The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-09-21
Where They Will All Go Naked
and Uaashanatd d.
THE GOLDEN RULkRS
or All the Grotetque Cults, Prom the
Holy Rollers to the Holy GCost.
ers, the Golden Rulere, Is by
Par, the Crazlest OF
Thu mi All.

The Golden Rulers are q new sect
that, lead by al unccuth, ill-c.ad.
barefoot ma VIZ says he Is Adam is
making his way to tie PAciHc Coast
In search OF o modern Ellen A young
or man, unkempt and meegeYly clad,
with wild eyss ard StIideDt vnioe, p
with the band nn6 loudly pr c'atm'
himself % thu Savior OF mapbipo
Following them 10 that which they
expt ct to be u land ilJwing ia milk
and honey IL q muL,ey kIoup Cf meL
women and childron, footaore, hungr'
AID faint YET ustNntd, nhey de clare,
by tho hidden iros Uf the III )lJ Gnos.
In fevencY Of faith, In Z:al aud er
unalterable determination the Guloel
Rulers resemble the ore time Dowiei
tes OF u ON Oity, Mich. In the abar
don OF their rites they are like tn,
Holy Rollers whom, until shot by =
freLZitd brother OF me OF his discip'
lea, their leader p'urged into orgies
that made tive band eligible for ct'l'
In q State prison. The leader Of tht
Holy r pliers IL dead. The man who
killed him 10 also dead, a bulieh fir.
q revolver In the hand OF tile sistr
whom he had avenged kendil 6 him to
his death. The slater Is In prison, ant
the widow of the departed. prophet Is
charged with being an accessory Il
the crime. The Holy II oilers IRE soat
tered, ED most Of Them are hid
ing. With the confusion Of sobism'
In the ranks OF Il n n tne DIFF; s!ol
Of the Holly Rollers there has ariser.
this ncw prophet who proposes tt
gather all tho dis,H c.ed unoer hi,
banner, aud fou1d on the Pacih,
Cosst sn Eden where every one WHIT
loves God and ia of irdependen,
thought nay 1--we III E e;ic simplici
ty.
Che beelra Of the Golden Ruler.
Began last month. ley brCAe CAM
just cut I'll Oklahoma C.;y, when.
they be. Geen pA2otieiLg tEol. e. mic
simplicity for tur,G moaklS, n bLar
ed on ll,1ir march to thor luturr
hor.c. Where That is tbs! d. 80.
know, but JJhL STA! p, Or 10 TIE r.
eoc!etiahLlcal ti.lo, A~an, sys t1s
the Holy Ghost wil|lc,d hcm thlous'
the wilderness and on iL&u BIO. vito
is to be their E"en WI aen M q biz
ing tolon. All The nweliers IN Owls
homa Oily Mcl. o. tE.e a.I&Rg.lks O.
peered out Of the wirdows to watch
the departure Of tho q ,lden Ru]
band.
At the head marc"ed the Uail Kaun.
man OF nifty Whose gllzzIod hair swept
his shout .,,e1S Ia WIG. c beard saur+
his breast, fer Lneio are NJ r; zJis IN
Ellen. lie wore a white COTTON shirt
and brown jeans trousers. Ec wss
barefoot and hatless. Beside him
walked q tall youth Of lighter hair
and no beard, WhUm nis folio Wels pro
claimed with every crt&.k OF The waP
on wheels Jesus Ohr,at, tie Savio
Of Mankind" There IRE fosty mnr
women and children In the band. The
men, CARRIED as their leaGu.a, .~.L.d.
The women rods, ar9 in hecTy wag
Ons, prairie s~choonars," were tile bs.
bies and small children. Thore wcro
seven wagOne, foi children ara uunl-
erouB lii Eden, y the wagon. mel,
well fllou. Ihe W.mrD, kounsu H.
lowing robes Of wLiIo, wclu muuA.uG
IN the lain hOlSGo tLau E&d tll.S5 the
temporary Eden which vas bel g de
serted for the permanent one. AS uney
marched Though Oklahoma Ciuy une,
sang:
I'VE r marching on to Canaan"
One Golden Ruler remained behind,
gazed ct the procession bet~ cen pris.
on bars. Fol he had been dstained In
the Oklahoma County jail to answer
the charge Of disturbing the peaso of
the community. His name was Thomas
Cooper, and he Is the only Jlden
Ruler for whom Adam has nGa rIo.
cured ball, when the sect'a Ideas sbouv
uresS and manners conbicted with the
City ordinances. Five times he whom.
the magistrate rudely persisted IN call.
Ing John Sharp instead CT Adam had
appeared to bail out his followers, and
each time he Sstonished the surround.
Ing citiz:ns OF Oklahoma by the
amount OF money he txtric' cd from
his wallet, his trousers pocket and
the hem Of his trousers. Ho has no
bootleg. But Thomas Cooper wa IL.
nored. He says the slight WAS put
upon him because he had questioned
the authority Of the moderr Adam.
AT the edge Of The city, before tile
Golden EuItrB s.ruck out upon the
broad tran to California, their leader
mounted the back seat OF 4. wagon ana
delivered this farewell address.
Farewell, yo ungOdiy L, who In
my several selves sm Almighty God,
Adam aid Elijah, salute and warn
you. Ye are d wiokco city. / find
mine part from you without pain. |
am tho Lord God Almighty, and those
who follow me surrender all their
worldly goods, knowing that / will
keep tuem from all harm, and that |
being blessed with divine wisdom, can
take much better care Of their worldly
goods than they. 1 am Adam, who
will establish for these Inhabitants OF
o new world O. now Eden. | am Ell.
jah, for l shall not dte, but shall dis.
appear from the earth In q cloud OF
lie.
"Wego to found q homo for all who
are oppressed btoause they lss their
w think tanks. We will establish
o. heaven for all those who are storm
driven by false and crust beliefs In
the ramo OF religion. While medita.
ting enc evening | saw tho brightest
star OF Tile night lee ye It's position In
the sky, and, afOer o~seilating for
Tow moments, move toward the vest
and sink below The horizon. This was
che Of B Series OF manifestations
havo seen OF late, ali OF which point
toward the west. | do not know where
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