, 1877-11-18
Her PHYSICIANS address she did not remember,
but thought it could oe louau ~ LIE o'sectofy.
The reporter was unable to lind it.
A PITTSBURG SECT.
WHAT THEY BELIEVE In.

The Body of Believers, or the Church Of God,
3s the preteutious title OF d new religious sect
which will have an organization in Pittsbu.g On
and after Sunday next. The new sect has no
creed but the Bible; rejects the Trinity, yet re-
onrds Jesus as divine, and baptfzes in His name
o,one: believes In the second advent, and con-
sders Christ as priest after the order Of Mel
chtzedek. 4 printer in one Of the newspaper
ot,iccs, Afr. Wells by name. Is the founder of
the scct in Pittsburg, he came here about
vrar AFRO, and has now 4 congregation of about
fortv rrouped about him. They meet regularly
in the Riverside Academy on Duqucsnc street.
-Ar. Wells stated to q reporter that the proml-
mont doctrines of their belief were these:
Thai the Bible (both Oll and New Tcstament)
ie rhc only revealed plan OF salvation. That
the Billie having passed through the hands of
men is to be interpreted by the standard given
by Moses Deut, XIX, lo} alla Witnessed W.T. to "
any man Tor any iniquity, or for any sin, in any
ain that he sinncth; ut the mouth Of two wit
ncsses, or at the mouth OF Three witnesses, snai4
thf matter be established" From this basis
they deluce the following FACTS, many Of which
That by repentance and faith In that name
c,1fol in Hehrrw Yanshuo," he who shall be
the Savior, and In Greek Yanshous orJesus,
and baptism in that name ny His command, and
as witnessed to in all apostolic baptlsms, We be-
came a part of that namc and as such inhcritors
Of the promises made to Abraham, Isaac. and
Jacob. of the land Of Canaan; to David OF per-
netuui kingdom or royalty, and the Sou Of God,
1T I the heatben for an Inheritance aud the ut
trrmos1 parts OF tic earth for possession"
aud Of a priesthood forever utter the order OF
Mclchizcdek."
As He was born Jesus, taught as Jesus. died
as Jesus, and assembled to Heaven, and is to re-
turn as Jesus, they baptize only III that name,
and there is no baptism (aftcr John's) by any
apostle or disciple recorded IN the Bible in any
other name. Also believe He Is 4 priest after
tj1c order Of Melchizdcck but is not now, nor
ever was priest after the order Of Aaron.
They believe man to be mortal, with no imsnof-
taity in him; that light and Immortality was
brought TO light by Jesus, and Is not obtainabie
nntil the resurrection, and then only by belief
Of Tie things concerning the Kingdom OF God
ana the name Of Jesus the Christ and INNER
sion in water in that name, for union Will
that name.
They believe in the second personal coming
of Jesus to the earth to raise Ills sleeping saints
and to co1lier Immortality OIL His living saints !,
to overthrow all human governments aud es- ,,
Of any people, Of WHOM, Jesus in person is the
annointed King. aud Ills saints, washed from
their sins in the blood Of the Lamb, having
heen made immortal, will be subordinate rulers
and kings, invested with an unendlng priest
hood. BIZ and through which divine govern
nent with its rulers tall people will come to
know the Lord from the least unto the great
est" when I'LL things Witnessed to IN the Scrip
lures shall have been fulfilled.
They dcpy that the Bible ever gives prom
ise that man a, death, before death, or after
death can 20 to Heaven, but declares plainly the
contrary III the case OF both saint and sinner,
and places his reward on the earth.