The morning times., 1896-12-06

Mnason. One OF the sons is Rutgers Col
lege graduate and civil engineer. The
colony numbers fifteen men and women.
''Unceasing submission to God and the
continual casting out OF the deytf' are
the principal tenets OF the faith.
At times, however, this becomes trouble
some, inasmuch as the devil may get into
the food, which must be destroyed, or
into the room, from which he must be
driven, the driving being performed by
means OF a sheet which tho members
catch and stretch across the room as they
walk toward the door. This, OF course, Is
only a new form of exorcism adapted to fit
the ideas of these modern adopts. Anason
also contends that he is able to heal by the
laying oil of hands, but regards 1T as
subordinate office seldom worthy OF prac-
tice. He Is a man OF striking appearance,
OF great magnetic power, and Jealous IN
the performance of his queer religious
duties. yet by his own word he once be-
longe0 to certain class or CRIMINALS oper-
ating in New York city.
Alexander Bedward, the negro who
blessed the waters OF Hope River in the
West indies and had thousands Of follow
ers, was once the inmate Of an insane
asylum. He was also sentenced to two
years in prison for using ..bighly se-
ditious language" He escaped, however,
on u technicality and is rapidly growing
rich on the proceeds of his scheme. Being
the " p Prophet OF the Most High, he claimed
to make the waters Of the river healing
through the efficacy OF prayer. Thousands
OF negroes bathcd in the stream. The sick
tine well, the halt, and the blind all fought
for place to battle. and it is said that
the general mixing up has caused the
propagation OF much disease. The water,
however, remained blessed only while
Bedward stood by. When he went away
its healing power went with him. This
plan enabled him to collect a new fee
every time he came.
These are typical of the prophets and
healers contained within the second group.
The assumptions of its members are more
modest. Ferdinand Stutzke of New York,
leader of the Apostolic Christians, is un-
doubtedly sincere, but his recent prophc-
cies concerning the end Of the world Were
a little off, inasmuch as We are still
awaiting the final call
He explains the slip, however, by say
ing his calculations may be wrong as
far as the exact date is concerned, but
that the final deliverance will be soon.
One of the conditions OF his oracular
decree is that the bad will be destroyed by
flood or other agents, while the good will
he transported through the air to a para.
!, disc land situated somewhere near the
North Pole. Anderson Rodgers was a
colored prophet, whose failure To foretell
| the Judgment day accurately left his tie
| luded followers in many instances without
| visible means OF support. They sold their
| property and made so much trouble for the
| authorities OF some Georgia towns that
| arrests had to be made in som e cases They
| were generally told. however, that il the
ascension took place all would be well, but
| II IL did not Rodgers followers would have
| TO go to Jail. This had the effect OF scat
terng them at the last moment Mile
| Couesdon startled all France with her
| prophesies, but the searching criticism
of the Paris press finally caused her tc
weaken and go out of the business, even
| IL it did not cause her to recant Dolores
Luiz of Mexico and Ida Nelson OF Indiana
| Observation-Disclosures hanprophets, although
| they have both made some very close hits
| Dolores LuiZ is a descendant of the Aztec.
and carries the sympathy of the loTycl
| class of MeSicans, and even the clergy
with her. She is looked upon by her fol
lowers as modern Joan OF Arc.
TheRev +. ". Sandfordhails from Maine
and calls himself Il healer. He says he has
made some marvellous cures. So has Brad
| ley Newell, who was Vermont bla cksmit h
hut is now millionaire, and all because OF
his personal magnetism. On his recent visit
to England he hoped to treat the Prince ol
Wales, but it is not recorded that he sue.
ceeded. Paulin Delpont is a French peasant
| lad who has had some wonderful vision,
and made some wonderful predictions. Sew
eral tests to which he was subjected hav,
proven successful, and he is looked upon a.
an oracle by the peasantry near his home
near LaroQue in Cevennes.
The last group includes. as mentioned
above, 6 GeOrge Clark. Mauley Rawson, Lar
rabee, DR.. Patrick Deryin and Prof. Za,'k
Shavno. Dervin and S Shavno, WHO'S coloreti
have both fallen under the searching prose
cution of local medical societies. The other
are simply magnetic healers, with varyia.
powers for influencing the minds OF thei
followers, and they can be dismissed witt
that description. But taking the craze a
n whole. and at the same time considering
the recent prayertests the immense amounts
OF money contributed at revival meetings
the number of devil worshipers abroad, AM
the admitted increase in literary works de
voted to occult science, it must be confessed
that decided wave OF mysticism. religious
and otherwise, is pervading the general at
mosphere.