The evening times., 1896-09-01
END OF THE WORLDAT HAND.
DoctrineP Preachedby Christian
Apostolic Leader StutZke.
TOMORROW THE LAST DAY
More Than a Hundred Converts Be-
lieve His Statement, and Are Pre-
pared to BE Carried to IA Paradise
Supposed to Exist Somewhere in
the Vicinity of the North Pole.

New York, Sept. believers in a re
markable doctrine occupied Breyoort Hail
No. i5l East Fjftyfourth street, Sunday
afternoon. More than hundred men and
WOMEN, Convinced that the end of the world
is 10 Come next Wednesday, between sun,
rise and noon, listened to the teachings OF
F. stutzke, leader of the Christian Apostolic
| Congregation.
With vehement earnestness he declared
that, as sure as God is. each and every
member OF the congregation will be picked
up bodily from Union Square Wednesday
and carried TO paradise supposed to exist
some where in the vicinity of the North Pole.
As he talked the eyes of his auditors glis-
tened.
When he painted the giories of the place
they gasped in ecstacy. When he described
ttic horrible tortures 10 be visited upon the
unfortunates who remain behind they
groaned.
When the sun rises next Wednesday,
he said, God will be in the sui. You will
see Him. When you see Him, wait for the
summons. IT, will he the end OF the world
Two meetings were held in the hail the
first for those of the congregation who can
speak only German, the other for the Eug-
iish- speaking members. The Gernsn meet
than the other.
NEARLY ALL GERMANS. J..
Nearly all the members of the congrega-
tion are Germans. There are few Eng
iish, two or three Swedes and Some Nor
wegiaus. Scarcely half of them can speak
or understa ndan langua ge buttheir mother
tongue The chief lieutenant of StutZke is
William Redwood a Englishman. Up to
three months ago he was a life insurance
solicitor.
Stutzke is preacher of the doctrine
originally formulated by Julius Stang
pows Ii. a Germa IL Baptist minister who had
areyeIrtio concerning the end OF the world
September 2. 1863 stangnowski fixed
the date as September 2, 1896. thirty three
years from the date OF the vision, and
StutZke, who was Baptist in Germany.
has been carrying on tn ework of enlighten-
ing the people II the subject formany years.
He came To the United States only re-
Gently and located at No. f13 East Seventy
fifth street, in this city. where he egan the
publication Of paper called Rays OF
Light or the Holy Ghost; or. the Most Dis
tiuctive Audible Trumpet Sound OF Di-
vine Mercy and Truth
At the close OF the German meeting Sun
day. The English speaking believers took
possession Of the hall. a hymn was sung,
and Mr. Redwood addressed the people
Mr. Redwood is a tall man. with estliat
denote a savage earnestness in believing
That he believes implicitly that God will
appear in the sky next "Wednesday there is
no doubt.
CoNvINCEs HIS HEARERS.
He had Bible in his hand and frequently
consulted 1t. StutZke is convinced, and he
has convinced others that Christ was born
and died On Il day corresponding to Sep
tember 2 in the Gregorian calendar. He be-
iieves. aRd he has convinced others, that
from Abraham To Christ was 1886 years.
that Christ was to be the middle epoch, as
It were, Of a period OF years from the time
Of Abraham 70 the end OF the world; there
fore. the end OF the world must cume 1895
years after Christ.
He points out that Christ lived on earth
thirty-tlIree years. and as a crowning argu-
ment in his Biblical arithmetic he asserts
that the end Of the world must come thir
ty.three years after the vision OF Stang
nowski-next Wednesday.
All these things Mr.. Redwood tol his hear
ers with the plausibility natural to an ex-
insurance solicitor. Then he launched off
on few arguments of his own.
'Aye know we are right" he said, but
in spite of this we cannot get the people
to believe we are right. They will find out
after next Wednesday They will call on
the hills and mountains to fail on them.
They will curse the day they were born.
Il was talking to "a man this morning
and he told me it could not be true that
the end of the world is coming Wednes-
day. because Christ had said. 'ye shall not
know the day nor the hour when the Son
OF God Cometh' But his argument was
not sound The bride knows when the
wedding is, don't She? We are the bride;
God is the bridegroom He has chosen
US"
StutZke, the apostle followed In the
semi-darkDess surrounding the platform
he presented weird appearance. He said
TO his listeners that the world is now in
the Seventh Seal and. in support of this
he quoted mass of Biblical expressions
The man seems to have the Bible on his
tongues end, and the conclusion of his
address was an appeal to those listening
to him to read the Bible and believe what
1t teaches
WILL LEAVE CHILDREN BEHIND.
After he had finished his talk, Mr.. Red
wood offered a pra yer, and Apostle Stutzke
was bomba rded with questions.
Are your followers Strengthening out
their worldly affairs?- he was asked.
NO. was the reply. I'VE will leave
everything we own just as it stands when
God takes us away. We can take nothing
with u.s.
Some one directed an inquiry at Stutzke
conce rning the children OF believers. Would
they accompany their parents in this sud-
den Transition from earth to Paradise?
As calmly as though announcing another
meeting, Apostle Stutzke replied that such
children as are too young to be believers
will be left behind
But, exclaimed a bystander-not a be-
liever-'what is to become of themc''
I'VE do not know. We are too busy
thinking of things spiritual to pay any at
tention to worldly things"
Grouped around him We're a number of
mothers, believing in his doctrines, leading
prattling children by the hand. They did
not seem astonished at his barbarous propn-
sition- To goto God they would leave their
babies behind.
An aged coiored woman, who had been
an attentive listener upstairs, started
meeting on the side ewalk. She was Ann
Elizabeth Green OF No. 233 Navy street,
Brooklyn, she said, and she was disposed
to take issue with the apostle concerning
his dates.
She nrocIaiiaed that he has fixed tho end