Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-09
THE FALSE PROPHET.
Bill to be Filed in Court Against
Schweinfurth.
q. w. Coudrry Compia'ns-He says
the Defendant Lured Away
His Family. Wife ana
Five Children

The peace Of body and soul which
George Jacob Schweinfurth, the false
Christ. is now supposed to be enjoying at
his Mount Zion." near Rockford, is
greatly imperiled. 1t is quite likely, in
fact that the wrath of one of his victims
will soon be poured out upon him in such
wholesale quantities as to make his So
called heaven an abode of far differ
ent character from that which is generally
understood by the term.
There hes been filed i'll the circuit
court by Hill & May, attorneys, precipe
bill in the case of George W. Coudrey VS.
George Jacob Schweinfurth. alias Christ
Rev. William Baldwin, alias an apostle
and Francis Ward. alias an apostle Mr..
Coudrey, who lives at No LA North Ked
zie avenue, sues for $50 ,0G0 damages for
the alienation of his wife's and chi'dren's
affections, alleging that Schweiufurih.
with his so-csled apostles, has been gull
ty of conspiracy and questionable prac>
tees in the carrying out of his designs.
The story as tod last evening by lis at
torneys, Hill & May, is as follows:
in the year 1884 Schweinfurth with
his followers first came in contact with
MIR. Coudrey's family while soliciting
proselYtes from house to house. In the
course of time Mrs. Coudrey accepted the
fail lor h,}i
the child rem. There are five children in
the family, as follows: Norma, aged
about 2l, ard + teacher at Central music
hall; Msybele, aged 16; George, aged Is,
Jessie. aged 12; and Grace. aged 10.
After adopting the new views Mrs
Coudrey left her home from time TO time
and visited the heavens, Known rs Mount
ZION, near Rockford, IL, remaining
there for weeks at a time. Dec 81
last she left for such visit and has
not yet retuIled. But even while
living in the CITY she frequently
went to the Bethel ONE at Ne 1909
Wolfram street, where the Rev Will
liam Baldwin, one Of Schwenfurth's
followers, weekly breaches sermon and
reads an inspired writing from Christ
Ga one occasion when the husbands sus>
piciOns were aroused he went to Bethel
house and demanded to see his wife. He
was told that ste was not there BY both
Baldwin and Ward. He remained in
waiting, however, on the outside, and
YVES rewarded at length by seeing his wife
come ont.
While living at home Mrs Caudrev
received three or four letters each week
from Christ which were addressed to
her at the Bethel home or in care of her
daughter. Norma, a. Central Music hall.
As an example of one OF the letters the
following may be quoted. 1t is in
Schweinfurth's own handwriting and ed
dressed to Mrs. CoudreY.
"BUENA VISTA, Colo. Jan. %, 1856
Saturday p. m.-Dear child whose name
is Mary and the beloved termed 'ore of
my rare jewels Grace to thee and peace
be multiplied. Your words came to nv
hand in due time AS traced your lines
and thus followed along the tortuOus path
of the life now past az offering of devout
thanksgiving assembled from my heart to
God. praised God for not letting you
miss the straight gate which leadeth unto
life Here you are inside the gate and
now are making your way up The steps o.
light. Blessed one, the past is passed and
forgotten, wiped out OF Gods book of re-
membrance. So. now, rsnsomed, healed
restored, forgiven, 'evermore her praises
sing
Il an sure that henceforth ard forever
You will stand glad witness unto the re-
deeming power of love of our blessed and
glorious Christ. Ii you find that you
have to suffer some Of the deeds done in
the body don't be at all detected for
that; but come on rejoicing; all the
while knowing that everything belonging
10 the old must come to a perpetual cad
Suffer gladly what Ged lays upon you TO
suffer. One thing is sure. Accept il
the bride of love Near TO Gods
heart you lie God in his woDdrous
goodness is giving your children
to you. You have been longing for tie
true and pure all the while. God knew
it. and so sent his Christ to save you and
to bring You home. The desire of your
heart Ia fulfilled by Gods Christ.
Il am too weary to write much, but
felt that ! must speak word 10 your
hearts comfort. l shall be glad to hear
from you again as soon as you are mind
ed TO write. l will pen few lines to
Norma.
Now angels keep you and cheer you,
and God and Christ bless in all things |
Amen and amen. Yours for the glory of |
Christ and of God. joy"