STELLENBOSCIT. 
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" Hallelujah ! Hallelujah !" Having said this, his spirit 
fled from his worn out body to the immortal world. 
From Mr. Burchers, minister of Stellenbosch, I 
received the following account of the first of two earth- 
quakes, which occurred here three years ago. 
" The church at Paarl, about eight miles distant, 
^as then vacant. The governor desired me to preach 
once a month there. On a Saturday before setting off 
to that place, I felt exceedingly dull and indolent. 
On Sabbath morning my wife and I went to Paarl. 
On reaching it I felt very feeble, and asked for some 
water, but could not drink it, for it was luke-warra. 
They said it was brought from the fountain. I sent 
my own slave to the fountain, but what he brought 
was warm also. I went myself, and found it the same. 
We could not account for this. While preaching, I 
found myself so dull, I hardly knew what I said. I 
mentioned my feelings to some of the people after ser- 
tnon, who said they felt in the same way. Next morn- 
ing we returned to Stellenbosch. All day my family, 
myself and slaves, and even the dogs, were unwell. 
" At ten o'clock at night we were all alarmed with 
a noise resembling that of a thousand waggons running 
along the streets. We did not know what it was, but 
my family were terrified. A great light shone into the 
room. Supposing it had been thunder, I told them not 
to be afraid, for the danger was over, the lightning be- 
ing gone. While talking, the same noise as before was 
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