The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-08-29
Services lysician Not Sought,1 but
Cure is to be Effected by Faith and
Laying on of Hands-Pecllliar Sect
Results from Iyree's Teachings and
by Faith They Claim They Can
Perform Miracles.


Tyreeism has not even yet been
eradicated from this community, al
though its originator has been gone
several years. I'yree was pastor
of one of the local churches here and
became sanctified, he caiTned and
even boosted. He taught a sort of
Christian Science, particularly his
own and persuaded some to adopt
that faith. Since then other illu-
sions have been absorbed into the
faith until they have come to regard
themselves the More Holy Than
Thou.
There is said to be fewer than
bakers dozen of them, but they are
building a sort of Sanhedrim at
Northview. where they may assem-
ble and commune with their God
without the Gospels being eNpound-
IRE understood not to believe IN
preachers because the Lord pro-
vides by the Elaying on of hands,
without 1.-THE Gospels being expound-
cd by those called of God to go IN
md out before the people.
Seances have been INDUCED in by
them from time to time to the dis
t1rbance of the communities. IN
which they occur, and two years ago
this summer there was such loud
complaint that the accustomed place
was moved
They are said to firmly believe
that all the other churches are DOOM
cd TO hell and damnation and none
viii be saved but the sanetified, OF
whom they are which. The teach-
ings of Christ to them is more to
the life Of human beings than 1000
and. the sick especially live on these
teachings. Of course, thy have no
use for doctors of medicine, but have
recognized healers. who by the taltR
that is in them lays on hands and
pravs and all is we'll whether the pa
tient gets well or dies.
Asa sample of their faith and r.
;nsnirotion it brings, one behnb
the architectural structure OF thcit
church building in course OF erec,
tion to realize that modern arc!'l7
tects have not this peculiar falf'
and have fortunately escaped tha'
sort of inspiration.
And now that there is sickness II
one Of their homes, a case OF dlph-
iberia in the Stealey addition ne
musician has been called and suci
roGle,.t invites death. Instead
saint eas been brought from
NIoundsvilIe to lay on the hands an'
pray. That is all the treatment e
he riven. and the child must. aniae
bv it. for it is the faith OF the father
Who claims to be even more holy
than the rest of the sect.
shortly ago there was an instance
where physician was aroused az
ridnicht and summoned to one OF
The homes of the sanctified. ihey
asked him what allied the patient ana
then discharged him. He inquired
why, and the reply was that they
inst wanted to know the nature OF
the disease, and were prepared %
do the rest by faith. The physician
| left in disgust.
The saintiest of the saints whe
comes from Moundsville may ansSe'
their purpose, but not of the cor
munitv, where the case of diphtiieri
exists. Religious tolerance is ~
right but such delusion as they llo2'
under ought to be stopped espec, ; !
| ", when the innocent have to sulfel
or are put in peril.
Some may say there is nothing 90
luded about it, but, when wo''',''
saws she can tread the waters OF ~
West Fork from shore to shore any
season in the year and any time sh'
wants TO, it is time to call a halt OF
such nonsense.
The health authorities should si'
that the case Of diphtheria in tn,
SteaIev addition is properly eare'
for. and the great healer iron
NIonndsviIle should be displaced am
medical attention given
Considerable has been said IN TIM
article. which the ordinary Chrlstlsi
might not like, if it were said OF nlr
/, hut rreater liberties have been takeI
: with those people because the sanctl
fed man can feel offended at notl