Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-07
THE INDIAN CLAIM
or Having Seen the Messiah and
Received His Teachings.

sent word they wanted 70 come in.
II was purcGpiGe, the apostle OF
the new Chrisi, ahG few follow
ers and believers in the new Mes
siah. -r
Porcupine's arrest had teen or.
I dered bv Genersl Brisbin, but a
respite had been obtained for him
| by MsiOT Carroll and he now came
to explain his religion and personal
conduct.
All the officers in the field. in
Guiding Major Carroll, had given
Porcupine letters Of recommends
ton. At 6 O'clock Porcupine and
and his followers went 10 the head
quarters building for a conference
with the white chief, Jules, a Semi
mole, acting ~ interpreter.
The apostle arUse and, stretching
I forth lie bands, prayed ~ silence
{ Tor nearly nve minutes. Suddenly
{ his face lit up and he seemed filled
with the Holy Spirit. He began
speaking in low, modulated tones,
which grew louder and faster as he
proceeded until thew reached a tens
/ pcs. OF Indian elOquence.
He claimed Christ was on the
earth and in the flesh, at Walker
Lake, Nevada. and that Inc had seen
him aud talked with him face TO
face. and that Christ had sent him
abroad to preach His gospel 70 all
who would hear,
The man he had seen told him he
had been ON earth before hundreds
Of years aFu. vheu tie beonle had
treated him badiy and killed him.
He showed scars on his hands and
feet where he said the people had
driven spikes, mailing him TO n
cross. HealsO had a bad wound in
his side, where he said spear had
pieicel his flesh.
He said lie lived in heaven with
his Father and had mother who
was holy spirit. His Father had
made the earth and everything that
was upon IL.
PorcBpine is n splendid specimen
Of the lndieu, over six feet tall,
straight as an arrow, with 4 fine face
and head. He is about . years
old, and his large black eyes glow
with the earnestness Of his convic-
ticps.
lie : modest and graceful rs an
orator. He refuses 20 bring the
new Christ where the soldiers can
capture him. This new religion is
breeding tr0uhlc among the Chey-
ennes and gives the military much
unras'ngss.
Fort Custer, Mont, July o.
The Indians on all the reservations
i'm this section are in state Of ex-
element bordering on frenzy over
the alleged coming Of the Messiah.
\ few days ago PorCupine, the
apostle Of the new Christ, gave 10
an army officer the story Of his meet
ing with the Messiah. Last evening
he arrived here with a few followers
and related his story with addition
al details. lie spoke 10 the officers
and ladies OF the post for over
an hour, and fully explained his re-
ligion, which closely resembles the
Christian religion Of the whites,
exCep: that pOrcupine claims posi-
tiyely that Christ has come lack 60
earth ami was seen in tile flesh near
Walker Lake, Nevada. POrcIpine
did not know anything about the
first Christ, but lie slys this Christ
told him he had been on the earth
hundreds Of years ago, when he ap-
reared 20 the white people, who
used him roughly, ami even killed
him. .POrcuVine says he saw marks
on the hands OF the Christ, who
said hc had been nailed 20 tree by
The hands, and that spikes had also
been driven through his feet Rnd
his side he'd been Clit CTcn.
Tte Christ did not show the scars
on u :c.t as he did on his hands,
II did he shJw the wound in his
,ile, but ali knew what he told
them was true. PoTcupine said he
did not believe in the Christ when
he iirst beard OF him, but no sooner
did he see him than all doubt van
iSheI from has mind and lac knew
that he was looking at GOi. He
had never seen such 4 man before
and never wouli unless he saw this
man again, which he meant 10
do. Il was evening when Chris;
came walking into the camp, and
they all knew who he was without
being told
He described Christ as n large
man with 4 noble carriage and face.
Christ did not speak the first day.
Porcupine saw him, but commenced
talking the next day soon after sun
r.se and did not cease until the sun
was near the western horizon.
Hundreds OF Indians, representa-
tives from scores OF tribes, heard
him and all understood him. He
did not speak in Cheyenne, but
porcuVine understood him perfectly,
rs did the other Cheyennes present.
He then repeated much Of the
Christ's sermons 10 the Indians,
and lis similarity TO the first Chris;'s
teachings was NJ times astounding.
Christ said what grew on earth
grew for all; and all were
equally entitled 10 the earth's pro-
ducts. He said he could not repeat
in day all Christ said, but these
were some Of the things he taught,
and he believed I'm them, and the
man he saw was the Son Of Col,
and none other. Christ told the
white people when they put
Him TO death He would come
again, but not 10 them first. bit to
the Indian nations, whose red chill
dren, being poor and simple minded,
would hear and believe Him. He
commanded them 10 20 forth and
preach His doctrine, but to add
10 it, and to hold nothing
back. He said He could hear all
they said wherever they were,
''and, A." said PO,cupine, "Christ is
hearing me now and Is here in the
rOOm."
The apostle stood with outstrtched
hands in silence for several minutes
before he began speaking. and hav-
ing become filed with the Holy
Ghost broke forth like one inspired.
There were commandments, too,
such as Chou shalt not steal"
Thou shalt not kill, 5; Chou shalt
not bear false witness"
Porcupine said Christ told them
all wars were wrong AID the ymust
not kill anyone. He answered
cheerfully al questions and said he
told only what lac saw.
Two Of the Indians, with Poreu-
pine, had been TO Walker Lake,
snd when questioned by General
Brisbin, said What Porcupine had
told was true, and that they had
seen and heard the same them
selves.
Porcupine is n fine looking Inii-
an, with large, black, expressive
eyes, and an abundance OF silky,
black hair. He is over six feet tall.
He al o preached to the Crow In
.iiaus on the Anew Messiah"
WASHINGTON, July THE SEN
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