The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-23

SesSea OF an honest intention 10 flu
themselves Of their sins and help 9th
ers similarly to unbuTden themselves
there is no doubt Their chief desire
seems. 70 be one Of getting through
IN as unconventional q way as possible,
and to betake themselves TO some. out
OF the way spot for the purpose Of &c
comprising it.
Familiarity the sect is known as
Holy Rollers" but they speak Of
themselves as Gospel Workers. Hun
dreos Of similar sects, offshoots OF the
denominations. have lived for time
only 70 die after a few years. The very
nature of the people who belong 10 It
furnishes the reason fer its speedy dis
solution The emotional nature Of the
worship cannot last long in the face of
the substantial theology of the denom-
nations
Physical prostraticns and other va
rieties Of worship common TO this class
We're frequent during the conference
On Thursday night which was one OF
the widest sessions. they INDUCED IN
driving out the devil" with the aid Of
ointments. songs and prayers.
one Of the men at the meeting, who
declared himself possessed Of several
deVns ana said he wanted TO be rid of
the evil spirits. was Adam Brown, bent
over with many years wcrk on the
city's streets. His seat was away up
IN the front row When Bishop n. L.
A. Eastman had finished his exhorta-
ton and had pointed d bony finger at
ADAM at the same time commanding
him TO rise and confess his sins. Adam
rose 10 mis- feet, trembling from head
TO foot.
'Ch, I am a wicked man" he walled.
4 am full of devils"
oh, Lord, kill the little devils in
him. sang out a portly woman from
the center of the hall.
Kill 'em now, walled several in the
front row.
With the penitent standing in front
Of him. Bishop Eastman thus adjured
the spirits:
Adam, in the name Of the Lord Je-
sus Christ. I command the devil to
come out of your flesh. and declare
that his power over your body is
broken
With these words Bishop Eastman
removed a small bottle from his pocket
and uncOrked IT. It contained olive oil.
Softly rubbing it on the top Of Browns
lead, he gave the first line of one Of
the songs, and with his free hand he
absent-mindedly raped Browns era
MUM with his knuckles. Inc song,
which was 20 the tune of Sweet
Marie" produced a series Of low groans
from some boys in the back Of the
room.
As the ceremony proceeded Brown
sank TO his knees. A curious circle
uHaaa~ "a -
their necks to see what effect they had
produced. Louder and shriller became
the cries after the exorcism had ceased,
and more desperate the commands that
satan should vacats the earthly frame
of the penitent Such cries as Get out
of him, Satan,' Let the Lord do his
work." Get there. Adam" and other
calculations rent the air in the room,
which. owing to the strenuous eKer-
cises of the worshipers, had become
close and sitting.
. . .
Adams case was apparently a par
ticularly hard one to wrestie with, for
an unusual length of time was devoted
to him. Suddenly the bishop raised
his hand and the cries were hushed.
Adam rose to his feet and tottered 10
the bench. His forehead was covered
with perspiration, but his face shone
brightly.
Next was a Brother Williams of
Colorado Springs who wanted to be
healed Of a leg trouble. He had pre-
viously been anointed. but said he was
feeling bad again. Brother Eastman
declared that an aged woman who had
been delivered from "Romanism, devil
ism and sim was still in need Of an
amounting. He repeated his exorcism
and she was satisfied An aged Free
viii Baptist clergyman and several
other intelligent looking women asked
that the healing power be given them.
Friday morning was spent BY the
conference in hearing the reports of
different ministers At this meeting
: ". \. Pettinger Of Michigan was made
a bishop. He is IN the Pinconning cir
cult in the lumber districts of northern
Michigan AS an example Of his heal
ing power he told how woman OF 80
years had asked his help. She was
bedridden. After he had ministeTed to
her she was took With the power" and
jumped out of bed.
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"She danced around the floor like a
| girl Of IS" said Brother Pettinger.
Then he added: Three weeks after
wards I preached her funeral sermon -
The conference on that day roundly
/ denounced Sunday street cars, al
though some pleaded in eXtenuatiOn
/ that the cars were necessary in order
! that aged Gospel Workers might get
10 church on Sunday. An argument
I against this position was that the Lord
would provide a way for those who
+ were feeble and mad to ride 10 church.
/ The conference then went on record
4 sOlidiy against Sunday cars.
These scenes were enacted many
1 times during the conference, and it was
( regarded as a very successful gather
/ ing. Representatives from a dOzon
states were present and they reported
that they had drawn many persons
from their worldly ways within the
past year. A camp meeting viii be
( held in the outskirts Of this city later
{ in the season.
Brother Eastman. the leader in the
( conference here, is the one who found
ed the sect. 1t originated at Elgin, Pa,
/ in April 1894. II was made UP of four
] teen dissenters from the denomina-
/ TONS principally from the Wesleyan
/ MethOdists. Many of its articles OF
! belief are taken bodily from the arti-
cles of the Methodist church. Indeed
the practice Of physical prOstrations
was encouraged by such evangelists as