South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-06-13
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From the New York SUI

memoirs Or matthias tke Prophet.
With full exposure of his atrocious inn
positions, and of the degrading delu-
sion of his followers Chapter four.
The base purpose with which the
ArCh-impostor attacked the institution
OF Marriage, is now to be revealed.
1t is manifest from the disgusting
ceremony described at the conclusion
of the last chapter, that he must have
fully succeeded in Graduating from the
minds Of Mr.. and Mrs. Folger, not on
ly all those feelings of respect for the
conjugal relation which they had hith.
erto held sacred, but even those instruc.
tive impulses of natural modesty, which
are found to exist ia every mind that
has not suffered the lowest degree of
moral debassment. The "Fountain of
Eden" has no parallel in moral pollu.
lion except, perhaps, in the libldinous
rites Of the ancient Bacchantes, or in
those Of Asiarte the goddess Of the III
DOMAINS.
His heinous ceremony had been in
stiiuted but short time before the fen
dish imposior summoned Mr.. Folger to
his presence, to receive farther Eeve-
lation Of his will.
He said it had been determined by
him, as the spirit of Truth, and as the
spirit of the Father, incarna,e in the
person of Jesus Of Nazareth, that Mrs.
FoIger should become the mother of q
spiritual generation, which were to be
the first pure children OF his kingdom.
MIR. Folger too was TO be honored as
the father of holy seed which should
inhsbit the earth, and become as the
Stars Of heaven in multitude but both
he end Mrs. Folger being carnaI beings,
could not Of themselves accomplish the
gracious purposes of heaven concerning
them. He, the Father, therefore, had
determined to render Mrs. Folger the
mother of The man child mentioned in
the Apocalypse of St. John, by honor
ing her with divine union with him.
self; and Mr.. Folger, should take unto
himself the daughter OF Matthias, who,
though the wife of another man, Sac.
cordng to the forms of Gentle law"
should be brought into holy union with
him /; and who, being the offspring Of
a divine nature, could become the moth.
er of spiritual posterity.
How long it was before the former
oflhese commands was obeyed we know
not, but we state on the authority of
more than one person who resided in
Matthias's establishment, at the time,
that it ,Uas obeyed, and that Mr.. Eolger
was fully cognizant both Of the mon
strous contract and its accomplishment.
1t is said that the unhappy victim to
the vile Vaccinations and impious ly-
ranny of the fend in human form by
whom she was thus degraded TO the
lowest depth of infatuasion and dishon-
or, was arrayed in rich and costly robes
emblematical of her new relationship,
as "the bride, the lambs wife. I've
have ourselves seen and inspected spe-
cimens of two sets of bridal night caps,
made Of the very finest French lawn,
and displaying the most exquisite need
Iework, which this poor deluded lady
wrought for the fatal deceiver with her
own hands. In shape, at the lower
border they are duodedron, having
twelve sides incliniug pyramidically to
the apex, which is duodedron also of
miniature dimension. On the twelve
sides, in one ofthe sets, are written, in
indelible ink, the names of the twelve
tribes Of Israel; and on the small piece
in which they unite at the top, is inserts
bed the words, "Mslchizedeck or Mat
thias.o
On the other set are written in the
same manner the names of the twelve
apostles of Christ, and on the top Of
these the words, "Jesus of MAJ arelh, or
Matthias" These Inscriptions, like
the elaborate and beautiful needlework,
bear the melancholy impress of skill
fol female hand, and the fabrics which
contain them are worthy of being pre-.
served in museum of the country as a
permanently warning memorial of the
ravages which religious delusion can
make in the sanctuary of female purity
and nuptiai virtue.
From this period Mrs. Folger was
denominated the smother of the king.
dom," and held, under Matthias, the
domestic arrangement of his establish
ment. She sometimes, however, resid-
ed with him at his house, No. 8, Third
street, New York, travelling with him
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