Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-18
AN ALLEGED CHRIST.
BE Has Struck Minneapolis and is Hav-
ing Lets of Fun.

BE Has Struck Minneapolis and iB Hav-
ing Lots of Fun.
MINNEAPOLIS, February 17th.-It would
be hard to imagine more complete social
revolution than that wrought in South
Minneapolis by Charles Clement Whitney,
chief lieutenant of George A. Schwein-
furth of Rockford, Illinois, who claims to
be Christ.
The people of this populous suburb are
terribly excited over the actions of Whit
ney, and threats of tar and feathers unless
be seeks new fields are freely made. Whit
ney came to Minneapolis three years ago
and pursued the humble vocation of ped
dler.
Subsequently he went to Rockford, where
he met Schweinfurth. WhitEey fell at the
feet of the alleged Christ, and was, ap-
pointed one of the twelve apostles and sent
to Minneapolis to build up a following
He succeeded in this business admirably,
acquiring great deal of property and caus-
ing several family rows.
One of the principles taught by Schwein-
furth is that such a thing as individuality
must be unknown. The disciple who is at
the head of the colony must be implicitly
obeyed. No one must work except for the
Lord, and the Lord is the disciple of Christ
who has charge of that particular district,
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furth, is the Supreme Being, and every one
is taught that unless he implicitly follows,
his teachings, not his example, he stands
no chance whatever of going to heaven.
Men and women are taught that since the
second coming of Christ, or Schweinfurth.
there is no such thing as marriage, and the
marriage tie is something entirely too
worldly to be taken into consideration when
the disciple makes an order.
Whitney lives in comfortable and COM
modious dwelling at 3245 Sixteenth avenue
South, and besides posing as one of the
chosen apostles, has found time to invent
a patent roofing material, out of which he
manages to make a comfortable income.
He is also engaged in the real estate busi-
ness, and has succeeded in obtaining con-
troll of the property of his converts, who,
strange to say, are mostly women.
He has been accused of breaking up one
family where the man and wife had lived
happily together for twenty eight years,
and has, according to the stepmother's
statement spirited away young girl and
sent her to Zion" where her parents
have been so far unable to reach her, al
though repeated attempts have been made
to do so.
That the strong arm of the law has not
been invoked against Whitney is due to the
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the way, is only 13 years of age, did not
have the money to spare with which to
employ an attorney and to pay the neces-
sary Court charges.
Some time ago Whitney informed his
people that Christ was coming to Mime
apolis, but before his arrival number of
converts left him and for some reason the
coming was conveniently postponed. So
far he has not put in an appearance, and
it is not expected that he will until after a
palatial residence which Whitney is now
erecting on Fifteenth avenue, between
Thirty first and Thirty-second streets, is
completed.
This house contains twenty-three rooms
and has a large barn in the rear which will
accommodate about fifty head of horses.
The present abiding-place of the apostle
contains a queer " family" Many resi-
dents of the neighborhood are becoming
extremely indignant, and T. G. Morgan.
whose wife has left him and taken her
abode there, is an ardent advocate of tar
and feathers