The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-24
MRS, LASHER IS
A NEW WOMAN.
Messiah Young's Explana-
ton of Fruitvale'c
Excitement.
CERTAINLY NO COWARD
Will Open His Campaign in
a Public Hall To-
Day.
NOT AFRAID OF WHITECAPS.
He Says He Is Willing to Be Killed,
but That He Will Not Be
Coerced.
NOT AFRAID OF WHITECAPs.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,

908 Broadway, May %.
F. F. Young, who has been threatened
with tar and feathers for his messianic
methods at Fruitvale, has taken new
stand. He declares that Mrs. Lasher has
been made new woman by his teachings
and that her mind is not unbalanced.
Young is not coward, however much
of a crank he may be. He has recognized
that it was wise for him to withdraw from
Lieutenant Lasher's home, but he has
only moved a few blocks away. He is now
with his family on the corner OF Lynde
and Sunset avenues, FruitVale.
THAT threatening letter was thrown on
the grass early Tuesday morning." said
Young to-day. at was written in bust
ness-like hand and 1 gave it to the police.
1t may have been boys work, but don't
make light of it. They can kill me- if they
like, but they can't scare me out of town.
Let them do their worst. l rest in the
hands of the Lord"
To prove that he means what he says
F. f. Young issued notices to-day that the
"SchooI of Christ as conducted by T. F.
Young will now be held at Thomas Hall,
beginning first Lords day"
Young calls himself the steward of
trines this afternoon he said: az teach the
simple gospel of Jesus Christ as found in
the New Testament. We do not believe in
denominAtionalism. 1t is purely faith
work and we welcome every one who pro-
fesses Christianity. For subsistence we
depend entirely on free will offerings and
the Lord abundantly provides. Within
the past three years our work has cost
$1,000.
when 1 started in this faith was a
Presbyterian minister. and had served my
church for seventeen years. We then had
fn3 home in Tacoma which | conse-
Grated to the Lord, and now it has gone
entirely in his service.
1.-THE statements that Mrs Lasher has
supported the school are not true. She
did give US her house TO take care of Mrs.
Fleming, her vile mother, has stirred UP
all this muss, and is entirely responsible
for the trouble. She made life unbeatable
for her daughter, Mrs. Lasher, and in
sisted in INDUCING in worldly things. She
even went SO far as to have single men
come to the house to card parties. This
Mrs. Lasher thought, with me, was
scandalous.
Mrs. Fleming does not believe in reli-
gIon and does not like the idea that her
daughter is Christian, that is all. Mrs.
Lasher was wonderfully saved and she
realizes it. Our work has taken her out OF
INC INV 81 cue sOClclg winch Sne was raised
In and made new women of her. Why.
when they say Mrs. Lasher is out of her
mind they do not know what they are
talking about. She is as clear-headed as
any woman in Oakland. Those stories are
more of her mothers fabrications.
"Our life is not a worldly one. We
must renounce this world and live only as
the Lord commands. This we are doing,
ana 1T does not matter much what the
people think.
Mrs. Lasher has been trying to get rid
OF her mother and sister for long time
and that is one reason why she moved to
the Galindo Hotel some time ago.
IVY ny, Just as soon as 1 found out that
Mr.. Lasher objected to my living in his
house, and after the vile reports from Mrs.
Fleming had been circulated, packed ur
and moved. Oh, no, 1 don't think the
whitecaps' letters bad much to do with it,
but then don't want any trouble"