Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-01
SCENES AT YoRKToN.
Mothers Turn from Their Children
General Mission Is to See Christ.

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General Mission Is to See Christ.
st. Paul, Nov. 1.-The daily papers or
Winnipeg are giving much space ana
attention to the extraordinary move
ment of the fanatical Dukhobors. Ihey
have special correspondents engaged IN
collecting and reporting the news, ana
some vivid pictures have been painted
of the scenes at Yorkton, the present
seat of the trouble.
A correspondent of the Telegram,
writing from Yorkton, says that Wheh
the order was given: Take the Woln-
Ell and children and put them IN .he
building" some resisted, but the most
of them followed the leader. Several Ia
dies in town used their influence TO get
them under shelter. Mrs. Meredlth'
Mrs. Parsons, Mrs. Masee, Mrs. f. a.
Ely and others went in TO look after the
women and children. hey found one
child a few days old with nothing but
shawl wrapped around IL and it's body
covered with sores; another had few
cuts in the raw flesh under the arm;
another had raw sores all down the
back of its legs.
These ladies secured water ana pow
der and attended to them as best they
could, and bought flanrclette ana put
warm clothing upon them. One chlid
died last night at the camp ana was
buried on the prairie. The remainder
of the women and children were taken
to Mitchell's elevator.
Some one in town took child or
about II months and carried 1T into the
place. The mother turned her back on
the child, because a heather dog haa
touched it, 1t was pitiful to hear this
child crying as tho its heart would
break, and the mother standing in a
careless attitude, arms folded, indiffer-
ent to the pleading.
The men were left outside to chant
and pray. They soon left and went
east to spend the night on the prairie,
and confer as to their future plans.
Then came conference between Mr..
Spears, Mr. Crerar and the head men
of the party. They tried to persuade
Mr.. Spears 10 throw up his position and
join them in their crusade to convert
the country and to find Christ. Mr..
Spears read them a lecture in regard to
their life in Russia and Siberia, and
contrasted their freedom and opportu-
n1CeS mere.
No definite idea can be obtained as
regards their mission except that they
are travelling from town to town to con-
vert the people and to find Christ.
They seem to believe the millennium
dawn is here, and they are marching
to meet Christ to share in the triumph.
Mr.. Spears sent the MEN to camp on
the prairie and pray, and come back
prepared to return to their villages at
least till spring. He told them in no
uncertain words that the women and
children would not continue the march.
If the men do not consent to this plan,
then the government officials will likely
hold them and send theEl back to their
villages.
While the women and children were
being put in the Orange hall the men
continued their devotional services, and
would not move to the next place until
they finished. The officials, police and
audience had to wait.
Business was practically suspended
al! day and the town turned out to see
this strange people, who said:
Even If some of our people freeze to
death, still we will keep on marching,
We are going to meet Christ and he will
look after us. The millennium dawn is
mere. Ii you people believe in Christ.
why don't you Join us ?"