The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-14
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MIR. WOOD OF WALLA-WALLA
THE CURIOUS PERSON VINO WISHES T0
SEE THE RET DR. TING.


On His Way to Europe In Behalf Of
Strange Community -A A Man whom DIR.
Tying Says is "a " Biasphemer or Lunattc" "
A small man, with long, soft and wavy
iron-gray beard litlc sharp Dyes. IN English
accent. and clad in homemade garments. to
judge from their appearance. came into The
Sun Office yesterday and said that no wanted 10
publish proclamation to the Christians Of the
world that the Messiah had come. Opening q
littlc greasy noto book. he said There Ia
what ] drew up to have published. That will
cover tho whole ground and II amt necessary
to say anything more"
On the page indicated was the following:
PROCLAMATION.
To all Christians especially IN those looking for the
from the West his way Europe with the everlasting
TIC ensign raised iod and the lamb forever ard ever
oi ths Nrs'i,L il vim, ,," sr, "" ~ Nv ~, ~ No. ~
the Father, Son and Holy spriL The honest IN heart
W".6insion TO &S TsrroTy ITO" y" '" D"'''' ""' "a''
But what do YOU mean by Standard OF
Israelp" " was asked
why. don't you know" Mr.. Wood replied
The had said that his name was s. W. Wood,
that the Biblo says that the standard Of Israel
shall be erected? Well in 1866. w. W. Davies.
when in Montana. had it revealed TO him that
he was the Standard Of Israel"
Hnd IT revealed HOwF
You ask n good many questions. II told
you the truth should say that the heavens
opened and he heard n voice. 1t was then re-
veoled to him that he was to be the Comforter.
You know the Saviour said that He must 20
away in order that the Comforter should como.
Well. he-W W. Davies-is that Comforter. and
he is on tho earth II you want to know more
write to him. He will answer ali your questions.
You have got enough truth for the present.
more than you can understand. You think
flls
After W. W. Davies had had II revealed to him
that he WIS what he claims to he he went TO "a
place NJ tho foot of the. Blue Mountains near
Walla Wnlln. in Washington Territory, and
there collected following aud organized a So
ciety. Some call us Redcmptionists. and some
other Names" said Mr.. Wood. but we are
really tho true children OF Israel.. We have
our tabernacle. and our meeting house. too.
come to US ara married we let them live as
they are but we believe that every male or
soul. just as soon rs they meet they are ono
Marrying don't make them one. The Bible
asundcr.' and when He created two souls He
joined them not when some man married them.
pHi pHi 4 can argun WI Win you; NOR n9r toil you oi our
came from Walln Walla To- carry the message
that the Messiah had come. and i now on the
earth. am going To England with the procla-
nation, Those mobiles over there must know Of
ii and be prepared to receive him."
Do you travel at your own expense ?"
Yes and | should have sailed to-day, but
they stole my baggage and everything had.
But that don't trouble me. The Lord will take
care Of me- and give mo all the money need.
have written n lctter to Hayes. telling him that
the Messiah had come. couldn't go to see
him. and so | wrote"
But YOU say that the Messiah has come"
o Ne WINS born in 1868 in Walla Walla. Tho
Sthndfrd know that he was coming before he
was born. He s now 10 years old. He has
teachers like any other child and he can print
and set type. The Standard Of Israel has
presses and type and the Fathers Son. that's
what we c,Ill the Messiah, can use them. Hers
great care took from his pocket n little red card
on which was very badly and crookedly printed;