Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-26
Charged WITH MURDER.
w FAITH CURISTS ARRESTED IN
MOUNDSyILLE YESTERDAY.
PERMITTED INFANT TO DIE
the Attentitn of n Regular
Physicfan-Were Believers in the
Church of God-Something about
the Origin and Belief of That
Religious Sect.

Humans Officer Echols, of this city.
went down to Moundsville yesterday,
where he had warrants issued By
Squire Edwards for Edward Gregg and
Minnie Gregg. his wife The defend
ants are charged in the warrant with
f~eloniously and unlawfully killing and
Staying their infant child The hear
ing was set for two o'clock this after
noon.
The charge against the parents
grows out of their refusal to call q
physician when their child was taken
sick They were believers in divine
healing The child grew rapidly worse
and died. when the case was brought
TO the attention of the Humane So
ciety. The trial will present many un-
usual features. and will therefore prove
very interesting.
The defendants in this case are
members of the Church of Cob, the
religious sect with headquarters in
Moundsville. which teaches divine heal
ing. The S%eriptural authority for this
doctrine is found in the following quo
tations from the New Testiment:
James V-13, IA, 10; Mark Xviii,
IS; l Cor. xII-S-l2; Acts kip.
The Church of God had its origin in
Bucyrus. o., some years ago.. d. S.
Warner published a four page paper in
which he gave expressive to his pecul-
lar views. He made converts to his
belief, and the number gradually in
creased until headquarters were estab-
lished at Grand Junction, Mich, and
subsequently removed to Moundsville.
The Moundsville community is a
large one. A number of the men work
in the publication of the Gospel
Trumphet," of which there is also a
German edition, and the Shining
Light" a publication for children. The
combined circulation of these papers Is
$500. The plant is in a four story
brick building, and is one of the most
complete in West Virginia. Sixty en-
ployes are kept busy night and day.
In addition to the periodicals many
books and tracts are published. Dur
ing the last six months 81 900 worth OF
literature has been sent out. and 81, 900
worth distributed in the State prison.
The Gospel Trumpet Company ia
chartered under the laws of West Vir-
ginia for fifty years. There is a pro-
vision in the charter that there shall
be no profit. The stock cannot in
crease in value, and cannot be bought
and sold. The company owns S42,O 900
worth OF real estate, and sends its lit
erature to all parts of the civilized
world.
The sect Is peculiar in that there ia
no church organization and no record
OF membership. The publications are
issued gratuitiously. There are no
charges, and the institution Is MAIN
tanned purely by voluntary contribu-
tons. All the employees OF the print
ing mouse Work without remuneration,
receiving simply their food and cloth
ing.
The Moundsville colony lives ins q
substantial building containing zo4
rooms, and equipped in a modern way
throughout. At the last camp meet
ing, held in M~oundsville. people came
from all parts Of the world. They have
no doctors, their idea OF healing being
based upon prayer and the used OF
blessed handkerchiefs. for which they
give the above quotations from Scrip
ture as their authority. Handkerchiefs
come in every mail, from every part
of the world. It is claimed that new
converts are being made every day.