The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-07
p.PT1zED BY FIRE.
,ious sect That Brands Its
NJ IT'S With a Hot Iron.

.erts with Hot iron.
ram the Philadelphia Record.
FL t.,rn. Pa.-Kansas missionaries
''''' sect known as the Fire Bap-
n TIC --.is,ton keep up their work in
" d -,np,v. aud Juror in religious
PIX - been stirred up by them in Ger
Co These people do not believe
s,n+.m by water but in the later
i'' -. tr.-as set forth by ST. Paul
n 'V' Ans If the Apostles. THIS they re-
las PERSONAL privilege granted only
rbo ioin their associations.
-' as, relieve that one man sAouli
a wv more of earthly possessions than
n hut that all should share in COM
fsc+ they go a little further than
Ma' "' ,Ee tne thirty-Second verse oil
n al'U rbapter of the Acts literally,
n lou'1 heir possessions are not tn lr
~ say ~. Given to them by Divine
~ "I..lly temporarily. They are sece-
us he River Brethren denomina-
Ia duriug The first few weeks oil
r. here the missionaries concen-
- attacks almost entirely upon
leu In Recently however they
Y ,,r,,e5 their guns upon all rellglous
ad declare at their public meet
A U.s. ,,,eir Faith is the only one which
ne absolute safety in the lie 10
H. f. Fir, Baptized have located in Leh-
n' ,.ro,.e about six miles from This
,rr,v hold TWO meetings day-ono
4 .r..,uoou and another in the even
og account of The novelty OF the
4 NOV attract large audiences, but
4 .on,,rts have been very few. one
les AMOS Musser one of the most
in,pt farmers in that section OF the
Tho cvangelists have been max
M.u home with him. There are now
"a dozen here from Kansas.
kf,.ser was baptized last Sunday, a red
ron beine used 10 brand him on the
L so earnest is he in his belief that
n. attempting 10 fly from left in MS
~, no felI 10 The floor, sustaining, how
T. hut slight injuries. He has also dis
! "a of a large herd of hogs, believing
(, assertion of The evangelist that hogs
\, ,,nrS-an. A rev DAYS ago he was willed
arm but he declined to accept il on ac-
mi of neither said any of them that
4 e1i of that which he possessed was ms
~ R|lsser. however. has not given an
nal share in the magnificent farm upon
t1cb lie resides 10 his brother evange-
he evaugelists profess to be able to cure
ease. and tell their hearers that any
krg can be accomplished by faith, but
IL doctrine was given terrific shock
few evenings ago, when one of the num-
10 demonstrate their power, prayed
k.t a neiehbor would bring them supply
buttermilk at once. which did not come
sorts of attempts are made to prove
| cir omniporeuce. but, like the butter
k. the things asked for have failed to
baterislze.
las the camp Is established in close proX-
b,tv of the Air Hill River Brethren
Ihurch. their opposition to that particular
nomination is made more apparent. The
lnrerts so far Obtained are former mem
RS of the River Brethren Church. That
he latter body is determined to present q
.stile front to the seceders is shown by
h mother church who greeted the Sc
tders with the holy kiss. There is d tacit
hderstandng that the members of the
h denomination are to have nothing to
l with the new sect. For this offense
tyarai members of Bishop Martin w
kerholt7ers church were deprived of
sir membership.
Were not the River Brethren an exceed
.1ly law-abi ling people it is questionable
the seceders would progress very far
h thelr work Should they continue
r TRADES against other denominations
bubble Will likely follow, for already there
talk Of driving them from the commun-
y IN which hey are located.