Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-08-13
Exposing the Schweinfurth Fraud.

Exposing the Schweinfurth Fraud.
Disclosures made here give reason
for hope that "Rev." Mr.. Schweinfurtt
and his colony of deluded followers
may soon be brought face to face with
prosecution at the bar of Justice
For over year past Mrs. Kinnean
has been an inmate of Schweinfurth' S
retreat on the Weldon farm. Yester.
day afternoon, Disguised with the
place and what she declares to be the
disreputable practices INDUCED IN
there, she left and came to this city
with her little boy, arriving in the
evening. Mrs. Kinnehan, on reach
ing Rockford went at once to the home
of family living on North Second
street. She declares that she has seen
enough of Schweinfurth and his
"heaven" to convince her that no self
respecting and sane woman can live
there. For some time she had been
growing suspicious that all was not
right, but within the past few days
she made up her mind to leave.
81 have had an experience that
will last me a life time" she said.
"Schweinfurth, believe, is Satan in
sleeps clothing.
"a female inmate went into
Schweinfurth's room nearly every
night and remained there some time.
The excuse made for it was that he
was suffering always from headache,
that his head was so heated he could
not sleep, and she attended him, ad-
ministering cracked ice and cold
cloths. | remarked that if he was
the Lord he ought to be able to dispel
his head trouble, but he said that his
disciples gave him so much trouble
that his head was affected.
zone woman, who has been separat.
ed from her husband for years, has
two children, a girl about 8, and
boy Of 4. When / asked her how
she came by these two children, though
husbandless, she said They are the
children of the Holy Ghost. They
were conceived without sin and born
holy into the world / didn't say
rats to that, though l might have
thought it. But l did tell her that
such things were beyond my limit of
faith. Then she said: oh, hush
When such wicked doubts enter your
mind don't give way to them. Simply
believe and trust it's all that you
can do
odd Schweinfurth ever make any
improper advances to you? ?"
"No, he knew better. He knew
that he had not yet won my soul fully.
| went there year ago April, and |
had reached the time when | must
give up my life, my soul, my all to
him when | must have no thought
of my own, no will of my own, no as
pirations of my own; when, as he
teaches, to be fully redeemed | must
|iye only to execute his will and
obey his pleasure. Then, with my
eyes opened at last to the infamy of
the place, | decided to leave and, live
again life of devotion to my home,
my husband and my child"
"Do you know where he Is ?"
81 have been told that he is work.
Dg in a watch factory at Canton, o.
shall write to him tonight, and /
10 hope he'll come here and forgive
me. He used to send $40 or S25
every month for the support of my
child. gave it all over to Schwein-
iurth as tithes. / have not a cent
Ind only my clothing"
care there many of these fully re-
leemed angels in heaven
"There are only two that claim to
)e perfectlv HOLY and sinless Tbay
ire the two of whom I have spoken"
The bogus Messiah always had the
,est of everything at table, but con.
ined his foolish followers to meager
'atioS, telling them they should
earn to deny themselves. Mrs. Kin.
,ehan is thoroughly disenchanted,
md declares that Schweinfurth's
heaven" deserves the attention of
he police. She is ready to give
violence regarding what she has seen
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