Democratic messenger., 1894-06-09

one or other that cannot swallow
Lynch's teachings. ] have the names
of at least fifteen persons in the two
churches who are living away from
their welded partners; there being in
several eases children that are wrenched
away from father or mother, as the
case may be. But worse follows.
Lynch has now given il out, and can
prove it, that all persons who were
married according to legal form, but
prior To sanctification, or before an
uLsanctiiied minister. are not married
at all in the eyes of God. lie has
thus bastarlised the children of nearly
all his hearers. including his own
family, two Of whom are finely grown
young women. entirely out of sympathy
with their father before, and now,
very naturally detesting his teachings
The lamentable feature of the case, i.
that Lvnch's followers believe him
even i'll this doctrine harmful to the
social fabric. At Williamsville, Del.
! walked to their home through the
woods with man and his wife. Said
she with downcast face when ques
toned: Sir, this 't,ro ond-tro' teaching
is just about killing me, and oh, sir
to think that my children are no better
than base horn children almost break.
my heart. But know its true. WHY
sir, ! was base-born and 50 were YOU
The whole world lieth in the wicked
one" One can only pity such blind
following of blind teacher. Bv the
way, she referred To the "two'>" il
is evidently her belief that the "two'S.'
now they are No longer married t,
former partners. will be married by q
holy man, when they discover their
right afiinities. Lynch has now oh
tanned license to marry.
Attendance at regular meeting
reveals several peculiarities Of worship
After short address all member,
stand up and come to the front and
centre of the church. There punched
together they give their testimony and
follow it by leaping into the air, keep
ing time with whatever air they are
singing. Their jumping is terrific
but is not indecent. Old grandmother.
join in like the rest. need hardly
say that when very portly woman
p-opels herself into the AIR and come,
flop" the poetry of motion is yer,
absent. and the men are not Apollo,
either. But this leaping is merel,
meant as an expression of spiritua
joy and is really not worthy of criti
cism. Sometimes 80 or 10 will bt
leaping together, and the strain ON the
building is frightiul. The testimon,
has a great deal of sameness about it
In and through the Lamb" Nv,
holy people are all that's going I,
Heaven Il am rich,' "Holines,
or Hell, seem TO be catch phrase,
and when they occur all the womer
chime in with a shrill sameness, "Yes
that's so. | tell you that's So" II
my interview with SADIE Collins ant
Lynch said: There are some things
| might agree with you on. but
could never learn to be utterly indif
ferent to the eternal fate of friends
ard relatives. As | understood youl
testimony, YOU don't care who goes I,
He'll" Then SADIE Collins went fol
me- On one side stood Lynch an,
the other strapping big fellow, anc
whenever SADIE made point that the,
approved l would get dig in th'
ribs on each side. Said she, "Yo,
think You have said the Lords PRAYER
and meant it, but YOU never did
You say Thy will be done and still
worry about other peoples souls. w
say Thy will be done and mean i
Ga dig on both Sides. When you re
sanctiiied like we are you could b.
perfectly happy it wife or child o
father or mother were to go righ
straight down to He'll. The One wh'
takes pleasure in blessing us, take
pleasure in condemning us, if we refus'
Him. (Another dig in the ribs). l
we can't agree with all that God does
and our hearts raise the slightes
protest, we are not holy" There wa
much more said regarding belief, tha
would merely increase the length o
tins article without making salien
points. 1t was my intention TO hav,
boarded with some of the ''Sanctified'
for week or so but my visit to vii
Evansville. DEL. gave me full insigh
into their beliefs and practices an,
rendered this unnecessary.
will close by reproducing some .
the comments of Mrs. Brasier, who lee
the Sunday evening service at Viii
Evansville. 1t is well to add righ
here, that the most ignorant anon:
them have facility of expression anc
a freedom from hesitation that is quite
astonishing. Also | believe the ranl
and file of them to be truly sincere
Mrs. Brasier said in commenting oI
Deuteronomy q: The Lord led thu
Hebrews through the wilderness to th'
promised land" So God never mean
us to stay in the wilderness of conver
sion but want all to get on into tn,
promised land of holiness. \ :; Whc
air the wicked nations TO be slain
The folks around us. They air MOI
Gods people. Tell YOU we must show
them no mercy. The holy people i.
all that's going to he saved" At thi,
point the speaker stopped to expectorat'
and then went on: I'VE see the lost
in the condition they air and have Il
be content to leave 'em 80. = = =
may not live to see it, but the holy
people is going to conquer the world
and the churches. They have got tc
come To us. Ii is holiness or He'll
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