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The loudest thunder I ever heard was about noon. 
One peal had five or six reports or explosions, louder 
than a thousand cannon going off at the same time, 
which appeared at only a few yards distance. I felt 
a headache immediately after, which continued the 
whole afternoon. I walked out and witnessed with 
pleasing wonder the forked lightning darting among 
the neighbouring hills. There was a heavy gale of 
wind before the thunder, but it ceased with it. We 
had intended to have left Silver Fountain during the 
day, but we could not leave Mr. Sass in his painful 
circumstances. 
30th. We resolved to put off our departure till the 
morrow, for the comfort of our bereaved brother Sass, 
and to assist in carrying her remains to the house ap- 
pointed for all living. Preached in the evening in re- 
ference to Mrs. Sass s death, from 1 Thess. iv. 1 3. &c. 
Thermometer at noon 72. 
October 1. At seven in the morning we followed 
the remains of Mrs. Sass to the grave, where Mr. 
Albrecht gave an address from John xi. 11. "Our 
friend Lazarus sleepeth." Mr. Reed afterwards preach- 
ed in the meeting place from the text she had selected 
for the occasion. 
