Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-08-18
ONO MORNiONISM OUTDONE.
From, thc Burlington Scutiucl.

MormonisE: in Etrmonf.-Mr. John
Stewart, Of Baker6eld put an end Ia
his existence, Nav I9, by hanging
himself on tree. The cause of this
dreadful deed was the following:
About two years ago. man by the
name Of Davidson came into this vi
cini,y. pretending 10 be endowc cd with
the Holy Spirit. aud To be inspired If
God to prophesy Of things to come
lie is n disciple. he tells us. Of Dilks.
who has figured in the State Of Ohio
for three or four wears past. David
son pretends that Dilks has almighty
power. and is God himself. He has
gained quite number of proselytes in
the town of Bakersfield, Fair fax and
Fairfield. He wears his hair long. and
pretends To great deal OF piety. lie
breaches that Jesus Chris, is wo-
man and quite inferior to Dilks--'hat
the Millennium is To take place in 1882
Philadelphia - the place designated
where DIks Is TO assemble his fellow
ers. and then the rest Of mankind is TO
be swept from the face of the earth. and
DIlks and his followers are Ia inherit
their possessions.
This Davidson has got about thirty
disciples in the east part of Fairfield
and The west part of Bakersfield. They
meettoge,l'er every Sabbath. and car.
! nv on IN q manner most shock ing to
human feelings. They roll naked on
the ftoor. both men and women. and
commit other sins too revolving To be
mentioned. But this IL but a faint
picture Of their shameful. Conduct
Modes,y furbids that should utter the
whole. A few days since they pre-
tended TO cruelty woman, and put her
IN box aud began to pray over her in
order to raise her from the dead, but
being wearied with lying shut up in u
close box. she finally came forth with
/ her own accord before they intended.
They have woman among them by
the name Of Thompson, who pretends
now that she is Jesus Christ. and
baptIses Davidson's followers. She
sprinkles them in the first place, with
Hour. The rest Of the ceremony !
will omit for modesty's sake. She
periorm- her baptism, however, in the
name of the holy trinity. A man who
once represented the town Of Fairfax
( IN our genetal assembly. understand.
was baptIsed BY this wnman. at the
house OF n man by the name Of Gardner.
( IN Fairfield. Gar dner's house is the
place Of their resort.
The man who banged himself was
threatened By Mrs. Thompson that I'M
less he Immediately obeycd her com.
IN al hs, ch H.. A..
She made him swear by the living g cd
on his knees. that lie would be true TO
the prophet Davidson and his peoplc,
and do whatever he was required to do
by him or herself. She then required
OF him things too horrid aud indecent
! to be named. The poor simple man
vent To his home and put a period to
his life
IL is thought by many iutlicious psr.
sons. that Randall of franklin, who
murdered his family short time since,
was deluded into that a,roeious act
by believing DavIdson's doctrine. lie
was one of his disciples. IA part, at
least.
/ There - another man amons them
that II beginning Co be crazy. be.
lieVc the whole 0f u to be the work of
the evil one, and that Davidson goes
about and teaches only for tie sake 81
doing all the harm he can 20 religion.
Immediately after Stewart hanged
himself, several men agreed 10 tar and
leather Davidson. One ~ the men
with several lads went 10 Gardnef's
Win Their apparatus for tarrng. and
found Davidson delivering lecture
I They waited while for Others to helm
them bot n0 one came; the man en-
tered the room ard dragged out la.
vldson. and the boys applied tic tar.
, The Others undertook to rescue David
son. but shared The same fe,e. The
tar was faithfully applied 10 all their
patcs ~ turn. A man from Colchcs.
ter, iled 10 tie chamber. bot vas pur.
sued 10 his retreat, and spared by be
iug very penlten'. and promising that
be would not be seen in Fairfield again.
have iust been converting " I,h
gentleman OF und0ubted VefaCity. bo
Informs ne that he wss present and
saw With his own eyes q man get down
! Kiss the sloof at tie command Of Mfs