The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-01-11
EQUAL HOLY ROLLERS
STRANGE ANTICS OF RELIC.
IOUS SECT IN THURS
TON COUNTY.

Gibbers While in Trance-Wben
She Receivers Her Normal Con-
dition She Gives an Expo
sition of the Revelations
She Says She Has
Received.
Wlympia, WASH, Jan. IA
new religious sect that promises to
outdo the ''Holy Rollers" has gain
ed a foothold in Thurston county,
and is holding forth every night In
the schoolhouse at South Bay, about
10 miles from Olympia.
The sect has been dubbed "The
Unknown Tonguers," the name be-
ing based upon some of the pecu-
liarities of the services. Revelations
are received by the daughter of the
leader of the sect as the unknown
tongue" mentioned in Scripture.
The meetings were started by a
person calling himself "Rev. Jas.
Hayes. Hayes came here recently
from Oklahoma. Sixteen years ago
he lived at South Bay, and at that
time was an infdel and scofer Of
the Bible. In the Is years of his
residence in Oklenoma he has
changed his views on religious top.
les, but has gone off on a peculiar
tangent never before heard of in
this locality.
The precept of Hayes creed,
however, are not new or unusual
with freak religious sects. He
breaches immersion, and all con-
verts are given cold dip to seal
them in the faith. He also claims
to perform marvellous cures by the
laying on Of hands.
The ceremonies at the meetings
held in the schoolhouse are what
has given the sect the name of Gun
known Tonguers." The meetings
are on the old-time revival order in
some particulars, with much
shouting" exhorting and singing.
When the leaders have reached a
high nervous tension, Hayes daugh-
ter, who is young woman, lapses
into a trance-like state. She re-
mains quiet for time, but not for
a long period. Then she rises, ges-
fticulates wildly, rushes about the
room, during all of which time. a
peculiar gibberish pours from her
| lips. -
I Hayes expounds at length during
the services from the Bible, paying
particular attention to the referen-
ces to divine revelations in an aun-
known tongue" He does not pro-
fess to understand what his daugh-
ter is saying during the period Of
her receiving revelations" and
lsays that she hsrself does not un-
lderstand her words. AT times The
woman will seize persons il the au-
ldience, and her manner tends to
the belief that she is promising ter
rible penalties in the hereafter un-
Hess ways are mended.
Finally the revelations cease and
the woman regains her normal fac,
ulties. She then processes to ex-
fpound the revelations in English,
fShe claims to understand the Inn,
port Of the revelations received, but
has no knowledge of the words she
1has used and can give no meaning
for them when they are repeated to
her.
The members Of the sect profess
sIgreat faith in the divine nature o
woman revelations, and the sin.
fcerity Of Hayes. Like all cranks o
Ishat nature, Hayes is securing some
4 few converts. AS a rule, however
1.-THE people of South bay look upor
1.-THE meetings aud revelations witt
/ amusement. Many curiosity seek
Iers attend. So far there has beer
lno criticism passed upon the mora
sIconduct OF the leader of the sect Of
.Iupen the moral tenor Of his teach
Iings.
q Boston, Jan. The heaV,
Inerth-easterly storm which set il
I last night embraced all New Eng
s. Hand. The rain, accompanied by
lrise Of about 80 degrees in tempera
siture. rapidly melted the snow ant