Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-04-28
cheduled to arrive in 1916. But

CuTdlely speaking, the emu Oh the pres
ent order Of things, that is timed to ar
rive in 1916 The change from the pres
ent order to the holy reign of Christ
during the millennium may require some
time for Inauguration say Benjamin and
Mary.
They are emphatic In declaring that
the lend of the present order will take
place in 1916; that in that year the
Christ will have successfully launched
the millennium, and that thereafter He
will reign and govern for 1000 years as
the acknowledged sovereign and ruler
of all the earth.
They assert that the presence Of the
person of Christ may not at first be
recognized by any but the few, and that
He may be some years on earth before
He will make manifest His identity
with the stupendous miracles foretold
in the Scriptural Book of the Revela-
tons. Here is where the lsraelites have
pect that Christ will make Himself
known to them first, as they say that He
will know they have thoroughly fitted
themselves to receive Him and accept
His Divine leadership on earth.
Strict Celibates.
In reference to their system of
celbacy, Benjamin and Mary have this
to say:
Our institution Of celibacy is not the
race suicide the American president con-
dennis. The teaching as well as the
practice is this: When person discov-
ers that he or she is one of the number
chosen to await the second coming of
Christine visitation appointed for
1916 or soon before that time-that per-
son is expected forthwith to adopt the
mode of life of celibate, so as to be of
that noble purity of mind and body that
can alone be deemed fitting and worthy
in all who are preparing to greet the
Redeemer on His second advent upon
this earth. If the persons who accept
this call to the holy life have been mar
ried and have had children there is no
harm done All that is required Of them
is that they become celibates when they
join our movement and that they remain
true celibates thereafter to the end.
ut is easy to see how different is this
from the race suicide condemned by
your great president. In the first place,
we hold that after the end of the pres
ent order, which event is to take place
in 1916, it will be found that it would not
have made much difference whether the
present inhabitants of the world had
race suicide or not, provided the race
suicide had been accomplished by the
lawful abstinence known as celibacy.
For with the Inauguration of the mil
lennium, under the glorious rule of
Christ, there will be transformation of
the human body that will render it i'm
mortal. BY the exercise of His Divine
power at His second coming the Christ
will cause the blood in our bodies to be.
come transformed into spirit. This re-
placing of the blood with spirit will rem
der the body immortal. Only in this way
can the body be saved 1t was the way
in which we're saved the bodies of Enoch
Elias and Esdras, who, without suffering
the ordeal of death, assembled gloriously
into Heaven.
1T is our belief that when Christ in
augurates in 1916 His glorious reign Of
the millennium He will fird here OF
earth, but especially in Benton Harbor'.
House of David, the Israelite remnan
described in the book sf David as tn,
900 that shall constitute the elect
These, because they have faithful,
awaited His second coming, will escap
death. Their bodies will become immor
tai and they shall rule jointly with tn
Redeemer until the millennium end
with the destruction of the earth. The
they shall ascend with Christ int
Heaven, where, because of their Christ
like and perfect bodies, they shall 81
nearest to the Heavenly throne and b
greater than the angels, even as in tn
Scriptures Christ Himself is said to b
greater than all the host of angels an
seraphs and cherubim."
There were addenda by another of tn
Israelites, matronly lady known a
Mary H." She was formerly Mrs. Mar
MacDermott, of Los Angeles. But sh
left comfortable home and a happ
family to take up the Israelite's life {
abnegation and vigil at Benton Harbo
She said:
I'VE will not depopulate the cart
with race suicide practices like celibac
after the millennium is jnauguratet
On the contrary. the Israelites-t
to say, the elect, or the people engaged i
this movement of ours-will then POM
late the earth with immortal being
We believe that our celibacy saves DO,
sible children from possible sufferin
What's the use of having children nov
if the world, as at present constitute
is to come to an end in 1852"
Preaching in Many States.
Disciples of Benjamin and Mary al
now preaching their cult in many stat,
of the union, especially in the south ar
southwest. The disciples travel
prairie schooners" overland and preaC
out of doors in city, town, village al
gulch. Chicago has been let alone
far But it will not be for long, as e.