Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-05-30
ANOTHER NEW RELIGION.
A Michigan Man strikes 1t Rich In Found
Ing "A Reii siOu, Order-The Garden
OF Eden Reproduced.


the pure one, the perfect one. He has no
guile. He is God become man. by belev-
ing IN Him we are made pure ana s.nless
as he Is, and our salvation rs assured -,
how grateful and happy are we who are
redeemed Blessed be God, that we have
found Him.
Such We're the expressions delivered in
a quiet but intensely earnest tone of voice
10 reporter in Rockford, H., by one of
the ''ange.s' of the Schwelnfurth COM
munity
What is the Schwcnfurth community!
IL is the mead center of the newest aud
most remarkable relg, Gus sect, of all the
queer theological schools that has found
an existence and Il company OF believers.
Ana the woman whose utteranCe was
quoted above expressed briefly but honest
ly the sum and substance OF their beliefs.
J he sect has been IN existence about 10
years, but Schweinfurth has not been
revealed unto them their Lord and
master until within the last half dozen
years.
Mrs. Dora Beekman, the wife OF Con
gregetiOnal minister. originated the body OF
strange believers. She preached tAat IN
her own person were the attributes OF the
risen Lord, Her husband did not teieve
the new its, aud as IA result he is now IN
the insane a YUM.
The Rev. George j. Schweinfurth was at
that time "A Methodist minister, young man
OF prepossessing appearance. Schwein
furtn preacAed in the country churches
thereaDouts and gathered good audiences
He preached well, and had especially sue
cessful seances with the young ladies' of his
tiocks. IL is related that they often pre-
tended conversion merely TO kneel at the
altar where he could fondle their brows
and sweetly whisper: Dear sister, have
faith; only have 1aith."
Suddenly it was announced that Dominic
Schweinfur,h had renowned Methodism
and became disciple o. mrs. Dora Beck
man. Shortly afterward he was installed
as bishop of the Beekmanites. But alas
for the faith OF the little band, Mrs Beck
man died and became cold clay like any
ordinary mortal. Her broken hearted be-
levers kept her body for week expect.
ing that she would rise as she had promised
aud prophesed. Tney placed her body on
a raised platform and worshiped about it
hourly. The remains were ncN er left alone
for an instant, but the corruption of the
body grew so great that at The end OF
week the interment was ordered by the
public authorities.
At this luncture came forward the shrewd
SchweinturIb. IRON tuat day the growth
of the organization, bota in financial re
sources AMI numbers, has been simply
wonderful. The new Christ has developed
business sharpness and a kcenness in the
study OF human nature that has brought
forth much fruit.
\ good old farmer named Weldon, who
was possessed of 80 acres of fine land, be.
came infatuated with the new sect and
made over his entire property TO Schwcln-
furt as head of the church.
The home of Christ is a large mansion
standing in spacious Enclosure about five
miles south or Rockford, III. II has spa
clous barns, carriage buildings, sheds, and
other aDpc RANGES of prosperous country
manse. The members of the community
make the breeding or blooded horses a spe
ciaity. Schweinmrth has three imported
stations and large number of brood
mares. He also has about c.ghty head OF
fine cattle. The house is rOolny and with
its wings easily accommodates 100 persons.
There are usually about 80 females there
and "a dozen or fifteen men. The male dis
cipies do the heavy work and are drudses.
They live on the plainest food and sleep in
the attic.
SChweinfurth possesses in his own name
property which has been given him out
I1gnt TO the amount of s5COOOJ at the low
est Calculat on. Wherever a member of
the Church Triumphant is found nc sets
aside tenth OF all his earnings as tithes
for the Lord, and the Lord deposits it IN
different banks in his own name
When the reporter called he was met by
young male servant aid ushered into the
front p rlor The feet sank into velvet
carpet; leopard and wolf skins were spread
about aud added to the beauty and r,chnc ~
of the surroundings. The house is furnish
ed in antique oak, and light comes through
large plate glass windows surrounded by
many-hued g ass. Tue reporter was intro
duced TO two richly dressed and quite pretty
young ladies', who gave eve y evidence of
refinement and culture. They answered n
few immaterial questions politely but ap.
peared - be reserved, and were evidently
relieved when an inner door opened and the
''savior' Schweinfurth appeared. A bright
eye AMI bright red English cut whiskcrs
were the fir things one noticed. His natty
feet were enc.sed IN patent leather shoes,
"a heavy gold lob chain hung from a watch
pocket, "A high clerical col.r and brilliant
blue and gold tie surrO lnded his neck
The hrst quest on wou.d 50 rtle an aver
age man, bat it did not surprise the Rev.
Schweiniurth: Are you Christi"
II am, was the reply. "G am more than
Christ. am the perfect man and also God
possess the attributes of Jesus the sinlcss
and hayo his spirit, and more than that
am the Almighty himself"
When did you discover first your divine
attributes and that YOU were the great
head of the church,
''ln l,S2, at the decease of Mrs Beck.
man, three days before her death she had a
light from heaven and transferred her
spiritual holiness 10 me Before her death
Outsiders enormously called her the WON
an Christ That was not true. She was
the spiritual bride of Christ, and her people
were called Beekmanites. After her deaf II
at first was only sensible that possessed
she attributes OF Christ and had in my own
person His spirit coming n second time on
truth were The Church Triumphant
Within the last year there has been still
greater knowledge aud | can now declare
that | am God Almighty. My name is Il
am, that am.
Can you, then, perform miracles! Can
you Vunish from tie flesh and be invisible
and pass from one place to another as a
spirit.
'Ycs, have unlimited power. ] can
come into room with closed doors and dis
appear. j can raise the dead cure disease.
and do all the miraculous things that ac.
complished when was on the earth before
do not practice them of ON for wish TO
convert the world 10 the truth without de-
pending on supernatural powers, but by the
truth itself. One of the ladies you saw
down stairs was in the last stages of bron.
chial consumption. Physicians had no
hope for her 1 brought her back from the
face of death with my divine power and
without approaching Lee"
''Do you expect to live on earth for
ever"
~ shall be here for many years in the
present body, and tic world VIII see won
dertnl sights before / cast of this BODY