The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-16
Holy GhoslsTs TO Give Up Work
In tho CITY Of Churches.
TOWN TO Be LEFT TO ITS DOOM
Brother SANFORD III and His Followers Are
Psrfufb,d 10 Learn Hs Caught Cold
While Bapiillag Sinners.

New York. Nov Members ~ the
Holy Ghost and Us Society" OF Shiloh.
Me, who started in to redeem Brooklyn,
VIII abandon the City OF Churches 10 its
fate and move on TO more promising
fields So the brothers" announced last
night al meeting from which their lead
err the Rev. Frank ". SANFORD. was alb
sent. lie Is Laid up with bad cold, COM
tt.ctec while baptizing nine converts in
the chilly waters Of Bay Ridge on We'd
nesday Prayers and hymns had not lifted
him above mortal frailty.
Brother G, r. Holland, when he arose
last night in Grand Union hsT. Brooklyn
said:
1--WE will give up our work q In this
goddess town. terrible doom will yet
oyertske st."
From the other members there arose in
response mighty "Haleujah"
Brother Holland refused TO say wheth-
er the members abandoned their efforts
because they could not pay the rent for
the hall He vo1chss fed the information.
however. that the society had funds in
bank in Shiloh, Me. which the Rev. r. w
Sanford held I'm trust for God Almighty. ="
When asked why the Rev. Mr.. Sanford
was not at tho meeting. he replied: "Ie is
communing with God and therefore inYis-
ible.'
Among themselves. however the follow
ers OF the Rev Mr. Ssndford seemed per-
turbed TO learn that their leader should
have caught d prosaic cold while baptizing
sinners
During the meeting Brother Holland
said the members didn't know where they
were going next and had made no plans
wha tever. I'm such matters" he said. I'VE
always trust in the guidance of the Lord
J will say though, there will he 4 con-
rention az Shiloh from November q TO
December l, at which | hope many OF YOU
will be present"
Agents Of the Brooklyn Society FOR the
Prevention of Cruelty 70 Children were
busy yesterday looking into the records
OF the Holy Ghostcrs. Superintendent
Robert j. Wilkin said he would take sc-
ton against them should there he a re-
petition OF the immersion OF children.
such as that OF little Dorothy Barton.
Magistrate Tjghe. OF the Butler Street 70
lice Court. also said he would issue
warrant for the arrest Of the baptizers N
any more children were taken into the
water.
Little Dorothy was present al the two
meetings yesterday She apparently was
none the worse for her experience.
Half dozen Brooklynites appeared at
the morning session Yesterday. q. *. Per-
~. G. f. Holland and Sister Nelson did all
the talking. but no converts were made.
incidentally they denounced the news
ptpers for the accounts OF the baptism
that were printed. Mr.. Perry said For
criticising Moses two people were strick-
a. L..
YOU think, TO those who criticise our
leader. Brother Sandford? Won't some
thing far worse occur For isn't he a fer
greater man9 But let them lie and rave
and deceive and howl We can stand IT,
for our ways are the ways pointed out by
the Lord to Brother Sandford, and those
ways we VIII follow
During the course Of the day more and
more people connected with the movement
arrived II was easy 10 tell them, for
some marked characteristics We're notice
able. The men were long and esunt, with
long hair and unshaven face. The women
had little handbags, with their names
printed on tiny labels. In the bags were
provisions, principally sandwiches and
pies
George Potts OF 50 Cooper street.
the morning session, when he asked
Brother Perry how and where Sandford
got his authority for the statement that
he was the only man in the world who
could wash away sin by immersion.
MIR. Perry replied:
You are not in the right spirit % know.
cannot answer you as long as you are
possessed OF this idea. When you can ac-
-eeRt-wAat- Brother SandfeFA- ssFs5-then
you will know from the Lord.
As this explanation did not satisfy Mr..
Potts. he went home and the society lost
a possible convert.