The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-10
STRANGE RELIGION.
MERRl METTA,s wORSHTrPERa
A Nay with the Followers OF the ewisa
Sewing 6piaster.

a Day WIN the Followers OF tire Swiss
SEWING spiaster.
From ne Phi,ads,ph,a Pres.
The followers Of j.. Ellnor Merra Meta. who
shipped as a iiyine parsonage. stiIi keep up
OF WSsa .ee
the congregation holds regular sunday. ser:
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eighteen. and at yesterdays service but seven
s. Tfcs S.d on the second o,
the house. rrefs reporter r entered the
ne centre u tLe room on u small dias stood
the IN ss smss fs
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OF the members. then lifted up the voice Of
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the Lsrd for the Rsntude OF good
Meta. The selections read yesterday tooE shs
married Throughout BY spirit Of deep SINGER
Unity q Goa 81 sns
OF BIBLICAL stories the fall Of Lucifer and Of
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lion; Tss spirit y Simplicity the worshippsrs
deSout Of Msrra Meta followers ~. gave PES:
biblical ,aceount we're most striknely inter.
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Mrs M,,nzert at first talked in q low. earnest
% eS a. she
sr%ss Il ssis ~SndsrS acts
H shs s Sexan. e! have devoted my who'll,
were stoned and beaten. But / think Of this,
t!,nt the eternal lie TO come Is Of more moment
Msrra Metta's Service ~ shall always labor.
WI, When my mother her, died she clasped my arm.
G nd se % ss Sya her
s .sSs ds|a i s15. dIs ssy IS
u9ested to 90 50 with his dying breath.
house. She EVA was w" not wei well learned in booE
knowledge. So YOU see. what she professed
Mind. She was we'll versad in spiritual things.
however. She came to this country and OBJ.
s"ua nay years Ss ao 9ss should
say It vas more than forty, years ago. You
know drssssmr a1l received . poor pay then.
wns worked almost to death, e gain a liveli.
hood SIN. she always n found time for prayer
also Il dressmakor. called to see Anna at her
Burke near Ninth and Calicwhill. or Race
streets. really forget which OF the t. .
nIins the s door open ms Was about enter She
heard Anna COMMUNICATING with some one
n SHE She dp ws stns wsh hsp
i,ri"re. her. Annals hands were rigidy OK
tended from her. the palms were turned out
! ward. Anna still kept on numbling but now
and then the listener could catch some words
religion The caller roughej to attract atten,;;
| tl"n. but did not get it. and Merra Meta still
After n willie the visitor entered. Then
Anna broke out into tears and related story
about hor angelic Walters who tod her
her. You know in the Book Of John. in Shap:-
p and SAYS that the
ter's divine calling she said Yes; / see i II
n friend OF mine who is yersed, in such mat.
tiers. The friend to whom Anna was then
when sI m9ther saw her she closed her eyes
and said. see a train Of golden angels Of
n fon o
beauty. beautiful beyond compare, OH have
never seen, such beautiful angels: And on
third ' "GabreI" - Miehae BEARS an eSsned
are written chanrters q gold. j; Elinor Merra
Meta; which means. Sent by God" and on
words. II iIinor Mcrrn Meta" You shall
aftrrward be called - EIinor Merra Meta"
Mss d ts ns int sns
blind When q lame person came she would
hSr her hSna as %9S e4RS sr xoaa
he required for the sick she would tell me to
20 d"Mn csran street. s up another sSna
!eiI ME: There y"a viii !pd an herb don't
sHw Always f G N and te always e
Her regulations would DO made in this way.
She would pass her hand over ta6i able, There
acters. ,unintetigibls to anybody else. Thus
she told us always to take care OF her. 1t was
and we supplied her with ali her needs. We
soon gathered immense crowds to our house.
they could move tables around with their fin
gers In her presenee they were dumb r. s shs
ySas hs soc w fPf maze
we're peEsesated by many who, who did hdr not
first to Twelfth and Ellsworth streets. and
Twe nns stpeets hoase
multitude collected around our house NY
our hasa sly e Lorr to hs aqaRa
nMs " 'nr S moth" She the
sight When the Saviour died on the cross to
thu World from utter dsstrrfi sra ne oved
| forth blood and water.
! "Thc rnhance means the clear and shining
ing crystal water that will wash away the
who Tor n second time will cleanse the world.
The rninbows mean Gods covenant with man.
| Yes: Merra Meta did nll these things
| divine. This house Is holy Just as the holy
! munger was in which Christ waa born. Twas
| appointed by Merrn Meta to guard Il; Til
| my death no one can take me from It,
| WANTS 4 WOMAN FOR COUNTY CLERK.