The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-05-24 00:00:00

A NEW A 'CT.

A correspondent of the New You Herald of It..
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at Mocopin, • village of New /from • The bat%
wee one Nathaniel Merrill, who,
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Worlds correspondent, one day iir
"finding the sun overpoweringly hot retimi,
neighbourhing wood, and sat down bash* • tn.'
refresh himself w ith some applejack, and take • •••`;'
Instead of • snooze, however, be was nixed silt c
Irresistible desire to By, and, climbing the .tiv•.,
'weed out his arms, and threw himself forwee, I. It
iastantly fell to the ground. At thiii momemi
bottle of "applejack" was brought to his lips by is
Invisible agency, and Mr. Merrill, taking "a ham
started toward+ the meadow where be had been entigel
haymaking, and in the short space of twelve misses
accomplished the building of nearly fifty hayed+
aided by some unseen power. Then the desire to ti
tains upon him again, but, as before, the attempt endsC
in • failure. After which he b.gsn • series sa( some
mules, which be kept up for an hour, feeling mon
refreshed when leaving off than when comment.*
Going home, Merrill announced that be bad beet
youshsafed a new revelation, and "the spirit" enter*
him •4:116ill. be danced, Es puffed, be snorted, be laughed,
finishing by jumping on a table, and breaking it does
by the vigour with which be performed upon it. Nat
day be walled together a number of his Meads, to con-
sult with thetu as to the enures which ought to be
pursued to found a new religion. While the friends
' were in council, • young man rushed in, and began the
same performances which Merrill himself had indulged
in the previous day, clatinirg that he also was moved
by "the spirit." The infection wired all preeeht, and
soon they began shouting, and puffins and dancing,
and whirling round. On the following Sunday, at the
Methodist Church. just as the clergyman was about to
begin to preach, .Merrill jumped up, and, se on 0-,e
former occasions, commenced puling and dancing. HI
invited the congregation to join him, saying that h.
was full of "the spirit,"and that if they would follow be
example "the spirit" would enter them also. Alain
twenty persons, most of them women, asmordiugly
sprang up, and, jnining Merrill, broke up the cos
greption. Merrill it appears, has sines succeeded it
making many proselytes, among the rest two nail d
property and influence. The regular meetings of its
sect are held on Sunday, on which day net even tociati
is allowed, and children are warned that if they li.ogt
or play they will be punished hi "the spirit." A mid
week mewing is held Cal Thursday evenings. Childres
are not allowed to attend this meeting, nor are your
people permitted to join the athletic performances. ii
if any one profanely laughs, the culprit is at or,,
arraigned and severely reprimanded. Converts ei
baptized in • large pond near the village. Tbt wee."
of "Jehovah's Band, it appears, believe in the thh.e
bet they also believe that what they do while urfkr t.t•
&antral of "the spirit" is according to law. Thy, Inn
already, we are told, expelled& number of false brrthia
One young man desisted that be wield dance oa ep
and saucers without breaking them. Cups and c ute'
were accordingly brought, and, upon being hello
the young man langbed what was thought •
laugh. Be was immediately expelled.

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