The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-26
MAN ASSAULTS ELLEN
WHITE, AGED PROPHECIES.
Before Throng of A~dventists, BeIIiger.
ent "Angel" Brutally Beats Sister
of the Faith.

San Francisco, April 25.-Because he took
onense at the refusal Of the elders to hear
c lIs me Simgi h | 4: Nelson. who pro
Testament Revelations" assaulted aged FL
len G. White, a prophecies Of mark among
her people, the attack occurring in The
sanctuary rail- before crowded auditorium
galleries in the Seventh Day Adventist
Felled by the power Of the Third Angel.
SO called. the venerable exhorter STAGGERED
against the pulpit platform steps and TOT
t Ser Of ffeg meS as she ava was s Gss : by a mum
intruding angels hand descended upon the
unsuspecttng woman.
Quickly, amid a scene Of much commo-
Ton, Angel Nelson was hustled out of the
church by some sstout-aTmed elders While
others attended the stricken woman. Alonzo
l. Jones. president OF the California Confer
ence OF Seven-Day Adventists' M
the police and Nelson was hustled on 10 the
charged with assault and battery am
from the sudden and unprovoked attack.
ana happily received the Observation-Disclosures Of
her friends that the assault had NOT caused
Of 10 asa s emo rst tr2nble, Mrs.; White i IS years
OF the foremost expOundsrs OF the doctrines
Of the denomination IN the United States.
ATTACK UNEXPECTED.
1t was near the close OF the social meet
lng hsld az the church that the unexpected
sasse4 occurred. The septuagenarian ex-
the faith 10 a large audience. had Concluded
her address and was retiring from the mil
i KY S 9e E /, Il A Irwin, presiding. closed
Nelson suddenly rushed to the platform.
and. taking his stand in the vacated puI,
truth" " announce his message Of
But the people had heard from Nelson in
me past and they were not DESTROYS of fur
tner communication with him at that time.
Angersd by the firm requests that he
desst, Nelson suddenly stepped from the
pulpit and headed straight toward Mrs.
White. who was walking TO a seat in the
main body OF the church.
" without g word of warning the third
anger laid his heavy hands upon the elder
" woman's shoulders. crushing her under
the weight Of his blow. Before ne had time
teries was doing q ragtime march out OF
the place OF worship and under charge OF
stout church officers. who kept him in hand
Nelson arrived Friday from Chicago with
I've companions. prepared, he declared, to
right TO be heard before he General conters
ence OF the ~Seventh-Day Adventists. The
denomination 1dlsclsims responsibility for
Nelson or any CT his followers.
Not subdued by frequent arrests in all
sections OF the United States wherever a
conference or assenblage Of. Adventlsrs
persisted In his Efforts. Several times he
mas served sentences In city prisons because
Of his determined struggles TO break into
these meetings Twice at preceding confer
ences in this city Nelson had created dis
turbences. but never before had his inter
to-day.
The record at the city prison declares that
Nelson Is % years old. q native OF Sweden. a
minister. resident at Chicago.
REPUDfATES NELSON.
We nave no desire to pose as persecut-
ors OF this man Nelson" said Elder jones,
but we cannot tolerate such conduct as he
manifested 81 out meeting. His attack up
on Sister White was so severe that the old
lazy fell against the platform steps and
was trembling from the shock when assist
ance came; II happened that I was close
by. 50 ] took charge Of Nelson. He has been
a source OF continual disturbance in our
church at nearly all of our large assem-
states and even back to Europe TO make
trouble"
Despite the experience OF their friend Mel
son this afternoon. two deVotees Of what
they call the reform" wing Of the Advent
lists attempted 20 give voice TO their thorgnfs
st the conference meeting. Elder Jones de-
cided that the addresses were not desired.