Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-16
TRUSTEE DUSS TALKS
In Denial of the Various Stories Told
About DR.. Cyrus Teed.
A SIMILARITY In THEIR BELIEF
May Lead to a Closer Relation of Koreshans
and Economics.
THEIR POSITION CLEARLY DEFINED

| tcc q oouu o. DuSS, Oh UHc ldttcT OISduiLdtioh,
has prepared statement showing the true
situation. He denies any dishonorable
intentions in DIR. Teed. He also shows that
Koreshan and Economic principles are
fundamentally the same, and that the ac-
| ceptance by one society of members of the
other is iustifiable, and that this was the
only object of DR.. Teed. His statement is
as follows:
| My attention was first called to DR.. Teed,
| in March, 1859, by Mrs Francesca EmmurtZ,
| Of the korcshan Unity OF Chicago, who
| came here on visit. One evening she came
| to me, saying she had heard had expressed
desire to hear her talk on the subject OF
| astronomy, etc. 1 listened with disgust, but
promised would investigate the matter. 1
did so, and found to my utmost astonish-
ment that our entire astronomy is almost
pure assumption, and in great part most
ridiculous.
Was q Revelation to Him.
Mrs. Emmurtz left some reading matter,
among which remember a little pamphlet
exceedingly interesting, it being a concise
and logical exposition OF the theory that
the last ten tribes o. Israel were carried as
captives into Assyria, located in Media,
through miscegenation became extinct as
Hebrews; but through this misceg enation
became the Indo-Germanic family. This
Hebrew-Indo- Germanic race became re-
spectively the Hebrew-Indo European, and
to-day is the Hebrew-Indo-E o-Europeau-Amer-
lean race. showing that the last ten tribes
have through the amalgamation with the
Gentle world merged into people of the
United States.
A farewell address to the so-calIed Chris
tian churches by Prof LAmeraux, in which
the inconsistency of the faith and customs
of the churcheSare set forth, also was re-
Uar0el Ea bla 6ncnmepf Tins If
| came to pass that regarded the literature
of this society as worthy of more than a
passing notice
My excuse for reading this literature,
should excuse be asked by would-be judges,
is simply that this doctrine beng in its
fundamental tenets so similar to that which
the Harmony Society has adhered to these
many years needs all the scientific light
that can be thrown Oh it.
Nothing in the Ghost Story.
Last summer Mrs. EmmurtZ again visited
Economy, but not with my knowledge or
consent, neither was it for the purpose of
conJuI'ing away the ghosts, said to be play
ing havoc in our (Father Rapp's) house, but
simply as she said to stop off day and see
how the society was getting along. Father
Henricl invited her to stay at the house and
il her business was not urgent TO remain a
few days. The report, however. about the
quested Father Henrici to allow her to tell
the Board of Elders who she was and why
she was here. Father Henrici suggested
that she talk in Church where all could
caused considerable stir, not on
account of what she said, but because she
on the part of the hired people These hired
people are composed of all possible oenom-
inations. Many of them have no faith in the
society's doctrines OF workings. After Mrs.
EmmurtZ's departure q lady cousin of mine |
took it into her head to go to this Chicago |
community. She has been there ever since. |
From what 1 have heard of her and from |
what l have seen l must say that the in |
telligence and earnestnesS of these people |
in divesting themselves of all their posses |
sions, forsaking houses, brothers, sisters, |
father, mother. wife and children, and en- |
during the ridicule and persecution of a |
worldly city like Chicago. deserve not only |
great credit but the moral support of all
honorable people.
Not Surprised at Anything.
We were neither surprised nor agitated
when a notice was pointed out to to the
effect that DR.. C. Il. Teed was en- route to |
Economy to capture $50, 100000, and when
he did come we treated him with the utmost
cordiality. The doctor explained that his
visit here was to refnte statements going |
the rounds that he was after our money. In
a few days Father Henrici decided to CON-
ply with the doctors request to call a meet
ing of the Board of Elders to give him a |
hearing. The doctor presented views on |
religions and social questions similar to our |
own. He said he did not come to negotiate |
q loan, but was working to bring about a |
closer relationship between various celibate |
societies. The board agreed to take in suit |
able persons he might send, and as our |
work lay in the same direction would give |
him our moral support. |
This meeting passed off very pleasantly, |
and every one was satisfied. Since DR.. |
Teed's departure there has been a continual |
TRADE, consisting in great part Of a rehash |
of statements of r. o. Spear and wife. I |
have never seen Mr. nor Mrs. Spear, but |
have seen DR.. Teed. and he who looks upon |
DR.. Teed and calls him dishonest is no Judge |
of human character Statements like those |
regarding DIR. Teed have also at various |
times appeared in regard to Fathers Rapp, |
Baker, Henrici, LenZ and other members of |
our society, myself included, made by per- |
sonal enemies. If utterance goes for any |
thing. and Spear and his wife are responsi- |
BILE for the statements accredited to them, |
then the least we can say of him is that he |
has acted like an idiot.
Advice From Everywhere.
We have received Il bushel of papers and |
clippings from all quarters of the globe. also |
numerous letters and any amount of gratu- |
itous advice, some from people who know |
something, and some from such whose |
knowledge seems to be quite limited. Al |
most all call attention to how Count Leon
came in 1882 and by preaching that the doc |
trine as taught by Father Rapp was wrong |
lured away quite a number of the society.
Now here comes man who is not a bit like |
CONT Leon, but quite tho opposite. In |
stead OF teaching that the doctrines of the |
society are wrong, he says emphatically they
are correct, and eyhorts us to remain true
to them. Instead of Turing away our people |
he wants to send us such as may be suitable
and useful. This sort of thing seems very
unsatisfactory to the world al large and our
friends (?) in particular. They are in
this partly eLcusaDlc, inaSmuch as some
ridiculous statements have been made: such
as, "Dr. Teed caused the adoption OF the |
young man (myseli) into the society:'' cdr
Teed was instrumental in his (my) promo
tion to this lofty position;' that '.trustces
Henrici and DusS differ widely in their
opinion:'' that 80 strong time may be ex-
pectcd:' that l have been more or less of u
failure in various occupations before my
joining this society, ETC., all of which are
glaring untruths. Now taking all these
Things into consideration, it does look as
though our friends and the public at large
are not nearly so much worried about the
changes that are being made in our faitll'
as at the fact that certain changes for which
interested parties and the public have been
looking not going to materialiZe and
that the Harmony Society is going to stick
to its text, remain firm in the fundamental
tenets laid down BY its founder and his
associates and adopt if necessary a
Strengthening act" or poicy-thus putting
an end 10 the glorious visions and dreams in
which some parties have been revel1ng in
relation to the disruption OF the society.
Where the Society Stands.
The Harmony Society has always looked
forward to a gathering of such people as the
Lord may choose, and when in study of the
Bible we find it rule that God operates
through human instruments. 1t is there
fore not logical to assume that we are all in |
strumcnts in His hands for the bringing |
much TO assume that God expects us to use
our common sense and daily work iowa rd a |