, 1876-03-04

TIE AowLIst, pEllylsHEs Of DErRoIT.
!, Tho Detroit Acrs haA lately Ind several artl-
clcs descriptive OF tho do!ngs Of ono Patterson,
d fanatic who has been for somo time holding
forth In that city. Tho "psophos" is thus
described:
The prophet apparently nore tnssso than usual,
his fe4t and &nehGA ut physical f0r1u MAJ IN cr-
foet qtiyer of excitement. With Ills long shaggy lalr
loft III perfect wlrr1lss which civilized comb had
dared explore. his ,anlsoo beard twisted iuto snarl
BY bis nrryous fingers, !s rough homespun rlo.hea
w7nkle nut OF even thetr natural nngainly ahnpc BY
oven a Ei1ag retdrr than esrr, liz presented an np-
pcarauca compared With which the Wandeslng Jew
would ecom broadway dandy. jiis faes seeusd
and glstcred moro inssnely. Not monscos Waz ho
stlll int iarted ler and there, pnrnuod By Grill
BIit a reporter although the latter nsser caught
hIm. liz saa ILL easefuiy ovadod tbs ~orIas
people, They Boe1ied to have tecuuie thfeced With
Als nerSols form Ut 1unac1.
Tho following account Of ono Of tue meetings
OF tho fauatcs III given In tho Netos:
ln tho evening about 10 O'clock tue meeting CON.
manocs. Ths ullrt commcnces IT. work, and does not
lot up ua.il from to o'clook in tis morning.
Neghbors for hrea loors away eanuot slee Tor latr
hoxlinKs md acreanngs. After waiting until 10
O'Clock una hsariuG tho accounts vun BY tho neigh.
portor me.so attempt to gt into ha house, mud
successful. EdEns haa way In "itA ote md two OF
ccalci Ii fssn md waed few paints had g1hefUl
arouud Tue ateye md xaso taking sa 10y tos Ms..
1atterson asetsa u,o new co.ers e1ssit tae REPORT"
mascu,!pc. -tsced woman, vhoao foree Of gravity
canIua 10 osa uaa 3ol pounds. B,pe s.rsyed In !
sadoA calico a1ess. ana IsPotaal srin: Intended for
Thcrs wces txolvo followers seated around tho room,
Inoat Of whom wsJu tgnoraat looking women. l!ud-
| son and Iaytuu wete thesnt ind two other men whom
| tho runurte1 uaa nat Introduced 10.
Tho slArit see.ed to h2*b entered into every dl.o4
plo lrussenl, aud, to person uatnted with tho
ci1ctnataucos Ut ,tho caar, 1t roua bars appoarst
very much Ats s'.e a,rt q ~ wlas Ill., Eseh ons Mo,fa
lss In tap co1utr. Aid i the n!dat Ut thctn moved
the sEuat lrophat evidently conscious Of hs roHuf
with Eia foaoMeEd as prolttl thst ht Ind broken up
ana tutrea !u,o lIat!es tn0 of tic hArFnset Samea
| III ii,e city.
Tbs sols topia Of conversation was the near ~.
lfoath Of tls sud Ut thu .osll aud the g1uat Mani'
by The tn of trotler and stAer. II touching Ia
teo the soMl nud almost tGvvreutial look With
wn.sh rn sho sysA ot each stsler io1lo.ed u:
ie drew noar to slxak a few worIs to her
| Any QUE xlo has attended a shouting revival and
seen hysteEitai "o.n get Lie powsr aud fall to tit
lug, nua heard etsonG men rare, has sorno idra o
the ieEfoFtnanceA Of tits hand of 1nonumanics Pat
tcrpot prayed 1nany tinltu. tbs utslrr men pr1yod
but the sF!1it seemed to opersse mildly upon them
II was tho nonen who snasIo 1hs lu1llio. III j;
O'Clock tho no!sa began to xEeass fro ordinary
racket isouctns twn Or thsss praying At ollcc snu
meeting. Aa Tho hour eeanau later. and tho O
tha wou,en i#8an 70 10 moro uns!ral9. the spirit le
pan 10 tnovo upon them, aud tho noise bes1oo 4ko
luif.4 away. Thu whine and dta~! Of THUR com
! blucd yoltcs lespGnoA Iuao y wall, wltc
sono wosnau woli! occasionally gl,e satles
10 by faihnK into hS1tcFics. sna atEstns 90"
hnndlb oi calico md ly6411tdat Acscaihs. EYe
the chlrea prayed, their thsils yotces xoing up !
.appcs'Yug resembling nexEboys ~ sans.ul yel1
the ch.seu. This wcren oil prayed Eefrfa1 !liues
aud each tae tlcy Ns1ed uor9 aud ulFe rzctteds ~