Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-22

were called for TO go in among the
smallpox patients 70 pray. Being a
leader, ne could scarcely do otherwise
than offer himself. He took the small
pox and died. and just before he died
Mr. sanford laid hands on his minis
ters wife and separated her from her
husband.
She said she knew she was complete
~ separated from him and cried about
it. but Mr.. Sandford told her that that
was all right: that she was married to
Christ; tEat he had never liked the
match. anyway. From that time sh =.
seemed changed. and the day he died
she sat on the platform while they told
why God had struck down her husband.
That he had had spiritual pride: was
seeking popularity: did not rule his
housed his son had left home some time
before) And above all. i'm rebuking the
woman. had belittled Mr.. Sanford
When he said let us get our minds on
Christ and not on man." SandfOrd
claimed that it was on account of this
mans sin that God had brought judg-
ment ON the hill in the form Of small
poX. diphtheria. etc. All this time she
sat on the platform, looking smiling
and happy. What had made the
change? Was it God?
The people We're forbidden to write
anything that happened there to any
, one outside. Judgments and curses are
pronounced OH all who talk against the
work or Sanford. All the school and
| church are forbidden to read anything
printed or written or listen to anything
! said against it. SO they know very lit
| tie of what is going on except what
/ the ministers feel disposed to tell them.
! Is it amy wonder that they are such
willing subjects when they must not
| see anything or reason: that is, use
/ their reason?
| They think they are suffering perse-
cution and tell about unfair trials.
| etc. but | can testify to the truth of
the evidence given i'm the trial against
| Sanford, and do not say it because
of any personal prejudice, for there
never has teen any: but l believe that
ali who are seeking to cover up and
patch up and are not willing to come
| t. the front and acknowledge what is
true, are equally guilty.
One time, Mr.. Sanford cut off the
whole school. saying that they were
out of favor with God. If they had iheen
thrown bodily into the pit their IL fer
ings could not have been more reae. He
said they had no right to use the blood
of Christ as a protection, and for a
| while people seemed to be possessed.
: som" screamed, others cried or
groaned. Their cries could be heard
ii quarter of a mile away. Some We're
hysterical and cried for Sanford to
save them. After several hours of such
| suffering Mr.. Sanford took them all
f, back.
Ny daughter has been there about
four years. l could not stand to see
the way she was made to suffer. The
night before we left, SandfOrd spent
in putting her through" SO she would
not leave. She does not communicate
with US nor receive any help from us,
and is as completely separated from us
as if she were. dead. 1 can name other
families separated in this way. Where
children are not permitted to shake
hands or speak with parents or write
to them.
They think by sticking true to Sh-
loh ard being loyal to this man they
can atone for the sins of the parents
and at last see all the family saved.
Just imagine delicate girls spending
the whole night on their faces in the
cold chapel trying to repent of some
sin. real or imaginary, in themselves or
others. and then waiting in suffering
suspense for days and weeks for Sand
ford to tell them that they are forgiv-
en-. spending the time in fear. and in
fasting. in cold rooms. sometimes not
even lighted. This is going through "
1t was not so much the cold and hun