The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-29
HEAVEN LOCATED
IN AN OHIO CITY
New Sect Who Believe in Letting
Future Take Care OF Itself.
LIVE ONLY IN PRESENT
FEDERAL AND STATE OFFICIALS
ARE INVESTIGATING THE
METHODS OF THE SPIRIT
"FRUiT" FOLLOWERS.

Chicago, May IS. 10 compensate
he Spirit Fruit sect for its exclu
sion from the hall al 81 Clark street.
there came today the announcement
that il would receive the gifts of be-
tween 100000 and 100000 from l. e
Rockwell. n convert. with offices in
he New York Life building. It was
asserted that eventually he would
give Jacob" and his followers $500
oO0, to support the spirit Fruit col
)ny near Lisbon, Ohio.
This farm near the litle Ohio city
S one Of the most remarkable pro
lucts of social conditions in the Uni
ed States. II is the heaven estab-
ishcd by Jacob" who planned by his
INVASION of Chicago to get funds to
strengthen his position AMI to find
new al!ios willing to take up his
WORN
Tho revelation Of the many ses.
sicns that take place in 81 Clark
street, witnessed by the tenants Of
the building, has aroused the police
the pos,ollce department and the
United States district attorneys of
fee to activity, but SO far no actual
move has been made except by tha
agents of The building who decided
TO drive the crowd out of the building.
The Spirit Fruit followers, who
believe in letting the future take care
of Itself and in following their own
feelings rather than their iniellects,
try to think Of nothing beyond the
present and this neglecting to think
of where the rent for their rooms was
to come from gave the agents an OPP
portuuity to out the society and the
spirit of "norresstance' preached
by Jacob" will make the task of oust-
ing them an easy one.
Iiceman Kuehn, a wealthy contrlc.-
or, whose wife is in New York, Is
knovn in the society as the Sweet
heart of another convent They un-
euly profess affinity and boast bf
their relations Both are registered
in Jacobs hook
These talked a duet 10 the Spirit
Fruit cult after the exposure of the
conditions was made here. Il have
just arrived from Lisbon" said Mias
Barrett, where J went 10 bring ia.
cob To Chicago ! want to be near
him and may move 10 Lisbon
when / first saw Jacob ! didn't
like him He called me Eva. and
being still clothed in conyentiopaity.
resented IT, But when ! heard him
aud studied his teachings ! saw my
error and was pleased when he caliel
me Eva. and | called him Jacob as
everyone else does.
"Do | love Jacob? OF course
love him love him just as do
every other man and woman in the
world We all love"
II suppose You think ii strange that
| am here and my wife is in New
York" interpo7ed Kuehn. But it is
not at all strange Miss Barrett rs
my sweetheart. Just as much as my
wife is. love my wife just as much
as ever did Myself and my wife
are pleased that should love Miss
Barrett.
Bob Wall and his wife were not
living on congenial terms until they
Joined this society Now they afi
the happiest couple | ever met"
'D0 you believe in diyorce?"
we pay absolutely no attention to
institutions of man. but do not hes
itate to say that if were married tr
2 woman ! did not love | would not
hesitate 70 seek my affinity If ! did
otherwise would be hypocrite"
Beautiful. well educated. musical
and Independent, Katherine Hcrue
.on, 1890 Evanston avenue. has cas-;
her lot with the Lotus Eaters" Dur.
ing the absence Of Jacob the girl ~.
the leading spirit of the worshippers.
Defying all the traditions of home
life. the girl declares thar she hs,
thrown aside the usages Of slciety ans
hat she makes her life conform 10
the teachings Of the universal
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