The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-04
THE SANCTIFIED CHIEF.
yR LYNCH or THE CHISCOTEAGUE
BAND TESTIFlE,S.
ne Gives . History Of the Orisin Of the
ssss-was HiDseR Expelled From
the ~ Methodist Church.

AccoMAcK COURTHOUSE. via TAs-
LEY, VA, Nov. 3.-Speciai.-The trial Of
| Joseph u. Lynch. William j. Chandler,
| John Il. Collins and Sarah E. Collins the
/ four Sanctiied persons, for nuisance. was
/ promptly resumed to-day by the county
/ Court at ~ o'clock and the witnesses Tor
! the defence sworn. Joseph u. Lynch,
| one OF the defendants and leader OF the
| band was first examined.
| He testified Substantially as follows:
| II have never advised, IN the pulpit or
| out Of it. married persons 10 separate
without lawful cause: have preached the
word OF God. and with no desire 10 sur
! up strife.
I'VE have preached that to be saved a
| man must obey the whole law OF God;
| Sister Sarah h. Collins, Defendant. ana
myself are the orlginat9rs OF ia our , GisGl,
| desired that our meeting should De UNI
attended with disorder. We pray, sing,
shout and worship entirely In the hne
! mapped out in our discipline
! Here the discipline was offered TO the
jury IL has heretofore been published
by The Times In extenso -.
We do not depart" continued the WIZ
| ness. "from discipline In a single way.
| That Jesus, when on earth, sent his dls-
J ciples out two and two, and do not nave
any right 10 do otherwise, and SEND out
| my flock two and two, without directing
and each one selects his or her own fel-
! low-watcher. 1t is not a requirement
/ that the two should be of opposite seNes.
] Sister Collins and l watch together; we
| 40 so in public; nothing secret about 1t.
! We invite the world to be present; we
read and discuss the Scriptures. We
have done so for six years
he WAS TURNED OUT or CHURCH
81 am nfty-three years old, and my
wife, Mrs. Lynch, is also fifty three years
| old. She is aunt to Sarah u. Collins
| husband, defendant on trial. We belong
ef to the Methodist Episcopal Church un-
and ' organined the sanctihevi Band. The
| Methodist Episcopal Church turned me
out / asked the preacher to bring a
charge against me. and none was brought.
| Al that time Sister Sadie Collins was
| also sanctihed as well as /. A majority
! Of the fifty-eight were sancuhed. we
! demanded holy preacher before leaving
| the church. The preacher We had add
mtted TO US that he was not a holy man,
and asked us TO pray for him.. so we
| branched out ard started to DO all things
reading two and two commenced only
| after we left the church. My first fellow
worker Lucinda Bishop. fell away. She
| told me she had failed to be wholly con-
! like little birdie.
MY next Waterman was Defendant
| Sarah r. Collins. i understood the Biole
| better by reading with Sister Sadie. The
| first time we began to see the way 20
| go two and two was when Sister Sadie
| and / laid out the discipline: / was at a
|
| trine when the church was brick-batted.
KISS wHES THEY MEET.
We were not Joined by God. We have
never been divorced or separated.
| John =. Collins, husband OF Sarah f.
! Collins, my fellow-watcher, told me 10
stop going to his house, and / stopped
and did not 90 any more tin he gave
! consent Sadie and | kiss when we meet
nearly every time; It's Bible teaching. |
go to her house nearly every
to-day and breaches the doctrine that
| man sins every day Is doing more harm
| in the world than all the rum,sellers com
| bined. My marriage with Charlotte Is.
| Lynch Is unholy because we were OF the
| world when married, though we are both
have never heard either of the de,
| PENDANTS teach what they are charged
with in the Indictment. on the contrary;
| | have advised persons TO go home ana
| remain there: also, had been driven away
by their husbands: j have suaPpor Iect my ~
| continue TO do so till death. do not
| know of any instance In the church where
| the fellow watchers are of the same sex
| The difficulty with the world to-day Is
want OF love one for the other. John
| Collins Is now a consecrated man, ana
| believes like me that we must greet each
| other with holy kiss. He does. not OBJ
iect to ny kissing Sister SADIE, MS wiie'
| my felloW-Watcher
| DEACoNKss COLLINS.
| Sarah II. Collins being sworn. said she
| lived on Chincoteague Island, was twenty
| three years old, was Sancttfied ana
| member of the church on the Island wife
| of defendant. John T.. Collins, who Is also
| sanctified We teach exactly the opposite
| of what we are charged with and are
| being tried flor. | am deaconess-In the
! church. / read with Brother JoseSh h.
| Lynch mostly but will read with any
| one who will read with me. ! am trying
| to lead a pure and holy life. We stop the
| reading at 10 O'Clock y. NJ. Have been
sanctified I'VE years last u, APRIL ha, Ha aye
| defendants teaching the doctrines for
which we are being tried.
| | can sin If l want to. but don't want
| TO: am perfect; have not Snned Tor fFe
| years Joseph b. Lynch and are fellow
| workers or fellow watchmen; we are sent
| out together by God to preach his gospel
! l have put away Johnny, my huspahu,
| since / became sanctitied. Don't recollect
| how long since Brother Lynch's wife has
| no fellow-watchman; she is about NIFTY
| one years old. We are taught TO greet
! the brethren with q holy kiss, and we
| practice v without regard TO whether the
| nereon is married. 1t is our duty TO be
| so holy that such things should go I'M
| noticed.
cHANpLKR's IDEA OF THE HOLY KISS.
William j. Chandler, a defendant. testi-
| fed that he was forty-two years Old,
| lived on the island; was member OF the
! Sanctified church. a married man, some
| lines preached in the church, but never
! the doctrines for which We are being
| tried. Lucinda Bishop Is my fellow
| watcher We pray and read the Bible.
| There Is not the slightest improperly In
| our conduct: we are willing for anybody
| to witness our meeting and what occurs;
/ have had ten children, seven OF whom are
now living. My wife is the feiiow-watcher
| of John A. Collins. Have never seen
| either in our church or out OF II any i'm
moral conduct on the island. Our peo-
| ple on the island are as moral and pure
| i'm their lives as any people. My fellow
| worker Is much younger than my wife.
| pennsylvania is my birthplace. l went
| ia Chincoteague from Ro&ana, Del, In
| 1876 | am away from home great
| deal.
Waterman, because 1 feel that can
| better with her. l kiss Mrs. Bishop
| usually when we meet. If husband
| objects TO such liberties. II Is proof posi-
| tive that he is not sanctined. | don't
| know thai j find In the Bible the COM
| mand TO hug, but 1t does say greet the
| brethren with a holy kiss. put my wife
| away; by the laws OF the land our mar
| rage was lawful. but not by the laws
John Collins, husband of Sarah T.. Col
| Inns said he was an humble member OF
| the SanetiAed Church; had never heard
any one teach the doctrines for which he
| AMI the other defendants were being
| tried. that IL was directly contrary 10 the
| discipline OF the Church, My reason
Tor asking Mr. Lynch not 10 visit my
| house 10 read with my wife was because
of the talk II occasioned; not that | saw
ANYTHING wrong in Il"