The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-14
A STRANGE FAITH.
"The Disciples of the Flying Roll" Are
Gathering.
From. the st. Louis Republic.

From the st. Louis Republic
RICHMOND, ND. Feb. 9. From this
handsome little Quacker city of Hoosier-
dom there are fleeing from some uDspoken
doom the earliest converts to a new and
strange faith. Detroit is their Mecca, and
to the City of Straits there have gone
several Of Richmonds families. Others are
preparing to follow. At Detroit they have
found the leader of their sect. 1.-THE
Disciples of the Flying Roll" is what they
call themselves, and Michael Xover Mills, a
native Of Elgln, Ontario, is the man TO
whom they have turned. The world is to
be visited by some dread calamity. That is
the fear that possesses these new converts
but one way of escape is open. The only
mortals who will be delivered from the
threatened wrath to come are those whose
names are recorded in the Flying Roll.
Michael Xover Mills is heralded as the one
born to fulfill Daniel xii. |.
"And at the time shall Michael stand up
the great prince which standeth for the
children Of the people; and there shall be a
time of trouble, such as never was since
there was a nation, even to that same time;
and at that Iime thy people shall be dSliv-
cred, every one that shall be found written
in the BOOK
Detrois has been named by Michael as
"the city Of deliverancs,n aud TO him his
followers are focking. James J. Jezreel,
an Englishman, is the author of treasured
work called The Flying Roll" and to be-
levers IL has been sold. THE holy man"
Jezreel is called and his book is the key to
the New and Old Testaments-the Bible of
the new aud latter house of Israel. Jezreel,
the prophet, lays claim to identity as he of
whom jeremiah wrote: "rake thee a roll
Of the book and write therein all the words
that l have spoken with them against Israel
and against Judah"
So great is the faith of the edict in the
coming disaster that all cRnvassers for the
book have been withdrawn, and they, too,
are Fastening to the home of Michael. The
Richmond families, who have forsaken old
friends, homes and kindred for the new
prophet are B. #. Purnell. his wife and
children, and Mr.. and Mrs, Lewis Dawson
and their little ones, George Primrock and
his family, William Knott, Marion Wallace
and his family are other converts. The
Richmond colony at Detroit will grow
larger. Two other families left this morn
ing. Purnell and Dawson have sent back
word that all was prepared for their recep-
ton.
Those who have money freely divide with
those who have not been so fortunate. A
community that is happy, and whose people
praise God continually, is the result
Michael, the prince OF this "ingathering in
Israel" declares that he has already been
freed from the uucleanlineSs of Adam. He
writes:
~ thought was being torn to pieces. l
was thrown to the ground, and balls Of fire
few from all parts OF my body. suppose /
said Praise God ten thousand timesl l am
free from all bodily inhrmity and all food,
shat which before was agreeable, disagrees
with me.n
DO It-Right" Is the new title Michael
has bestowed upon Detroit, and from his
quarters at AZ Hamilton avenue, he has
penned this message to his followers here
THE Israelites of the Lost Tribes In Rich
mond-Dear ones, one and all, l send my
love to ye. l am more than thankful
that 1t has pleased my heavenly
Father and mother to clothe me
with their holy spirit and love, truth
and power. | have proved the Flying
Roll to be true, aud that 1 am the first one
Of the l44.000. am Michael, the prince,
that was to stand up for the people of God
to deliver Israel. II you will search your
doubt, that am he, only a cleansed bod
for Christ to blow through, as l Of myself
can do nothing"
To those of the Flying Roll, Jerusalem is
hailed as 1.-THE Heavenly Mother "Michael
the Prince" declares that the spiritual
meaning OF Detroit is, do it right" and
that, therefore, God has sent for his people
to gather there. England. he says, also,
means Gods land" and that Michigan
being interpreted Alright means where
Michael began
d. w. Taylor ranks as the John the Bap-
fist of the sect in this city, which has wit
messed a strange growth of the Flying Roll
There are nearly 100 who have been enrolled
as converts. They appear honest and sin
cere and ara quiet in their belief, foisting it
upon no one. The twelve lost tribes are to
gather at Detroit that the scriptures may
be fulfilled. That is the prophecy Of
Michael.
The Jews are they Of Judah. The first
missionary of the new faith who reached
Richmond wore his hair long, aad his full
beard fell over his breast like that of the
patriarchs of old. He sowed the seed and
the harvest is just now being reaped-an
exodus of the faithful TO their chosen Mecca.
Upon one subject alone the prophets are
silent. They do not pretend to foretell the
fate of those whose names are not to be
found on the flying roll. They simply point
TO the prophecies of Daniel aud have turned
their faces away from the world and en-
tered upon a pilgrimage toward a new re-
ligious world of their own.