rom her youth belonged, attended the
Quaker meeting N Salem, attempted ia
preach m such manner that shc WAS
removed from the meeting MS "a djs-
turber. On the following sabbath she
attended the Quaker meeting NJ Lynn,
when there WAS IA funeral, and The corpse
'''''' INV NV iA''AlllS lliNat Stlt came
III late, IN white apparel, on cold day, aud
made her way into The minister's gallery
pushing aside the person ihol attempted 10
stop her, after sitting short Time. she rose
and spoke nearly thus" Behold the
Lamb IF God"--a pause" Behold the
Lamb of God that iakrih away the sin OF
the world behold the bride, the an1b',
wife II is not because prefer those
hsd benches that Sun see me here,
bul my God hath sent me here To
bear my testimony against the idola-
trons worship that has Of Latter time been
paid Ia these high benches" She called
tue attention of the people Ia her dlcss
(which MAS gay aud airy aud said il CO
'efnd pure spirit aud clean hearl-She
was requested 10 SIT down, and paused =
during the pause regular female minister
ot the society, who sat So as not In see her
or know Of her continuing standing, rose
and began 10 preach: the young woman
interrupted her by crying out, " Who arr
thou that darllrneth counsel with words
without knowlcd.sc. chou hypocriic how
long viii it be before this veil will he
rent - She was then remos ed from the
meeting, crying out "llypocrilcs,n &C.,
She refused to make any use of her limbs
Ia walh, and, when out, would not stand or
SIT, bu' laid PROSTATE on the step of the
meeting house, and when meeting was o.
yer, IT Was nccf ssary To remove her TO
make room for the people In pass out
some, vino took sides with hrr and had
gathered round, were also removed 10
give opportunity To take the corpse TO the
grave.
She continued 10 lay rs If helpless near
the door, halt AN hour after nceing waa
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state and carried by two persons in chase
Ia the house of fellow disciple, where
she remained, speeches., as was pretend
ed, lying in state in bed, in the same dress
she had orn at meeting, and So continued
from that day esd Nov to Nov. 3Oth
she spoke To no one and answered no one
by words, but would reply To questions by
Writing, her answers on slate. Some
of her answers are preserved WHEN
asked WHITTIER She would take food, she
wrote, " How can | want any thing, that
am feeding on angels food"
Sine wrote 10 one of her ntighhors That |
I" her speech was taken away hy wicked |
men, aud would be heard 10 more until it |
MAS heard in Heaven, praisiug Cod" Ii |
has not been minated that she was hardly |
used by those who removed her her |
friends ackuo" ledge she was removed as
easily as possible; " the wicked men, she
complains of were those who refused to
allow her To continue preaching
During Saturday size prophcaied that |
q She should die before the going down of
another sun,o aud her adhcrenis pro(esscd |
Ia pat implicit Faith in the ful prediction, I
winch spread like Wild fire through the
town.
On tine morning Of her "dying day she
sent Il solemn message IN writing To an ac-
quaiatanrc that in "a few hours and the |
hand which now pens this, will be cold in
death, hut the spnit which dictated it |
crowned with eternal irc.o
The rum0ur that she Mas 10 die on that |
day had spread through the town, aud
excited great buz and general attention.
She rose that morning, washed and atircd
herself in what she termed her grave
clothes, which had been previously pre-
pared for her, and wrote lbht she should |
die by the going down OF the sun" aud |
requested that after her death she should be
laid on, on "A sofa, and be buried in tomb
after being kept number of days, so that !
all who wished might be admitted 10 see her.
The whole town seemed to be IN comma.
motion that day the house WAS throneed
by hundreds and hundreds of spectators,
who rushed from all parts To see the Won
dcrfh woman chaises and foot passengers,
some from IA considerable distance, were
going to aud fro as ut training all desired
to he in at her last moments. Within a
short time of the awful period she had set
for flight from this world, she wrote, "You
now behold the exit of one whose life has
been devoted to the good of souls, breath |
ing this cxhorta'ion, Glory to God in the
highest, peace ON earth aud good will 10
men ~ Near that time she spoke aud an.
dibly said, -" My work isfnsh"d and there
is "A crown laid up for me which lam going
to nheri, p and told her friends +" not to
mourn her carly exit, for her body was To
return to dust. aud her soul to him who
gave III" Her friends were overwhelmed