The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-26
Mount Zion.

Tho mission OF Joanna was begun In 1902.
Every member OF the sect had u folded paper.
stamped with talsmanic seal and bearing
the letters u. c." in which were number OF
meaningless sentences alleged to have been
sent by Jesus Christ to the bearer OF the docu-
ment The great object of Joanna's mission.
however. was an immaculate conception. She
was to bring forth Shiloh" promised to be
born Of a virgin. and thu event was look ed
forward to by her followers with upboundcd
enthusiasm and credulity. Disappointment
more than once clouded the hopes Of Joanna
and her followers. but in the course Of timo
the period was announced. As she labor cd
under more than tho usual indispostion. it
was deemed necessary to satisfy all worldly
doubts. and medical mon were called in
to give professional opinion. The de-
cisons were not satisfactory, Tho doc
81 years OF age. a virgin. and an expectant
mother. After investigation. they ridculed
the whole proposti2n; DR.. Richard Kecce,
IN the expected child, The hopes of members
OF the Southeott seet, We're revived until Jp-
bed she admitted that her claims concerning
the child she was to bring forth were the out
q @ t, her ds chd
been born an! had been tnkcn 10 heaven to
avoid contemplation through contact with
sy that the only warrant for the alleged preG-
nancy name vas dropSral tumor; neyerthGles In
Spite OF th9 publicity given to- tho delusons
In is75 James K. White .'G more famous for
his debapchcries than for his piety. estnbli
H. s HsSist to o. s"S dvnes
sspredi assumed assn the name OF James Icrshon
Hoseal styled himself the messenger Of ,i God.
an! ana annoupced that no received direct rovela-
TONS; no announced. would he given to tho
eec! T. series Of nine sEc,rm"ns t9 be known
n E" or GHa
from the followers OF. Southcottism and other
ehnnssd Po 20 snS the Of the sect was
wealth among his followers, and nsa result he
s at the
to cost about y 100000. but after tho temple
W. VAS started tho project was, interrupted .by
wife. Immediately, before his death JszreeI
reeanted, renewed his allegiance to the estsb-
he Ru GSSrd ESss1 70 AHA ss
Cunningham, who Is .r9markable chiefly. even
9ey, He is now the leader of the New and
bs .ser Mouse Is 2 II EnGHnd athSngh
is disputed 10y i,rince Michael. '''' 'sA''''''e'
Michael H.. Mills. who CLAIMS to be he leader
Of tho = sect throughout the world, and is
~ the public as the bogus prince. was horn in
Canada about nifty years ago and has lived in
several Canad ian towns and cities most of his
NE About six years ago he went to England
anu became ono Of the followers Of Cunning
ham, However, Mil Us was not willing To- stay
q follower. and no determined to establish tho
sect In America. lie obtained some sort OF /.
dispensation from Cunningham and cams to
tni is. country. soon. however. ho received So
called revelations from heaven which made
him the head Of tho sect and gave him SUI.
Greme authority in this country and abroad.
10 was content to coniine his operations to the
United Statos and Canada. lie went to cities
~ tanada and in some smaller towns in the
United states and attracted u small following
OF crelulous super;sensitive, romantic. ssnti.
mental or weak-inindcl indviduals. His fol-
lowers mad tn swear that thGy would never cut
their boards or hair, or shave thoir upper lips.
consequently, whenever mnmbers Of the sect
appeared in town they were distinguished
ohsiy by their flowing locks. The female
inembers of the sect wear their hair ojse. the
locks falling down UPON their shoulders.
Everywhere that Prince Michael went he
taught his new converts that Detroit was TO he
the city, OF saNRticn." and that from II the
l44,Wh, "lect-'nr more properly tina 3Ss 5000.
as IL tnk"s n man and y woman 10 n,Akea per
let VI woGid be taken 10 h,ayr~ al tho