Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-19
In A NEW ROLE.
A PRETENDED DISCIPLE OP CHRIST VIC
TIMlZSs WESTERN PEOPLE
Such q Thing as Individuality gus Be Un-
klOwn-A Recital Of the Rsgus's
Rsscally DOIngs.


The people of South Minneapolis are sx-
cited over the acts of Charles Clement
Whitney, whom they threaten to give q
coat Of iar aud feathers unless be leav, s
their locality forth with. Whitney hss set
himselfup as disciple Of Christ" He
came to Minneapolis abont three years
sgo. At that time he did not claim TO be
the authorized agent Of Christ, bat con-
tented himself with the humble business
Of peddliug. He went 10 Rockford, Ill. +,
and met George A. Sen Seinfnrtn, who
claims 10 be Christ, the Son OF God, who
has
MADE HIS APPEARANCE
the second time on earth. Whitney be-
came follower of the false Christ and was
APP ointed one Of the u spO3tles Gnd sent
to Minneapolis to build up following
One Of the principles taught is that such q
thing as individuality must be eaii-elJ IN.
known. The disciple who is the head Of
the colony must be implicitly obsyed. No
one must work except for the Llrd, and
the Lord is the disciple of Carist, who has
charge of that particular district, but
Christ, who is personifisd in Schwsinfurth,
is the Supreme Being, and everyone is
taught that unless he implicitly follows his
teachings, not his example, he
STANDS NO CHANCE
whatever OF ever going to heaven. Men
and women are taught that since the sec
ond coming Of Christ, or Sehweinfartb,
there is no sucn thing ss marriage, and
that the marriage tie is something entirely
too worldly TO DO taken into consideration
when the disciple makes al order. The
positive orders of Christ are pot many, al
though much is left for the disciples to
work out according TO their own PLEASURE
or desires. The fundamental teachings
are: First, self-denisl, and second, perfect
obediencs 90 tho commands of the Lord
and his chosen apostles.
Whitney lives ia comfortable and
cOmmodioul looking frame dwelling, sur
rounded by picket fence, at 3245 SIX
teerth avenue, South. He has
GATHERED IN HIS HOUSE
little colony composed of Mrs. Harriet
Bushnell, Mrs. Thomss Morgan, Mrs Mary
Morgan, MTs. Charles Whitney, Irene @.
Tbrall and James Barnes. Whitney not
Only looks after the spiritual welfare Of
these people, tu. handleG their money.
Mrs. Bushnell was very wealthy woman,
but gave all her funds, bonds and real es-
tate the Disciple of Christ" T. O. Nor
gan, Of 1910 franklin avenue, is very
much wrought uD over the acts of Whit
ney, who, he ssys, enticed his wife away
from him after % years Of happy welded
life. Morgan says:
81 myself was at one time q convert to
that sWindltr SchweiUfurtb, and thought
he was Just what be professed to be
Christ, the Son OF God. My wife and /
talked ,hs matter over between ourselves.
We we're both getting along in years and
aye thought it was cur duty TO Tecogniza
Christ il ne had really come to the earth
the second time. / had a good business
here and owned some property, but we
sold ont the business and went to Zion"
Rockford, Ill. We had to
TURN ALL OUR MONEY
over to Schweinfurth and Whitney.
Finally got angry and left Rockford and
the false religion. My wife and l had
lived together happily for over twenty
eight years, and 1 cannot now remember
when either of Us said cross word to the
other. When broke away from the faith
l tried to get her to go with me, but she
Tas under the iIflencs of Whitney, ard
even the old love snd the marriage ties
were not strong enough to make her leave,
and what would nov be happy home is
brokeo up."