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[PCUSANEWS] Lightning strikes twice in the same place


From PCUSA NEWS <PCUSA.NEWS@ECUNET.ORG>
Date Mon, 14 Jun 2004 12:15:56 -0500

Note #8273 from PCUSA NEWS to PRESBYNEWS:

04282
June 11, 2004

Lightning strikes twice in the same place

Austin Seminary chapel takes another hit 28 years later Austin Seminary
chapel takes another hit 28 years later

by Randal Whittington
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

AUSTIN, TX - It can only be described as an "act of God."

	On the night of June 9, lightning struck one of the spires of the
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Chapel, sending chunks of pink stone
cascading down in all directions. Some even landed across the street on the
University of Texas campus.

	It was the second time lightning has struck the spires of the
seminary chapel. The same part of the chapel tower was struck by lightning 28
years ago, on Easter Sunday, April 18, 1976.

	At that time, the repairs took a year to complete and cost more than
the original construction of the Chapel. Seminary officials are still
assessing the damage this time.

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