Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-08

monwealth and Russell and Spady for the
defence.
The prosecution closed its testimony
Friday evening, and yesterday the defence
began its testimony. John Lynch, the
head and front of sanctiiication. was the
first witness for the defence He was OH
the rack two hours, and under severe
cross-examination tloundered badly. Being
asked why he left the Methodist Church,
Lynch replied
They turned us out because we were too
holy"
"Whom do you mean by 'we?'"
''Me and Sister Sadie"
"rhen you were too goal for ordinary
religious purposesP'
I'VE are sanctitied."
''Who is tine head of your church ?'
me and Sister Sadie. am deacon and
she is deaconess and we ordain the
ministers"
''How old is your lawful wife?'
"Fffty-three, which is my own age"
And how old is Mrs. Powell, your first
fellow-watcher"
"Thirty-tive."
"And how old is Sister Sadie, your
present fellow-watcher P'
''Twenty-five'
why did you not watch with your
wife?"
she has lost her power"
What actions do you have with Sadie
W y
We'll, we drink water and read the
Bible.n
DO you kiss her"
"Yes, am not ashamed to own kiss
her.
you don't deny that you squeezed
NO" replied Lynch, squirming little;
II don't deny it. We're holy. am holy.
She's holy"
do you think it is calculated to bring
about peace and goodness in the world for
man to go into another mans house and
kiss and hug that mans wife?'
Il do. That's what ails the world, II
don't love enough. There amt love enough
in the world. I'd just like for everybody
IN the world to go TO reading the Bible two
by two. The worlds got to come to the
Word of God"
Sister Sadie was the next witness. She
was asked if she, being sanctifed, could
commit sin.
81 could SIM" said she, "but / will not
sin. That l can sin if | will should be
clear to you, sir, but that have not sinned
ana must not sin is clear to me in Gods
light"
How did sanctilication come to you ~
Ihrllllnsly, instantaneously.n
you ~ >'s'' ~ = 9'
He gives me the kiss of peace"
us this not wrong?'
II cannot see that it is wrong. One is
or ought TO be so holy as not to think
there is evil in kiss Of this kind"
1Ou have suspended relations with
your husband because you were not both
sanetited a. the time of your marriage?'
Yes; the Bible says BE We not yoked
together with unbelievers. -
And thus the proceedings ran until
sister sadie had given away to other wit
nessesi whose numbers were many, and
WhnSA KRsug ~,
raey.
William Chandler, being asked if he
kissed Mrs. Bishop when he went to see
her, replied
II have done it,"
Put your arm around her?'
have done it ~ .5..z
Where ~
In her house. You wouldn't do IL On
the highway ~ ~ 20
John Collins, the husband of Sister
saule! was asked if he Rugged any Of the
II hug my wife,
60 5000 does Lynch, he says. Do you objec;
TO isynch hugging your wife,
No; why should |. sir? He's a holy
man. L, too, am sunctiied."
linen EDe Merritt Young married
man, told how he pursues his scrintIIr,I
STUDIES III company with Miss Arlint
poWueh. AT ilrst he tried to read with ,
80 he approached married sister.
didn't her husband tell Won that h,
would shoot yon as quick as he'd shoot
duck II you didn't keep away?'
He did something on that order"
1ou began to work with Miss Arlina ?,
Yes, sir; studying the Word OF God y
she had no husband to shoot YOU, ID,
herp" . o'''''
Yes, when feel like it; just as woul,
any other lady when | met her.n
meet ~ ~
If / want" "Well," said the common
wealth's attorney, you're a privilege,
man, | must say"
AccoMAC c. H., Va, Nov SIT has bee
bad day for the Sanctifcatiunists d
Chincoteague, Box,iron, Williamsvilea an
OCannock Neck, for tonight Lynch. th
Messiah, aud the seductive Sister Sadi
sleep two-by-two in the little brick iaii
few steps from the Court House in whic
their trial was concluded at $50 this even
ing,
When she came into the court room a
~ clock this forenoon Sister Sadie's fac
was pale and pinched The three dav.
strain had been too much for her, and sI
foresaw the inevitable. Wrapped as 81
was In black shawl, she sat benin
Counse! SPadey, utterly subdued and wor
out.
Not SO with Spadey; he was the lion O
the day. His bluff for the dying cause q
the SanctiticationistS was bold, strong an
eloquent
The court tgot down to business withol
palaver. Six witnesses for the defenC
were examined ana three for the prUst
cutlon. OF the testimony educed from tn
former, that given by Mrs, Catharip
Birch was the most amusing. Uude
cross-eXamination il was brought out thu
courtship in Chincoteaguc is sometime
conducted under circumstances quite .
comlcal as those recited in the plays {
Immortal William. This comedy OF th
Merry Wives of Chincoteague" WI
played as follows
HIS OWN FATHgR-IN.LAw By PROXY.
Mrs. Birch, the witness, had d duurhte
of whom Alonzo Tarr was enanore,
Mrs. Birch, Il cumely wife OF 50, is q SAM
uhea woman, and 50. in order to il
gratlate himself with his future mother
in-law by strategy. Alonzu professu
earthly identification. He became Ill
fellow,watchman OF his girls mother, an
read the Bible with her evening aftt
evening; but as the devout Mrs. Birch va
obliged 10 look after her household dutie
many occasions arose when AlonzO cOul
slyly court Mrs. Birch pretty daughter
Reading with the elder and caressin
her, Ia Chincoteaguc. he yet found tin!
TO engage the affections of the younge
who by-andby became his wife but nov
M mark He did not abandon Mrs. Birr
Drdt when Miss Birch had become Mrs Tar
ar from y lie Kept up his two by-tw
readings with his sanctitied mot her-iD- ia v
and is to this day her spiritual husban,
= TINS does not afford splendid opportt
Tor brand new mother-in-law iokt