The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-23
Rev. F. w. Sanford Solves the
Secret of an Easy Life.
Pastor Starts "HOly Ghost and
Us'' Society In Boston.
HAS MANY CONVERTS.
Members to Get Necessaries of
Life Without Cost.
Many Rich Young Women Take
Up the Fad.

Boston, Feb. 23.-Rev. F. w. Sanford
of this city has found the secret of get
ting a living, including clothes and
lodging, without doing any work. This
has been the great desideratun of a
good many other people for ages. but
they didn't have Rev. Mr.. Sanford S
method. He just sits still and people
bring things to him.
He attributes all of his success to his
happy thought Of founding the Holy
Ghost and Us Society" of which ne is
the head and the chief interpreter. He
says the Holy Ghost is man, only
much stronger than ordinary men, and
that He will supply anybody who joins
the society with all the comforts of
life.
SAYS NO WORK IS NECESSARY.
Not a tap of work is needed. If peo-
pie viii only quit working and join the
society all economic questions will be
solved instanter.
Mr.. Sanford used to be a Baptist
preacher, but seven years ago, he says,
he left the church and went into part
nership with the Holy Ghost. Since
that time his life (and that of his fol-
lowers) has been spent on Easy ave-
nue."
All the ministers of all the great re-
ligious denominations are, according to
Mr.. Sanford, humbugs, frauds and de-
ceivers of men, whose sole purpose IN
life is to get money and hold the popu-
lation in superstitious awe. The Holy
Spirit repudiates them.
Besides that, these ministers work,
and in working they fiagrantly violate
the Injunction in Matthew, Take no
thought, saying, What shall we eat?
or, What shall we drink? or, Where
withal shall we be clothed? But seek
We first the kingdom of God and His
righteousness, and all these things shall
be added unto YOU
BOSTON TAKES TO A NEW CULT
Fashionable Boston is taking to the
new culture with all it's BOStOnian avid
ity. Many rich young women have Civ
en- up all their possessions and Joined
the society, certain that they will get
everything needed by wedding them
selves to the Holy Ghost" as Mr.. Sand
ford puts it.
Miss Mary GuptiI. both of whom are
exceedingly pretty young girls, whose
faith in Mr.. Sanford knows no bounds.
They claim they have seen several mir
aculous deliveries Of food and clothing
since they entered the fold, and they
have no fear whatever that the Holy
Ghost will fail them in the future.
STARTED SOCIETY IN MAINE.
Rev. Mr.. Sanford started his society
at Shiloh, Me, whittier he was told to
go by the Holy Spirit. He built a
church there without money, and peo-
Pile outside the fold paid for it.
He says there is no danger that ev-
erybOdy will quit work, and so long as
people are stubborn enough to keep on
working he will have plenty without la
Dor.
Among other pleasant traits of Mr..
Sandford's character is his perfect will
lingness to cast out devils He will cast
out devils for a reasonable monetary
consideration, but this is not work for
him. 1t is too easy to be called work.
Although he is doing pretty we'll in
Boston he will soon leave for Jerusa-
lem because God had told him to go. He
doesn't yet know what he is going to
do there.
WILL WAIT FOR HIS ORDERS.
On that point the Holy Ghost hasn't
informed him. But he will go to Zion
and wait for further orders. The two
Misses Guptil will accompany him.
This new apostle of no work is y
rather good looking man, with clear,
magnetic gray eyes and very enthus-
iastic manner. He has a tremendous
influence over and fascination for wo-
men, especially the young and pretty
ones.
He is not very strong with men, how
ever, but he seems able to persuade rich
men to give him supplies, especially
wholesale merchants, many of whom
have contributed groceries, carpets,
shoes and clothing for the work