The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-13
THE SANCTIPICATION BAND
WORKING GREAT Evil. IN EAST
ERN NORTH CAROLINA.

| "A Letter to the Governor Giving Account
! of Some of Their Vile Teachings-Annual
| Session Of the Farmers' Alliance-Ths
! Baptist Sunday School lChatauqua-state
Board Of Equalization to Meet Monday
| Another Daily Newspaper for Raleigh
Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel.
Raleigh, N c., August 10.
Governor Russell has receiver a STIR
ring appeal to come to the rescue and
drive from the state the vile "sancti-
fled band which has afflicted some of
the eastern counties. The letter says:
I'VE beg you to stop violations of
the laws of God and man, which are
disturbing the good people of our Sec
ton. There is band among us known
as the "Lynchites,'' going about in
what they call 'arks,' or floats, and
who are teaching the people that no
matter what they do so long as they
are 'sanctified' it is no sin. The result
is they are parting man and wife. The
women claim to become sanctified and
then whatever they do is no sin. These
people are telling women that after
sanctificatiOn they can be any mans
spiritual wife. They are demoralizing
the whole country, running young wo-
men and bringing strife among the
people. They go so far as to say that
ministers who have been preaching
Gods word for twenty and forty
years ought to be killed. Young wo-
men are drowning their offspring in
10 II,
leaders are the meanest and lowest
people in the world and were driven
from Virginia on account Of their be-
haviOr in that state. We ask you to
issue proclamation that all these
arks and all that have joined these
Lynchites leave our state. If you de-
sire to know more write the sheriffs of
Beaufort, Carteret, Pamlico, Onslow
and Pitt counties. It is alleged by
some that these people use a horse
tanners drug. We pray you to give us
relief If you do not do something
governor the people will, but they ask
you to grant relief"
Private Secretary Alexander says the
matter will be at once laid before the
solicitors, so prosecutions can be made.
The matter will be pressed.
The Farmers State Alliance met at
Hillsboro today in annual session: A
being whether the business fund shall
be used in operating the shoe factory
and tannery. Many thousand dollars
of the fund have been so used, but
halt was called.
Miss jamie Dinwiddie, daughter Of
President James Dinwiddie Of Peace
institute, who has been critically sick
with fever, is now out Of danger.
The attitude of the majority or But
1er populists towards the minority or
Skinner populists is the matter Of spe-
cial interest at tomorrow's meeting
here Of the state committee. There
are populists who would delight in
crushing Senator Butler and in Oust-
ing his friend, w. E. Fountain, the
present state chairman.
State Senator Hiram L. Grant has
been on visit to Senator Pritchard.
Grant denies that he is slated for the
republican state Craftsmanship, as Hol-
toms successor, yet he would greatly
like to have that place.
Many persons left here today to at
tend the annual meeting Of the state
Baptist Sunday school chatauqua at
Red Springs, Robson county. In the
party were seventy of the Baptist boys
brigade in uniform, from the taberna-
Gle here.
The editor of a. society paper here has
raised quite a row by charging that
the Junior Order of American Mechan-
les are an anti-Catholic one. State
Councillor Wooten denies this.
The state board of tax equalization
is called to meet next Monday. 1t will
take up the matter Of equalization,
though thirty-eight counties have as
yet failed to report.
ter to the North Carolina Bankers As
sociation, Thams III. Battle, James F.
Bruton and ]. G.. Hales being the incor-
porators.
! Today the North Carolina railway
, paid into the state treasury $4,000, in
terest- on 6 per cent. bonds.
George Brodie, the negro who was
brought here under military guard,
| July 31st, from Henderson, to save
him from possible lynching, will be
taken back there next Monday morn
| ing, also under military guard, for
| trial.
There is talk of another morning pa
| per here. It has been going on for
some time, but now there appears to
be some foundation for the statement.
| Guilford college is to get $1,000 gift
from a Boston man.
| The Eldorado Falls Cotton Mill Com
pany, which was chartered by the state
| last week, yesterday purchased
| the Yadkin Falls cotton mill near Sal
! isbury for $31 500.
| There is a plan on foot to have the
state fair open at night. This is a new
departure. 1t is of course an expert
| ment.
The orchestra Of the Baptist taberna-
Gle, fourteen pieces, went to Red
| Springs today to furnish music during
| the chatauQua.
Forty of the criminal insane are now
| in the penitentiary.
Spain's Acknowledgements
Washington, August 1.-Unite(