Richland beacon., 1889-07-06

lhe pace 1, spoken oi 10y nj who VISIT y
as happy home hfe. Those who hay"
been there from motives of curiosity come
away with an impression Iha there l- sonc>
thing fascinating abou, The nian ard ii eplacc
>chweinfurh always acts the meek and
lowly role TO pcri. ,ion. He was rer entity
met by Rockford Clergyman IN store here
and denounced a. Az Lloslor. possessed OF
the devel. a lustiul mIckcr ni holy thln., and
ass;iicd wiih terms ct the most OPP rooii"us
natrrc
| AN HUMBLE COD
He answered calmly, quietly, respectfully,
without the shadow at any anger To ali
outward appearances his lie is not only
bameless, but he is marvclon, in his power
Of restraint and the deliberate and collected
way in whi h he asserts his GuIh"od md
replies to aspcrsions. He has the Scripture.
at his tongues end and quote, text after ;eAt
with most surprising fucnry Ia sustain Lls
position. The,e is no question but shat hr
has most unacconntablc inh ,cmce over the
minds Of those with whom lie come, IN con-
tact. He numbers among hi, followers pro.
pie OF learning and culture His "kina.i"m.'
AZ he calls il. is growing beyond nj! cnncrp-
ton Of those who have not examined into IT,
and there is doubt that the new cburcl,
which he has established will he heard from in
hundred ofGuar,ers from this time on. Rev
Il Conde, pastor of the Westminster prr,by>
terian church here, has been making II study
Of Schwcirfurh, his teachings and h- dis
ciples in tke most thorough manner for SIX
months One ofthe members nf lis rhurch.
Mrs. VI. VI. knnehan. has heromc "onrcr,ed
to the new Christ and In. left her husband
and taking her child has j"iucd the B.rku,an-
ties. hat being the name they ,tIl remain best
known by in ,his vicinity.
In cmpnny with several "'hrrs Of the
faith Mrs kinnel1n recently appeared ai tie
Westminster prayer meeting aud insisted on
rising and giving her testimony "a ,he new
salvation. She mpiorcd her dear pastor and
brethren to come out with her an,i learn of he
only irne salvation through the Lord George
} S,hweinfur,h. The pastor rep ied by say
ing SchweiafuTth was possessed a. devil
and his name implied II, n the devil ran will,
the swinc-Schwein, ".wine;" fn,h. 'rhc
! sea -
| This incensed p Reekmani'" bro'her who
was present and he attempted to reply. bat
| was .cSe': bodily ou' at tie lurcrinc by one
nf ne Presbyterian dcacous \ wcca a.n
/ Mrs Kinnehan was expelled :or ot.,inanry
and baspbemy.
| rRESBYTFRIAN MINISTER'S OPINION
Said DR. Ccnde to-day to tue Herald rcpor
tcr:-"Schwciniurth Is a danse rous man. He
hardly ever fails 10 convert those who 90
there 10 listen 10 his teachings. His sophis-
,rie. are hard fo- any one to meet unless
thoroughly familiar with the teachings of
Scripture on the second coming oi Christ.
There is not a particle Of insanity ahom hin !,
and am convinced that he is perfectly free
from any last OF tie hesh, for | know Of Tie
|
men whom he has had under his sway that
there is some magnetic power in his eyes
which foices them TO do his bidding and
speak Of a belief in him when their whole
nature was anagonist'c to it. Ontwardly nc
meeker, more patieut, perfect man has ever
come under my notice. | honestly believe
| al. L., 4 .S,l,o
world IN the garb Of an angel Of light, "
There are quite company Of travelling
men, colporfenrs aud agents in varions lines
who belong 20 this sect. Schweinfurrh makes
special efforts to attract this Glass, as they cau
more widely sow seeds Of the new religion
and can select the more likely subjects for
their influence Among the leading lights
are Rev. Mr.. Tuue and wife, Congregational
minister. who has been established over the
is man OF education and excellent, parts.
He is a graduate Of Yale college and Andover
Theological So seminary. A Baptist minister
tn PennsyIvani, is a recent convert and a
Congregational minister in Maine has jus,
written TO Lord SchweinfurtIi stating that he
believed Christ is now on earth and asking
for ligh, on lis claims to being the Messiah
Mr.. Sohweinfur'h has large mail daily
and Is kept very busy answering letters of
similar import from every part Of the country
Among those who have suffered in dis.
rupted family relations owing toScI,weiniurtl's
Vaccinations is DR.. J. S. Wilkn, the head OF
the National Medical Dspensary, Dearborn
street, Chicago.
FEMALE DETECTIVE CONVERTED
| DR.. Wilkin has determined to bring suit for
$4,000 against Sohweinfunh for inJuring his
domestic peace. In order 10 have, if possible
a stronger hold npon htm, the Chicago ply
sician secretly sent ont female detective
pbous two weeks ago. bright attractive young
woman ed Mrs L. c. Clstin. She went
to the community and made pretence that she
desired 10 Join and become a convert to the
faith. Her obrct was especially to discover
Sch W einfnr'h's rotations with the band OF
| women surrounding him. Possessed Of far
features and an aliaring, sie threw on, hints
and sugg eslions Which the averags mag could
no, fail TO understand. She reported that she
found him cod as ice, and adanian, to all he.
devices.
After she had been there week and
averied suspicion, as she supposed, as to any