The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
CRAZY NEW EDEN
Where They Will All Go Naked
and Unashamed.
TIE GOLDEN kULEKS
OF All the Gro'ssqu. Cutie, From tn
Holy Rollers to the Holy Cost.
ers, the Golden Rulers, is by
Far, tie Claz;:st OF
Them All.

Them All.
The Golden Ru..e,s are new sect
that, lead - sn urcouth, il'-c!e d.
barefoot MAJ whc says he is Aesn-, Is
making his way to the Pacific Coast
in search Of Z modern Eden. A yoanS'
or man, unksnpt and nesgerly CO.
with Wild eyss ard st:iaent voice, 8
with the bsnd an2 Loudly pStc;s'HS
hinself IS the Savior Ct nsnklro'
F;llowing them 70 that whica oIeS :
expect to be 4 isnG 61~ihs II I4-A
AND honev is rrotlav group cl o1s.'''
vonen srd children, tootsore, hungry
and ra,nu, yet sustsired, uesy I; 80
hv the hidcen fires Of the q ~ G?css
In fevency Of faith, IL zesi ano ~
unalterable Liberalization tne GoloeH
P,,lo-e resemble The one time DoWIe,
tes Of Z on City, M Cd. In th3 shal
6on o, rheir rites they are Ike tht
Hoiy Rollers whom, until snct by
frsrzisd brother Of cns OF bis ciscap'
les. their leader p,urgse into o7giss
that made tie hana ellg:ble for csls
in . State prison. Inc leader OF the
Holy Boilers is dad. The nan Shc
killed him is also dead, a bullet f1on
q revolver in TIE HAND Of the sister
whom he hsa avenged sendiSg him te
his desth. The sister Is In prison, and
tie widow OF the departedsprophea is
charge with being s;n accessory TO
the crime. The Holy Rollers are sost
tered, and most Of them are In hic-
!ns. With the confusion OF sch1sns
in tie ranks {; I'm and tee diffusion
of the Eclly Ry..srs there has ariser
this new crcpbet w:.o proposes TO
eethsr all tie 6iss Fl cted unoer biz
banner, SAD found On the P.cihc
Coast 81 e Zen where every one who
loves Geo a1.G is nt i.c.osnoeut /
thought nay live K Eieoic s:mphcl
ty. So,
bsesn lsss mcrth. T-ey 51oEe csn1
just OF. of Ok-sho,la City, vHe1e
they is. reeu practising the'' Eisa.2
sin p';c:sy ;or three nc.t2s, aa. c srt-
ed % thair nslch TO sha.r -uscrt
home. Wne:e t-st is tbsy oo 20.
know, but John SL=-p. CT to use s:ss
ecclesiastical title. Ada:o, s.ys soSt
the Holy Ghcs: viii ieeda .Aein .-.on2:
the wilderness and on bnAn snot WhA.
is to be their Eoen Will $50 40 oisz'
ing torch. AL he :<;:"2ellc s "a Osis
hons CITY we're on the sidewalks OF
oeerea out Ct the wi: &, IS to WatcE
the departure Of tie Golden Rule
band.
At the head ms1ched the tall gauns
man Of ftt5y v:acse gr'sz sd ,Ia!r swsE
his shoulders sid " hose beard swept
bis bresst, tor bnere are no razjis N
Eden. he wore a white cotsc-; shit
and brown jeans trousers. He wss
barefoot anG hatless. Beside him
walked 3 tsll youth Ct lighter ha!i
and no beard, whom his folio serE pro,
claimed With every cresk OF tho vas.
on wheels 81 .sus Oh, st, the SsVto:
OF Mankind" There are forty men,
women and children in tie LAlc I1e
men, gsrhec IS their leaders. walked
The women rcde, srd in nesvy ~sg
ors, prairie schooneCs," we're the ha'
biss and small children. Lnete ~sie
seven wagons, for ch2lc1en sIe Aun-
erous In Elel4, anc the. .wa.~ila Heit
well flied. Tie w:nen, goWn<d IL
fowing robes Ct ~hiSs. we've Nounteo
On the farm horses that rad tilisc sshs
Temporary Eden which VAS Deing Dc
serted for the permanent one. As bnej
marched through Oklahona City they
1--WE are nsrching on to Canaan. "
One Golden Ruler remained behind,
pszed at the procession between prls'
on tsrs. For be had been detained IL
the Oklahoma County Jail to answer
the charge Of disturbing the rease Of
the community. His name was Thomas
Cooper, and he Is tbs only GS.cel
RoIer for whom Adam has rct p-o-
cured bail, when the sect's IDEAS abcut
dress and manners con aicted with ths
city ordinances. Five times he whom
the magistrate rudely persisted In cal.
ing John Sharp instead CT Adsn had
appeared to bail out his followers. and
each tine he sstcpished the surrcuno-
Ing citizens Of Oklahoma by the
amount OF money he txsrsc ed from
bis wallet, bis trousers pocket and
the ham Of his trousers He has no
bootleg. But Thomas Cooper was ig.
nosed. BE ssys the slight was put
upon him because he had Questioneo
the authority OF the modern Acam.
At Tie edge Ct the CITY, bsiore the
Golden Rulers struck out upon the
broad trail to California, their lesde,
mounted the back seat 0! q wagon sno
delivered this farewell address.
Farewell. ye uDgodi.! I, who In
my several selves am Almighty God,
Adam ard Elijah, salute and warn
you. Ye are wicked city. I find
mine part from you without pain. I
am the Lord God Almighty, and those
who follow me surrender sll their
worldly goods, knowing that I will
keep tnen from all harm, and that /
being blessed with divine wisdom, can
taxa much better care Of their worldly
goods than thsy. an Adam, who
will establish for these inhabitants OF
new world 8 new Eden. ] am Eli.
jsh, for I shall lot die, but shall dis.
appear from the ssrth In cloud o:
fire.
We go to found hcnas for all who
are oppressed because they use enelE
own think tanks. We viii establish
q heaven for all thoss who a1s storm
driven by false and cru5l beliefs IN
the name Of religion. While meGita.
hing one evening I saw the brightest
s5ar OF the night leave iss p sition 10
the sky, and, after osclllat'ng fvr .
few moments, move tow.sro tie ras'
SID sink below the horizon. This was
nne Of q series Of manifestations T