Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-24
LOST TRIBES OF ISRAEL.

New York yesterday entertained an
angel unawares. Aud the angel bad
| so followers, whom he is leading from
Australia to Benton Harbor, Mich, for
the millennium, 10 years hence. They
are. so saw themselves, the Lost Chill
dren of Israel, who found themselves IN
| Australia and have come home to
America for the approaching millennium.
When the angel, who also calls him.
self BENJAMIN, descended to earth from
the North German Lloyd steamship
Princess Irene with all his followers
men. women and children--he had to
subioit to the ills of the customs ex.
animation, which even the flesh OF
angels is heir to.
The women wore necklaces of pearls
and brooches Of sapphires and diamonds.
As the Lost Tribes of Israel-they
are not Jews-think it is not according
to the Bible to wear last name, the
visitor had TO ask for Benjamin just as
familiarity as If he was his long-lost
brother.
care you Benjamin" correspond
ent demanded, tapping the leader on
the back.
81 am Benjamin." he answered, SOL
emnly.
"Beniamin, pleaded the visitor,
'fell me of your religion"
"My son." answered Benjamin, 81
am gathering together the Lost Tribes OF
IsreaI. am leading them to Benton
Harbor, Mich, where we shall await the
millennium, which is near at hand. We
are living iu the eleventh hour, and be-
fore the eleventh hour is ended l44, 900
of the children OF Israel will gather about
me and be saved in the body. That will
be soon, though it will take about 10
years yet TO clean the trouble out OF the
world.
before the millennium can come seven
angels must appear 10 the world Xix
have already appeared and passed away.
BENJAMIN, the seventh and last, is now
on earth. He will lead the children into
the promised land-the new Garden OF
Eden OH EARTH"
"Benjamin is an angel now living p
/ asked.
ayes, verify"
"But you are Benjamin? Are you an
angelo gasped the visitor.
al am an angel" he murmured. 81
was born in Kentucky. knew was
an angel lirst when / OWNED the mys-
tery Of the life of the body. The body
is immortal if the soul obeTs the COM
nandments. Enoch and Moses knew
immortal life without having suffered
death"
"Do You believe that you will never
dies'
"I will never die" answered the angel
Benjamin.
benjamin, understand you have
| wife, Mary, where is she"'
"Here." He pointed casually to q
slight woman, whose neck was covered
with three stripgs of pearls, but who
looked none the less like an uniformed
Salvation Army officer.
"Is she an angel, too"
Mary spoke out to clear her Owl
mystery.
owe are one hesh." she said. "Man
without woman. husband without wife
exists not. We are both the same
angel"
The Lost Tribes are on their way Il
Benton Harbor, Mich, where they sal
400 members of the sect already are es
tablished. They call themselves Childrer
of Israel. and vegetarians. The mel
wore long hair and boards. They proies
to believe in the saving OF the morta
body as we'll as the soul.
The Israelites explained that the.
we're getting together now, so as to b
prepared to ascend to heaven together Il
August, 1916, when they believe the en-
of the world will occu. and Satan vii
be overpowered and put in bondage
They aver that only one tribe OF Israel
that of Judah, is now lost, and they es
pect to find that tribe before the end
the world.