The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-21
PROPHET SANFORD CALMLY
AND ONeLOSt+IN0LN
CLAIMS THAT He is ELIJAH
And by His Immaculate Nerve He Has Deuded Citizens In
Great Numbers kidnapped Tacoma Glrs-Threat-
ems Swift Damnation to the Newspaper Men

+. W. sanford. the individual who
three years ago created the biggest
disturbance that was ever raised IN
Tacoma in the way Of religious ven
lures, and who has been the means
OF breaking up more than one home
In that city as well aa numerous
others, has AT last gained the hrazen
efrontery 90 come out through the
columns OF his weekly paper the
Everlasting Gospel" published at
shiloh. Me, and announce that he
Is Elljah
II Is now No to John Alexander
powtc 60 explain how this can be-.
as hc also, about three moutha age.
declared IA "a speech delivered In
zion, a place near Chicago which
his followers have made rich by
their money gifts 20 their leader. that
he was Eliiah. ana that he alone had
been sent To prepare the people OF
the earth FOR the end OF the world.
Dowle and SANFORD viii now have
TO draw atraws GO see which shall
carry cut the engagement
ceaeeraing Sanford
sanford IN much younger man
than powie. bat he Il one OF the
most accomplished trickstera that
ever paimed himself of on the pub.
lic as a saint He IL the leader %
a sect which lays claim to being the
only true followers Of Christ. out
side OF their belief there ls No saliva
ton. There are only a few hundred
uf them sandford has succeeded
through hia clever schtmIus in
erecting large buildings and sstah-
fishing large schools AT shiloh. ana
has made that place the scat % op-
eratlous for his business
The very fact that ne has pro-
claimed himself Elijah" h proof
enough for must people that there Is
something wrong With him. and the
only question "a be settled ~ whether
he is Grassy or whether h. tntvnda TO
iutimldate his followers and thereby
gain all they rospess and become
vastly rich az their expense.
sanafsra In rseema
Sanford has been working M 10
his present standing for over eight
years. and during that time has
Travelled the world over lie always
succeeds In inducing some one 20 pay
his fare and 70 put up for his In
cidentnis. and he never seems To en-
counter much dirfcuity Ia 80 doing
The FIRST Introduction this coast had
to him was three years ago when
he came all the way from shiloh.
Me-. To Tacoma. and gathered up a
large number ~ men and women.
mostly young ladies. and through ex-
citement. clsx~riy ted BY himself.
these people were taken one night
20 the union passenger depot on Pa.
ctsic avenue. Tacorn, and placed IN
a special car. with their belongings
and were from there taken through
20 shiloh.
Aimsst Riot
II wan tho widest scene that ever
occurred in Tacoma. Policemen were
necessary 10 QuNll a riot that started
through thc fact that several young
girls IN the crowd were actually be-
ing kidnapped from their hona and
parents ~ this eo-caliea religious
leader. and their parents had come
to the depot 20 try 90 persuade their
children NOT To ieaVe them. and when
they could not avail. became deapar-
ate and showed ikht.
Sanford escaped the drubhinH he
deserved merely by the fact that
some ore sent IN cali Tor extra po-
lice. who arrived In time 20 force
back the crowd that was attempting
so push aside the officrF at the gate
once inside the gate and out ~
harms way. SANFORD turned 20 the
crowd. and. with upilffed hands and
voice. called down the curse ~ ths
living God upon those who had
dared 10 cruAa him. Many Of those
who went with him had not a cent
lie mad taught them to look 70 God
for all their needs. and that they put
ghls into practice IL a matter OF his
tory now. for In some manner they
al reached shiloh. Ut II said Sand
ford stood for a large number ~