The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-12-01
TnREIGN EXTRACTS

frem the inadon Geurict nfOct1i.
THE DREADFUL ACCIDENT At MAYO
Inc iollo" lag interesting details al the bate
aai nl noenrreure IN the county uf M,yo, are
from The Clergyman who olieiaird ut the tim.
when The s'eepDe .ss tatp~u down by lightning
upon the eongreg alton -
CLARf NORRIS, Oct. &.
-" A incorrect accounis of III, awful event
which yesterday occurred n Giate may he cir
%cnlaitfi. l has rn to give the public a tIne slhtr
mchi OF what happened and tins ] AN enabled
10 do The more accurately having BEEN then PIE
,ent.
The congregation was assembled for Divine
worship, IN the newly erected church, n, tie II
,ual hour aud |, rs the officiating Minister ia
the absence Of Nj. sur, thu Rector Of the parish.
was reading the Litany, when the Heavens
we've suddenly dafkfned by q heavy sinrn. ahirh
gathered nvci the Town That portion OF our
most solema form ~ application. " Cllrisl have
nrrey upon us," had Just been uttered, when u
draienins rra1h shook every hpEse IN the place
to It's toun,ln, ON md nj the same instant The
loiiy stone sieeple, rem by Tightening, was
thrown upon The iooi, aud, together with u. o-
ver"helN1ed the congregation in ruins. In u
moment Altef III was still, anu those " no WE'RE,
~ II mifahnlousls, preserved nnhur,, saw the
danger the, had escaped, snd the perilous state
Of thu remainder Of their irllaw wniahippersi
not n moment WINS lost seeking for those ler-
ied under the ruins bn, the heart reoding scene
| cannot venture % dwoll upon, while Husbands
lahoorsd To cxtr,chic their wives, aud par n,s
called IN despan for then children much less
would harrow up the feelings Of our readers
b, detailing then nhnRlcd appearance, when
freed from iheir nlul confinement.
:" write with too vivid rec lection Of these
Genes of horror to eater into further parllcu.
lars
Let me not however, forget the mercies Of
God, which witnessed IN the must OF these
judgments AtteI seeing the wounded persons
convey Il 10 THEN homes waited ON encl, IN
dtNldnhl iof the purpose Of Offering The consoln'
tons ofIeiision, aud q no Slnglr instance did
hca, a murmuI against the heavy dspcnsa,,on
of Providence OF III contrary. sttange IN II
may appear Ia some, IL was viewed by all MI
ihankt,iness. A. the correction Of Kind Parent
and the pious, tumble expression. Of alteration
edihei every one present. The Rcdeemrr''
na"r "as o. every hp-tbr prayer OF tam a.
ceuded lio,n every heart. ceilings OF pieiy 40
universal, al IN many cases under peeulini cir
cnnstances, which there IL not time nj present
10 %ralatc, have "Krited general attention AID IN
irresi aud these, II must he remembered. We
seen IN the most alilCtiug circumstances, nlcn
parents witthing IL Agony were bidding iH"'
well To helpless dependent tamilIrs, and com'
Inllting them 10 the care oil the I athff 10 iif ~
iheIless, preparing themselves 10 cutter into eir''
nifty. Here the power, the comfort OF rcliRiou
was felt and among us the blessings OF the
Gospel have been seen and eKemplltied. Lei
me mention one case. A valuable member OF
society, the mother Of IA respectable taniy es
pned %sholtl, ate, sicwns bronghtto her house
bat to the very last gasp, when unable to altr
cula,e, she declared TO me, by s'gns, thai her
hope was Rxed on Christ, and thai abe hat found
rest for her soul. Eleven other persons are
HI!l IN n dangerous state, yet IN most cases w
have hope OF thelr recovery, The GOOD feeling
shown 10y the respectable inhahtnnls OF ttt
town is above all praise. The members oi The
medical profession particularly distinguished
themselves, by the aSsIduI y With winch tlet AT
tended the wounded regret tina, my Ierilng
NJ this moment will not allow mr 20 rnunetai'
those most conspicuous in the cause oi luman'
~, on TO furnish you with a inlleI account oil nm
calamity, bich has couiined many indusirlOu'
persons TO n SICK bed, and thereby redncvd ibel
families 10 great distress. Ia conclusion, pta,
tina, the events OF yesterday may produce u
b neicial fleets on the minds ot those who hen
al. n. OF those " no suffer under the lui dis
pensation. FRANCIS LHNCH BlOoob.'