The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-06

the rest of the body, that 1t might not
cause the VIII ole body to go to hell. The
people of certain portion Of North Caro-
lima were greatly stirred up early this yer
by the preaching of n number OF Baptist
ministers that the world would come to an
end before the close of the year. In Ala
bama certain churches of the Shermanlte
denomination had the end set for a certain
day in February. and when it arrived they
met at their various places of worship and
spent the forenoon in singing and pray
ing and only went home when sunset showed
them that some one had made serious
miscalculation i'll the date.
Early in 1883 one Silas Wilcox made his
appearance in western Missouri, preaching
but one doctrine--the care of the sick. W
course. he soon gathered a little band
around him. the members OF wnlch LOOK
unto themselves the name Samaritans. AS
his influence extended his creed expanded.
blood would heal all manner of diseases;
because the Bible declared that the blood
was the life. In many cases chl!dren were
found who had been bled that their elders
might be restored. and the strong arm OF
was suppressed. Before the Rev. Stephen
Nolan Of Kentucky died, in January last. ne
declared that he had had three bodily visi-
tations from Christ. In Indiana, IN Aprn;
Clyde Long. a boy of seventeen, decisrea
AVs
He erected cross and begged to be naiiea
| upon it, and when refused. he took a kni1e
and cut himself IN fearful manner.
Another instance was that remarkable
exodus from Oakland, CAL. last April, when
Mrs. Woodworth prophesied that many
tidal waves on the 18th, and many persons
became SO impressed that they packed their
| goods into wagons and fled to the nils
where they sat down to wait for the destruc.
ton that never came. Patrick Gorman SET
out to starve himself in Come o.lcut 1all
because. he said, God had ordered him so TO
do, and for many days kept it resolutely up.
William Thompson of Kansas attended AL
ventist meetings in Ell Dorado to such put
pose that he went home and attempted 10
fore the end that he believed was near, nnt
was overpowered and kept under restraint
} until the excitement wore away. James
J Baily. was arrested in Alabama only three
months ago for obtaining money from we ne
J was high priest Of the Queen of Heaven and
! could cure any i'll by touch. Mrs. Sulii-
van of Springfield. Ohio. became exceed
. iu0ly devout sat up at night and read mel
{ Bible, talked and thought of nothing on
1 religion. and finailp constructed an altar II
t her house. upon which she prepared 10 sac
], rifice her six-months- old babe. She strip
8 ned It naked, placed it upon the ait,r, ans
reached for u knife. when the oppolton'
entrance OF Otner persons so'c0 AsS
In October tho newspapers told the fear
b fnl story Of that religion-crazed son an
9 daughter d Of Michigan Who determined tina
q their bed-ridden mother needed to be bar
!. tized. and poured water over her until sa
g died. Mrs. Woodwork. who was resPonsi
1t hie for the Oakland exodus, moved her ten
'e to St. Louis and for weeks kept up seen
Of religious frenzy, scores falling unccl
l. scious each evening. seeing visions, ieceis
ING communications from the oeao, al
4 being cured of physical evils.
None of these svents-and scores OF lii
Is character might be aoded-bears testimon
., - against true and reasonable religion: bt
y thew plainly show what human belief ca
81 Ia lad 10 and the harm that can be done
y; nnscrupulous or misguided men an
~ women. The recent Indian craze is only
H. portion of that mysterious wave that AZ ~
W svept over the human emotions from Ia
ns hnoinnin9 of tine-the Indian showing tht
I he is nel..,er stronger nor weaker than b
~ brother Of othsr hues.