Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-11-17
Misfellanr0us.
NEWARK HOLY STONE NUMBER two
Ir Is vOUCHED FOR by THE RECTOR
nE TRINITY CMURCM, NEWARK.

NEWARK HOLY STONE NUMBER TWO
ar IL voUCHED FOR ny the RECToi
OF TRINITY CHURCH, NEWARK.
The Cincinnati Commercial contains Al
account of the recent discoveries at Newark
Ohio. which is handed to us by a gentlemal
of this city as a reliable document. IN
article consists Of a letter from Rev. j. w
McCarty. d. D., Rector Of Trinity Church
Newark. and one from the discovereI OF tb'
stone. Dr.. McOar,y's letter begins thus:
NRwARx, O., Nov. 2.-Eds. Com. /: Ou'
little city has produced another wonder
There has been discovered, BY our indefati
gable but little appreciated friend Wyrick
what may justly be denomioated the Holy
Stone.
DR.. McCarty. after fully stating bis reasons
for considering Mr. Wyrick honest, proceeds
10 describe the discoveries A short time
since Mr.. Wyrick opened mound on the
farm of Mr. Townsend j. Intry, about eight
miles from Newark. He was attracted tbither
by It's remarkable form and style Of structure.
The result Of his investigation OF the time,
was q large wooden objeet-which he felt
certain TO have been an ancient sarcopbagus
but which not few Of his very wise friends
yery confidently pronounced the remnant OF
an 0id htrse.tr0ugk.
In spite of the jeers Of the philosophers
Mr. Wyrick tried again.
Very close ts where the sarcophogus las,
notwithstanding the peripatetics' wise deci.
sion. We sball still call it, was found, and a
little deeper, the New Holy Stone. MIR
Wyrick struck, as hs thought, stray stone
several times, with bis spade. When got
out, its appearance entitled II to some ex'
animation IL was oval in form well
amoothed, novaculite in kind-snd when shs.
ken, souuded like a chid's rattle box. A
small aperture was found in one end. One
OF the men applied his mouth to this, and
blew iuto it. The force Of the air acting
upon the cement caused IL to open, and dis.
closed the contents.
This stone -vos reslly hox-well cut, and
regularly shaped--iu which lay the stone par
excellence, of which, more presently. Tue
box itself would remind one of similar ones
seen in Egyptian museums-generally con
tanning u small hgnre-and whose use was, tC
be carried round at their festivities for q col
lection, while the bearer reminded each ind
vAual thereby of the fact aud certainty o.
death. 10 Abbotts collection, in New Y ork
! have seen one or two, to which the oue
row write of bears much general resemblance
and To their descriptive catalogue / mus
refer the render for more extensive iDforma
iion on this point.
When the lid. came of it was found tn
rafting sound was occasioned by sDal
piece Of the enclosed stone, which was broke
oil from the base very probably when tn
case was struck by the spade of the digger
This is mainly noticeable from the fact tba
the corner stone itted tightly into its place
The enclosed stone was about seven inche
long and three wide. One siis of it is COT
cave, containing in bas relief the fgure-u
would uppsur--of q Jewish priest, with tn
letters over it, that had been read Or bot
Noses and Messiah. All the rest Of tb
stone, rim included, was found covered wit
inscriptions, which Dr.. McCarty made out t
be Hebrew and TO constitute IN sbrdgemer
Of the Ten Commandments. He gives bet
thu criminal and his Translation