Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-25


was erected by Mr.. Sandford to meet Inc
growing needs of the school.
Next, Mr.. Sanford claimed to have a
RECITATION of an immense establishment
IN he erected upon the site OF The Old
house, which in point OF size ana lniSi!l-
tude should startie the world, ana with
out funds On hand to begin the work,
without any definite plans, apparently,
except to obey the directions which lie
claimed To receive from the Lord, within
u few weeks. or months at the least, this
immense building. ITO feet long. built
around an inner court and rising five sto-
ries high, was actually erected, and the
school established there. as is well known
to everybody.
people flocked in hundreds to witness tn.
Sessions vi religious meetings held there.
or more fleGuently TO participate actively
in the work Of the Eihle school.
After thiS temple was completed II large
stone building was erected, cIlicd the
chldrcn'S buildings; Il fine brick hnSpi-
tai. and another building Cor the dynt-
mes and other similar uses. III" entir"
paid FOX. by voluntary gifts to MIR. Sand
ford Tor the fHrthcr&Ecc OF the work.
Besides TINS property III tie present
time Mr. SandioId owns buildings in ans-
ton valued nj $21,0or, property in L"ii.tuii
and other foreign lands, an ocean %oihs,
yacht, by which the work is carried aIGnG
the coast, and Il smaller boat.
10 the unprcjudiced outsider the most
WI "a! 70 ~ tiic "ii"iS mo- ~ ~
PERMITS - 'iG way III WIit!i iilI.''t -
iit'iII! i'm" III dl'"l VII ''."'i''i" IN
TIE uilhtEttcG Or a worh l'i''l,,1 ~ t.,
MIN, VI It - uiIo it''i'i ,,j,r't
Ni.l'""t """n' ~ 49, ~ - .'.,it -
unlimited in its proposed scope. Letters
have come t. him in such numbers that
the government has established post
plPtc i"f MS bHSiitSS. ines" IL tttiS nave
ontaincd Sums varying from ir;lction.; III
4 COLLAR to thousands. one New York
nfok'F i?'lNiES. IL y St'iH' Sclt 1t ciloCH lof
S'Nm tnt'r%IN ai'I I'i .i,+
VIZ '''tii' u i.iiiiSVll 49,! o'!tt tiH "
the result 81 PrHy,r nh1 ol i"l,h. @t2t,IS
tHit ltPIttt"iE Niiiii lu;'dS H't nt''i
rNn"uN''u HIS Hci"ti "iI' iiiiii1' II ~. !,
h'd Sessions, % ''Htlli""H" prayer Will
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.it ,tii'i i1;r,%I ~, INTO thnen NJ
III t.'it tti u = - u,irp ~
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cIitni, IN II +.,iI, f,n.It. Of ,I.
, hin mn n5 ra1.t, I,H it'ei
80, H., ,n.niii ,c,,,, ~ , 80
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't'iT t4'It ~ oi': ""l,I'll VIM - 60
m Shiloh hill. and of another who, by
prayer, was given her cycsiGht and laid
,.i,!e forever the. stroua, lenses which had
lcnc nnElrd Her to distineuish Obi, ci<.
TIE press from time TO time has hurii
full OF the strange doingS on Shiloh hill,
md the evidence OF those about INC place
IS not wanting for the authenticity OF
hose accounts.
In all this work SaEdford has been IN
bsolute dictator. His will has been law.
md the colony on thc hill sometimes
numbering hundreds of souls. has re
NAMED or some away as he directed. II
has always been his boast that he ncVe,
.oiicited any subscriptions for his work,
nut he has never hcsitatci 10 take the
lccds OF property and the last cent from
hose who have joined the schVol. !ic ms
aih that lie did this because these rco?ie
we're willing TO give what they had to the
ore; ..,., r,c, .
WIN cverythinS else. SANFORD Is n
BUSINESS man anu' so lar a. Is kho"il' ti'
most OF ms DIES are iauG, rs IN ~
stance OF MS sharpness In urlVlhg par
.aiN. it is related that when the rlalE
rildincr of Shiloh was under construction
ne r@ccivcd 81 4 d." rom the coitractor
or each Of hi. disciples who worked. and
II the while The men who were sacrifice