The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-11
Queer Religion Of SlIas *Sugg, an Illinois
Evangelist
PROVES 6 HIS FAITH BY SNAKE BITES
/ he Claims That titn Enm,iy Er,wcnn
81 ~ On ns,d Reptiles SHOULD cease
Envoavod ~ Religion OF gsis own
s.sS$ Frotii the isibie Bases II is Ecs,:.io,:.
3.s sSyi Geitef from Bra Chapter OF Genesis
Chicago T'ines-Hcln7d.>

81 proves his faith hy snake bites ltG|
q bitInges his a,are arms into 4 Writhinr,
\ $ iS1FSrigsling, kissing mass of rsttlesnakes.
aE$itcsotpnelhcads, cotton mouths, lnoccaslnS
Il and putting a:idsrs, draws forth nix arms
81 lTon the uirl,;linted deal box that lie has
& gwen Them Tor. a den. With n r3lSner-
$s ssssae9. ,aahstnt By ks r0nss seeph 10
" HL.llSlSthuinh a cotton mouth WITH iis
ls%aaWsS SO deeply fixed in his wrist. where
}s!4s3ee Veins alc the largest and biu&at
l mat the purple blood spllrt; from tho
1.-Two 1.-Two sDlack punctureS Where the lan9s
IL pIlcked through shows, besides tue
u poison iangts OF the nl2tcasn broken ,,if
s. ~ the flesh When he does this his foi-
Z lowers sss declare that $, las has wCrkr,. n
81 5nlsy Gle. # While& other peupt. BVndcr
& s!'atethar tile huge white Bodied. cool
5S5bioodet, blue-eyed, gray I'm ircd, old far
u aner sliyers,.in!, AND lnlterly. travelling
q eShorter. has not "a ,el Ill. produced al
.optical illusion 0ei3rc The men VINO
g slhuddered and tle women who tainted,
when he enacted the horrit scene.
;3sJsA ? ltas ls = preacher ANA has evolved
i religion of his.nwn from the .;illc His
III dGGctrtne Is that Christ came 10 save the
S 4ost.y restore peace between the sons Ui
5$4Adanl and to effa&a The enmity which
:iSeSlsteu between the seed % the Nyc,lnan
Il Emu the seed Of the serpent. since EVE
X a ltte the apple and cursed the reptile. Il
1 as 70 prove his faith by his works that he
= tiiS Sii,thtSa u embraces llipil. aIttt
q q also nat hc may draw q large ;1ud!GuG2
iisten5tot his sermons
~ s,Eoiters 6ilaNeSSaid that Sulsg drUyeei
& MS snakes. For cats, dogs and fowls
IDLE tnnd ,soon, In most pit;shl1 a.ycny
x lvhen lpitttan 'by he sauna snakes that
= nitea Sllas Sugs. a hundred men saw Z,
\ copperhcad snake tuktl, from Sutyr,s
$p iSsNEE strike u fuil grown, healthy r06s-
Ter WHO had been crGw!n;; from the tou
,8' y Y nearby Muluy yard fence, ana In
q 1ssesV l minutes by the watch the
4 COCK staggered, fell and died
d !, q mis- $copperhead snake, Within that
En .1to s.nu on other days before ANA slnce
n 3: Has asten itself with Its fangs ana testh
4 on ~. = uge.s wrists ana hands
YolliaS Susgs is forty ight years ola ana
4 J: va q been.an evan Sel!st Tor four wears.
4 Ade; Was born eighteen nf,p, noi.thr,e.
Il off, Jenna, in Johnson county. IIljnt,ie
S5$S s humble .parentase, llt<; father, ca,
a n olel Be, being II wheglwTirtlt. VIM
In IN early youth immia.rated from rru-
is sisee me elder SuGg, q man Of 10 cd
Il = t!ioI, }dier Col.nlh. MISS In 1861
y aiarvt SuGE, Silas' mother still survives
3uler husband, at the are Of einhty vas ~
tliN RESIDES With one III her itiapttN-
Il S gEss az, jnion Mecinct Pope county. IL
Size. too, never learned 10 ron i,
u s s;n Susg, without serving an a,ypren-
.ie.snip, LOOK Up TIE occ,iNat.nn OF sill
SfEfESnlt!l ana JcWelcr sixteen wears nur
Z al!d mas SINCE made his Twins Troy, III
Ills nelghhors .say,he is a siliiry,l worl-
4 .lftiitil. he cannot remember tIIc, Cine.
when lie could not read nor can hc "a
] 1 tllrib per who Taught him. -Four or i've
~ ears so NE begun 10 read his Bible.
Il anu anu out OF its study evolved {. sort Of
/ theology WHICH he declares explain. MI
szhes does. ss >> -
lie bases his peculiar religious BELIEF
d upon the story OF the fail of man as re-
lated in the third chapter Of C;ennSis
SetttFnpN Eve 4 n. l.,
Z 1Ineaforbiddenhfruit, Adam declared tf.1t
3Sy,tiiYe mad tempted him and she that MN.
h serpent %beEuied Ile and ] did s.at !,
s.: :. ihen began tile cNnity between 7,far-
s55! hlrd ana serpent in response To Cad,!,
y curse Because thou hast drHr 4his.
4 Thou are accused ;,l$nvc aiI caitla snf'
& sinoNe every beast OF the Held uIY,f ~
tSiiDeliS shalt thou go and tlust shall thpi,
!, es!ts 'ail the days Uf%thy life And ,yi:i
SIut& entnlty between thee AMI, tEr W.
man s. nan ana between thy seed ana hcr seu6
- shall crush thy heal ana tlyu g;,atf
Iybruise Ills Heel"
Ss5E ss.taS , ugS says! That when t?!c fan ~
& IIlan Was cN9aiated by lthriSt's rgyTi,,.
Into The worla 10 save sfnDsqs f,,,.
4 iitIi ity between nlam and serpent was
& sist a. a n END: ~ proaf nc cit the ,x-
4 llelleiice OF ST t'aul w!,itc cn I,1ilf,s Il
rome :. .il Nhen cast ul1on the Island ii
5f5!hfleiita ne gathered n hnntlie az ~ ;cl5s
3 ufnuG4a1d :theln@on the fire IN yipeY
Y came out oftllc heat and fastenaH 81, I,te
name Fhe tbatbnrans expected that
'5-. St LII ;g shiil!a have swollen or faIini,
down q dead suddenly bit aftcr thov.h i
4 sloo llked = great while and saw no taBr;i,
5sst'ol, Con 2 :, 70 hini they said shat he WAS !.
god. -. 81 s3.# i i.Iss -, -
HI Fear Fear AMI superstition. according Ia
! ss22llt is all that IS now Responsible. r,l
- 2 akesfn!tes. rrc those ike aim wi,r
h 1, eel % fear siel.pents can da no ha,sn
siai15 doctrine iie breaches tf his hearers
s.A men the leaves ij,Srin 10 fall Stig.- RI.
u lea ess every one Of his; snakes ana let4
y Them find for themselves. dens III r,ir,ii
ito spend the Writer IIe does .llni r,,-
A anem Der when lie was first b.ttan ANT
3 enc lsE circumstances under w!f!ch TIL,
:SS 81 AXE bit MIN, 2,ilt he is ,I4osiiipe s Il
H 1ne Il ss2t. III e ceased ito Tear D,5:h ma
1 q sralsa and the snake bite he says. ana
Salss'eet began handling them rs
/ one EGrld pets Tile only sansA tim 9,a
Spetien ces when struci, IS vr.v I,innI,
8 aiFe what ne says he imagine. Al, t,ri.-
rle, sfiittciS would feel l.ke but JIG. .s5 ~
4 \ ne never say an elrstr!c battery. ~
never rode on The cars nor t3&5 /, 1fjr
SS an ere isY steamboat ana ,G6lroA1i
where , works. is thu x. l!sf,st yiyn
90 was ever rls}ta i.
;#s NJ 2 Is deal ls}cS he carries a l-att,c-
which appears 10 dc q tlnc rEfJi.-
q Ioot sspscirle n on stsr2talnS COZ, nl!cr404.
sSst1 res or our c UI1Ile'heuds ttf y;ttihiis
$slzf t which are les.diiS recStitizad All
;Ancbstrpdoin ca1iitol.tiix3 a. tivf:-.t56r ,cCi Z
81 ION mouth, otherwise known 9;lg ti3c
4 aala tlnoceasin to tnllti,i,ltgiStS es
d van cTssSr0doTn atrefuscus snd etHsill,
z s1readet under their name; several NEE
{ ca s4Sns, Etfa bite of every oi,e al! ~ }tcE,
4 EVA o.,teP uu klein ease .tirniipl JGtils. 4
q aslo dinari?y2 speedily followed !jy death.
Il lbth biologists that he pu lliIIg adder
rpdonS Tlatyr1inus is iialnli,ss.
has one IN his boy. il q says That
lsrat sand chickens iervllen bitter, By ill,,
111lliii Gs stdd fbu Il, ahef3 lnfflng ndus!