Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-18
A PECULIAR PEOPLE
VINO Arc Waiting for the Res,orn.
zion OF the Kingdom of usrncl-

Every sunday morning when other reon,a
are hooking 10 pretentious church edlricas =,
hear the gospel preached according 70 the CEN
orally accepted interpretations, little band q,
men and women assemble In kcCsuley's Han
CT Capitol Hin-humble quarters occup,ed dur
Ing the week by temperance societies ana
secret orders. This is the Society OF Christa-
delphians, who read the Bible literally. bols
that the Biblical prophecies have not been ful-
nlleo, believe that the ancient kinCdom n,
Israel viii De restored. and that the CITY n;
Jerusalem VIII again become the queen civ ~
the world. the residence OF tue lori Jesus
Christ, who Is 70 reappear yisloly, and the hea l.
quarters ana metropolis OF the kingdom OF cad
About thirty people assembled ia the little halI
last sunday morning. Most or these were earn
est believers In the Christadelphisn doctrine.
While others were Induced 60 attend eiJher
lhrough curiosity or the published announce
melt that no collection would be taken. All
Seie apparently persons In humble circum-
s,ahSeS When the hour for opening arrived
M. MARTIN Bicksler, ole OF the three presiding
nltmoefs OF the society read out a hVmn
, Mrlcn Was sung oy the gathering music being
read several verses from the revised NeT rssts-
ment. Closing the book he said that thay ss
, s,a a1iea 1,i Few IA numbers, almost unknown 20
vie Norlu, 10 commemorate the Ratification or
me Abrahamic covenant al the death OF Chrisf
Els, lie said, referring TO the ceremony rsaT
was 10 come, was an lsraeiitish INST tutlo on.
tut by taking it up TREY became IsraeliTPs nv
adoption. Tie Bible is Jewish hook.-fro-o
Mcses TO John, they were all Jews. Jssu, Cbrisi
was jew. III was for them 10 cherish THIS ia
stitution.
Mr.. Blcksler, as master of Ceremonies than
withdrew cloth from the stand before h,m
and exposed bowl or saucer filled with MIS- or
ureau ana gooiet OF wine. The members OF
The society rose TO their feet AID united IA
prayer When IL was over a brother pasSet
the bowl and goblet around, ard each member
partook OF the bread and wlne This simple
ceremony constitutes the chief religious riteor
the ChTistadelphians- That over they listen
each sunday TO a sermon or discourse hy on !,
OF their own numoer-the speaker being desIg.
mated week or more beforehand. Mr. Wtn
Crawford, an elderly gentleman with A bparj
as hoaTy as Patriarch or old. was The speaker
sunday. HIS subject was, What nation shan
rank rank highest In the future?" he read
OF ,he scriptures and argued that Abraham's
LalloE-tIcds chosen people-who had been
o.slersed over the earth, and were Prosecuted
end despised would he restored to Divine favor
Ihe Time would come when they would Ia n,
lcDgeT turned against Jesus Christ When Mr.
crawford closed another hymn was read out
ano sung, ana The gathering was dismissed hy
tne simple announcement That next SUNDAY
enc OF the brethren VIII address you from tue
The STAR reporter INQUIRED OF one M tna
leading members whether the changes I'm ma
Revised New Testament affected their doc
Times 10 any way. NO." replied the brother.
~ rather makes The truth palmer The new
version Is good, but the Clergymen OF the
Church or England viii never Permit anythinr
that would clash with their views" 9
esq
NO; we have no orders. oar license f. I'm
lie scriptures. We have never been cursed with
theological Quotations, but remain untrau-
neled- lou see US here. We are ali Door men
most OF US are mechanics-just as Chrlst's
apostles were. We have In cur Uttle band
liisemen, Americans, Gernans-yoI see mo
book says the gospel shall be spread anon
Tie people and the languages or the earth. va
believe N no sky. Heaven but the Kingdom OF
God 10 be established on earth"