The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-11-07

IS cREFFIEID BACK

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They Tell That he has Retdrned I.
| Corvallis Some Roller Incidents.
| Is CrefheH, the prophet of the
Holly Rollers, again in Corvallis!
That is question. with people on
both sides Oft. Some relate that
the apostle crossed the ferry Tues
day eveningkand that he is again
in town. Ferryman Michael,
though not positive on the point,
has the impression that the man he
crossed is CRfaeld. A lady, who
claims she Knows him. asserts pos
itively that She saw CreAield at a
certain place late Wednesday af-
ternoon. gamss Horning, who
lives near the Hurt house believes
that the prophet is here. Mrs.
Hurt is said to have told a caller at
the house Who went to buy cattle
yesterday morning, that Crefield
is here. Tho general uncertainty
about his pfesence however. and
the relapse Of the members of the
sect into comparative quiet has so
far aroused bpt little interest in the
question of the apostles where
abouts. With another eruption
like that of last week, the condition
might be otherwise.
A IATE INCIDENT.
One of the young women who
was a participant in the late mani
festations at the Hurt house, is
slowing recovering from an illness
which the events of the time seem
to have oecasioned. She was an
eager participant in the meetings at
the Hurt hoi1se. At the time of
the burningIof personal effects and
furniture, She packed a trunk
of her clothing and effects, and
placed it Oh the porch at home. 1t
was the plan to have a drayman
remove it te the Hurt house. Word
was sent to the father, and he pre-
vented the removal. The young
woman however, went to the Hurt
house, and remained there. When
the apostle were on trial before the
county board as to sanity, she was
subpoenaed as witness. After she
had finished her testimony at the
court house, she was taken by rela-
tives and friends to a carriage that
was in waiting, and driven to her
home. There. she has remained ev-'
er since. being mos. ofthe time con-
fined in bed with illness. The in
tense nervous and mental excite
ment through which she passed dur
ing the meetings is ascribed as the
caus9 Of her trouble.
WHIPPING THE DEVIL OUT.
The late upheaval at the Hurt
house has awakened curiosity in the
summer meetings in the tents on
Kiger Island. The~ worship there
was in a wigwam. built of boughs
and about twenty feet square. It
was closely enc losed with a curtain
for a door, The private. tents of
the worshippers to the number of
half a dozen were scattered promis
cuously about. and laundry amp
other evidences of human abode
were visible among the surrounding.
trees. In the wigwam the lami1-
tations rolling and singing incident
to worship were carried on,
The story is told that one of the
young men was believed to be
possessed of the devil, and all the
company 1abored in vain to pray
old Nick out of him. Salvation by
that method was finally given up.
and Prophet Crefheld took the lad
out into private tent to "whip
the devil out of him, as the sect
styles the process While the lam
basting was in process, Siharp'
who has since backslidden raised
the flap of the tent to see how the
two were making it, so the story
goes, and the apostle and his,
patient, saw the act In the dim
light they took Ed d~-ffor the devil,
and both took after him, I'd Tans
his best, but was overtaken. accor-
ding to the account, and given such
a beating that he appeared in town
nextday with two black eyes, The
story has not been confirmed by the
7 imes. but is given as sample of
whatgoes the rounds with reference
to the summer meetings on Kiger
Island. VI
WANT NO sYMPATHY/
The memberssof the sect are con-