Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-08-25
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| From the Bull ug' on sentinei
ID ido's1.'am an Per1nonf.-lur. John Stewart O.
| Daherneid, put an end TO his existence Nav l9
/ by hanging himself on a tree. THE cause OF hi,
oreaarui deed was the following:
1oou. TWO Years ago, man by the name o.
davidson came into tins vicinity, pretending to be
endowed with Tho Holy Spirit, and to be inspired
OIL God 10 prophecy. of things to coAe-He ia ,
disciple, he tells us, of Dilks, who has 6p,,red in
the Stale OF Ohio for three or four years past d.
wilson Pretends that Dilks has almighty mower
anu Is God himself. He has gained quite humble,
oI PIoSeytes IN the towns OF Bakersfield, Fairfs
ahu airheid tie wears his hair lonr and pre-
lends to a great deal of piety. He breaches that
Jesus thirst is a woman and quite inferior to
liks--that the Millennium Is TO take place in s3o
Philadelphia is the place designated where Dilks ia
20 assemble his fcttcwerE. aud then the rest Of
menkind rs TO be swept from the face Of the EARTH
and Dilks and his followers are to inherit the,r
possessiei,s. r.as4 - - - -
= inis Davidson has got about thirty discu,en in
the east part OF Fairfield sad the west part of Ba
kersheld. T'hey meet together every Sabbath. nnd
carry on in a manner most shocking to human feel.
ings. They roll naked the floor, both men and
women, and Commit other sins too revolving to be
mentioned. Bat this is but faint picture of their
shameful conduct.-Modesty forbids that should
utter the whole. A few days since they pretended
to cruelty woman, and put her in a box and be.
gan to pray over herin order TO raise her from tho
dead, but being wearied with living shut up In a
close box sheT finally came forth with her owI, nc
CoIu, DeIOlc ulSy intenueQ.
= They have woman among them hr tho n mo
OF Thompson, who pretends nov; that she 10 Jesps
Christ, and baptises Davidson's followers She
sprinkles them iHtthe first place, with flour The
rest OF the ceremony will omit for modes,y,s sake
sne performs her baptism, however, in the name
On the molly trinity. a man who once represented
the town of Fairfax in our general assembly. un.
derstand, was baptsed BIZ this woman al tho lIouae
OF Gardner, in Farfeld.-Gardner,s house is the
place of their resort.
The man who hanged himself was threatened
oy MRS. Thompson that uness he immediate
obeyed her commands he should be sent to hell fire
She made him swere by the living God, on hig
Knees that ne would true to the prophet David
SON and his people and do whatever he was reouir.
ed to do by him or herself She then required of
BIN things too horrid and indecent TO be namod
The poor simple man went to his home and put q
period to his life.
II is thought by many judicious persons that
Randall OF Franklin, who murdered his family
short time since, was deluded into that atrocious
act by believing Davidson's doctrine. He was one
of his disciples, IN part, at least.
There is another Dan among them that is heeiunne 10
be crazy believe the while of he the work of the
evil one end that D,vidson goes about andeaces only
for the sake of,fnsi all the harm he can religion.
Immediately after Stewart hanged hnself several men
agreed Tar and feaIfSr Davidson. One of The men
with several lads weut Gner's with their apparatus
or tatrins. end foend Davidson delivering lecture.
they waited white for o,icrsto help them but
an'e; the man eaierG The and dragged out David
on, and the boys applied the The o;hers undertook
rescue Davidson, but shared the iete The tar
vas faithfully applies 10 all their pates in man
ron Chocnesis, 6eo 10 tie chamber 5.t GasSuTz,iet
his retreat, aud spared by being very penent, and
promising that he would not be in Fairfield again.
have just been cosversng with gentleman Of IN
doubted Yeraciiy, eHo informs that he present
mo saw with his own eyes man get down e. kiss ,hs
this is faint picture, that have given above Of the base
Conduct OF Day idson and his followers.
FAIRFIELD. June g. 1881.