The evening times., 1900-02-19

of +. w. Sandford leader OF the move
ment, and going out into the world to
preach the gospel without money or the
knowledge of where their food or clothes
or shelter is coming from.
The talks of MIR. Sandford at the house
at No. 546 Massachusetts, Avenue have been
OF so sensational character that all Bos
ton has been attracted to the meetings.
What Mr.. Saudford offers is a religion
stripped of formaiity. dignity, creeds. The
Holy Ghost and Us Society makes no hesi
tation about cursing all the creeds and de-
nominations alike. That the ministers and
the press of Boston have risen against this
intruder does not seem to concern Mr..
Sandford in the least.
Mr.. Sandford is a small spare man,
with waving brown mustaches and steel
gray eyes. There is something magnetic
about his eye and a good deal that is hyp
MOTTO about his gestures.
The Holy Ghost and Us he said, when
asked to explain the motive for the So
ciety's eccentric name. stands for a COM
bination that owns and moves heaven and
earth.
To as. the beings who inhabit the earth,
and the Holy Ghost. the living and pres
ent representative of God, there is nothing
the earth can refuse to yield Why should
people work and take their minds from
spiritual things when the Holy Ghost. who
is just as real and actual living man as
any of US. stands here in our midst ready
to provide us with a living?'
But everyone who works doesn't find a
living coming so easily" was suggested.
Then it's because they haven't made
friends with the Holy Ghost. II you'll
make his acquaintance you'll find that you
won't have to work for living. but that
He'll be at your elbow ready 10 provide for
every need--from food and drink and
shelter TO your car fares.
How? Oh. He has various ways. OF
course don't mean to say an unseen hand
puts food in your mouth when noontime
comes. The Holy Ghost has more dell
cate way of doing things. When He sees
that noontime comes and there's no food
in sight. he looks around and finds a place
where food is and brings the person with
the food around. Or He takes hold of my
hand and leads me to the person who's got
the food or the money to pay for it. It's
so with my clothes; it's so with every
thing II you'll only leave il to the Holy
Ghost He'll look after the food and
clothes and shelter. He's a sort OF care
taker.
1t was so when first started this work
seven years ago. | had good paying Bap-
tist paStorate, but | was not contented
realized the sham and hypocrisy attend
ant upon a denominational pulpit. Then
God sroke to me and told me to go to Sh-
loh Me. and trust TO Him. When got
there He told me what to do. IL was to
build. After spending a short time preach
ing in the neighborhood | won several stu
dents over to my way of thinking. and to
gether with one wheelbarrow, and that =
borrowed one. We started in to dig the
foundation for a meeting house.
1t took three months to get the foun
daJion dug. Then needed lumber and
brick and plaster and nails. and the Holy
Ghost got them for US. The building was
completed and the school grew.
The DAY il was to be finished and the
bills TO be presented we had no money
with which to meet them. They must be
met with cash. | started out for Boston,
not knowing where TO go or what to do.
But the Holy Ghost took me. Before night
sent the following message to Shiloh;
Dear shiloh: 1t is hard to beat God Almighty
Enclosed find check 10 cover todays bills Halle
luiah! Yours il the saddle and putting spurs 10
the charger. F. ". SANDFORD.
On another occasion. when our build
ing for healing the sick and casting out
demons was nearing completion and We
were in straits over money matters,
came To Boston on a similar errand with
the Holy Ghost. and before we had been
here an hour wired back TO Shiloh:
90 Hallelujah' Money in for the car
penters' bills God Almighty reigns.'
I'VE named the healing building Be-
thesda after the place in which Christ
l,l tFa ctg oil nd ntvfd
do we heal them? Ind Ell we Co.
Why shouldn't we Didn't Christ? All
we have to do is TO put ourselves on the
same plane as Jesus Christ ard be bold
enough to do what He did. Until you
take the place of God your life is simply
on the line OF the natural. after you
take His place you must carry on this
work on the line of the supernatural. To
that degree the supernatural is in your
life, to that degree you are taking the
place OF the Son of God
Mr. Sanford introduced two young girls
who had left society. given up their home
and friends and incomes to join his fold.
They are Hiss Guptil and Miss Mary Cup
til, OF Portland, Me They are both beau
ties, and seem completely under the spell
of Mr.. Sandford's weird cult
Miss Mary Guptil intends to accompany
the leader to Jerusalem. She is tall
uark-eyel, PINK -cneehed girl, WIN great
deal Of grace and refinement
God spoke to me through Mr.. Sand
ford she said. ''and / cast myself at his
feet. l have given up all | possess, and
have done il willingly. My only regret is
that | have nothing more to give. | do
not know where my next meal is coming
from or where | will get my clothes. But
/ have no fear about that. Mr.. Sandfords s
example has filled me with faith and be
has introduced me to the Holy Ghost"
The Guptil girls are only samples of Mr..
Sandford'S followers. His magnetic grey
eyes are working wonders among the i'm
pressioDable women of Boston, and his
hypnotic, persuasive voice is raised in sup
plication for them to leave their families.
their homes, their means of livelihood, and
follc1 him and the Holy Ghost to the
ends of the earth.
Mr.. Sanford bases his beliefs on the
sixth chapter of Matthew, 3l33: Take
no thought. saying. What shall we eat? or,
What shall We drink? or. Wherewithal
shall we be clothed? But seek We
first the Kingdom of God and His right
eousness; and all these things shall be
added unto you
Mr.. Sanford denies, however, that the
Kingdom of God can be found in ones
own home or in ones own walk of life,
or anywhere. in fact, except within his fold
and under his management.
And most of ALL he adds. decidedly.
lit cannot be found in the modern church,
nor under the guidance of the hypocrites
who call themselves Christians"