The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-26

d ,otrines advanced by Mrs Martin. in
GLIDING those of her own divinity, her
infallibility, her power to forgive sins
and
CONFER ETERNAL LIFE. .-
In fact, they seem utterly astounded to
think that they ever should have been under
the womans sway. They do not deny that
she had complete control over their minds,
and they say that there is not a member in
the entire flock who has not in turn suffered
untold agony and been made subject of
judgments, as she styled them, which, in
some instances, resulted in weeks of illness.
Some of the seven claim that, while there
has not been an actual hypnotic condition.
and there have never been any frances or
visions, her sway, or whatever 1t may be
STYLED, certainly partook Of that nature,
throwing the affected into state of alb
normal passivity, and in that condition they
were impressed by Mrs. Martin with what
ever images she chose.
She did not hesitate In their meetings TO
insist that all the god they were ever to see
or know was in or through her, and that
they must faithfully and obediently obey
her commands and demands, especially the
latter. She has many yet who are as
fanatical in their support Of her as ever,
| and continually maintain that they will en-
joy eternal life. She still insists that she
leads the life of
A GOD OF LOVE,
| but practices as god OF war and blood
she'd When asked as to how Mrs. Martin
was maintaining herself since the separa-
tion from her husband, the ex-member Of
her flock smilingly and significantly re-
| replied:
Every easily and very pleasantly. The
wealthy ones pay her very literally, and
she has lived better since she set up her
| kingdom than she ever did in her life
| Every summer she has been sent away to
| some of the fashionable resorts. and her
expenses are all paid as long as she desires
| to stay away. Last summer she went up
| to Niagara to sit in judgment upon another
sect of some kind, who were promulgating
| doctrines similar to her own. She was
unable to scare them either by threats or
| promises, and this fact, with the reports
! of discussions IN her own ranks, put
her in the greatest of rage. She
exercised every art of skilled ingenuity TO
infict punishment upon those she deemed
| derelict, and there was nothing in the way
| of humiliation that was spared them. Sew
| eral suffered in consequence from acute
! nervous prostration, and others were more
! cowed and submissive than ever. In the
! end the matter was apparently smoothed
I over, but the fires of distrust had been
kindled in the breasts of many, aud have
| De6n SLuOlOeFlnR tu6T6 ever sAuCo. IL was
| the first serious display of disloyaltv, and
created no end of sensation in the Martin
| camp
| While Mrs. Martin does not openly de-
mand financial support, her enemies assert
that If the
LAMBS DO NOT CONTRIBUTE
According to their means, they soon fall
| under her maiestys displeasure, and life is
| rendered heavy burden for them.
at is impossible" states a member, "for
you to conceive the minute details of daily
life into which the Influence of that woman
entered. For example, one of US did not 80
-''""h as dare to come down town to the
pub library for q book without her per-
III sion; the women never thought Of buy
lnS dress without her approval, and the
men were required 10 lay full details of all
their business affairs before her for her
sanction. 1t is actually fact that the bus
iness interests Of every man who was a
Martinite was virtually under the control
of this woman.
30, yes; she claimed to be Jesus Christ
himself continued the member, although
she used very carefully chosen language on
that topic at first. Later she became more
arrogant and made holder assertions Long
before left she claimed that she was the
great and the only God, and all we ever
heard OF or ever would see was revealed in
her. and that her power was unlimited. You
can scarcely imagine how she made NJ
shuddsr and stand aghast as we realized
| tha