Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-30
NO DEATH In HIM.
Thus Said SchIatter as lie started
Over a TreacherOus Mountain
Path - Sol Blocks Talks
with the Healer.

Two weeks ago last sunday Francis
Schlatter arrived in Cebolleta, in the coun-
ty of Valencia, and staid over night in the
village. Next day he left in southwesterly
direction, saying he did not know where
he WAS going to. On Tuesday, Mr.. Sol.
Block, the or 5erpusing mef aani tE'srants
station, was returning II Al Meeal.gs to
Grants and aboat ks!s Nag h ST. 4 man
leading whlte Iosss se he oyer-
took him, the :. WI 5o-A d .raii leading
to thS Mpgolion mountains,a a trail over
which no one ever travels during the
winter months. Mr.. Block, thinking that
the traveller was some stranger who had
left the highway by mistake, not knowing
the country, hastened after him and, upon
overtaking him, at onceS recognized
Schlatter. He saluted him and inquired
as to where he was going. sSchlatter re-
piled that he did not know, that he was
going to follow that trail. Mr.. Block ex-
planned to him that it was impossible to
get over the mountains in winter time
over that trail, and endeavored to per-
suade him to accompany him to Grants
station, where he would be pleased to en-
tertain him in his home and where he and
his horse could have good rest. Schlat-
ter replied that he had to obey his Faith
er's order and follow that trail regardless
of nsequences.
Mr.. Block accompanied him for
couple of hours intensely interested in
his conversation. Schlatter answered
without any hesitation the numerous
questions propounded by Mr.. Block, and
the following dialogue took place.
Biock-Mr. Schlatter, I have seen it
announced in some newspapers that you
claim to be Christ. Is that sof
Schlatter-Yes, sir, I am Christ. The
only mistake the papers have made is in
claiming that this is my third appear
ance in the world. It is not; this is my
second appearance. 7 will soon disap.
pear to return in another form. When I
am gone those who have not believed in
me will regret it and they viii shed bitter
tears and will call for me even In the
desert, but they shall not find me.
Block-What are your ideas as to re-
ligions
Schlatter-All religions regood. Every
one should stick to the religion in which
he is born. I belong to the Roman
Catholic religion because there is more
faith in that than in any othee.
Block-What is your opinion about
secret societies?
Schlatter-All the secret societies about
which know anything are good. Every
man should belong to some one of them
and remain in it 50 long as the society
does not attempt to interfere with his
conscience.
Block L-What about the frsnre life.
Schlatter-People who 70 to heaven or
purgatory remain there forever. Those
who 60 to hell return to this life end have
an opportunity in their new life to re-
form.
Block understand the Catholics be-
lieve that by means of masses and pray
ers the souls of the dead may be helped
cut of purgatory. Is that sof
Schlatter-No; when soul is once
Judged and sent to purgatory there it re-
mains for all time. When a person dies
be is Immediately judged according to
the deeds of charity he has done in his
life time That is what determines his
fate. At this point the travellers came to
a large old ruin and Mr.. Block asked as
to whether Schlatter could give an ex-
planation as to who lived in that ruin,
when and what became of the inhabitants.
Schlatter replied: Fifteen hundred years
ago this country was thickly settled. 1t
was occupied by happy, gentle race.
They cultivated the soil and lived mainly
from the immense herds of deer and ante
lope that roamed at will all over the coun
try. Then an eruption took place and all
the lava beds You see around us we're red
hot. The country for hundreds OF miles
in all directions became intensely hot and
thousands uf people perished and nearly
all the game. A few of the settlers escaped
to the mountains but were afterward slain
by savage tribes that came into the coun-
try about that time. Mr.. Block expressed
the fear that Mr.. Schlatter might die in
the mountains, to which he replied that
there was no death in him. Mr.. Block
yet hopes to see the wonderful man at
Grants within short time. There are
many letters for him at that postoffice.