Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-13
Through Worriment Over
Son, a Sandfordite.
Son Of Prominent Man Abrogates
Family Ties for prophet"
Kansas City Girl Rescued From Shiloh Im-
proving al Hospital In Augusta.

Portland, Me, Aug. 12.-Charles F.
Dunlap. who won a victory year ago
| in a probate court contest to secure the
| guardianship of his grandson, learned
| that his son. c. Archer Dunlap is
| among the Shilohites on board the Rev.
+. w. Sandford's barkentine Kingdom
(Rebecca CrowelD, now in Boston har-
bcr, whence she may sail for the Holy
Land. 1t is understood that Mr.. Dun
lap. who has been Elijah" Sanford S
right-hand man, will have charge of
| accounts on the expedition, and will
return in about four months.
| Mr.. Dunlap, the elder, first contem-
plated making an attempt to restrain
his son by raising the question of his
sanity, but has decided not to follow
| that course. Mrs. Dunlap. mother of
| the Shiloh disciple. is seriously ill. her
condition due chiefly to worriment over
his attitude of alleged Indifference TO-
ward her and his profound regard for
Sanford.
Mr.. Dunlap yesterday received 4 pa
| thetic letter from Mrs. Alice Phelps of
Kansas City. who has 2 daughter i'll the
Holy Ghost and Us institution. and re-
Gently tok another daughter froin there
to the State Insane hospital. The letter.
an answer to one of sympathy written
by Mr.. Dunlap. was indicted in Angus
Ia, where Mrs. Phelps is patiently
awaiting the outcome of her daughter 3
arrangement. 1t is. in part. as follows:
Il am sorry to hear of your wife's
roor health. and all because an insane
man is allowed TO run loose. As for my
sell, going through the trying ordeal
of getting my daughter away from
that hell top" as you call it, almost
cost me nv life. as l am not as strong
as appear to be.
Yes, my daughter Mary is very low
ing to me most of the time. She did
come to see me q night or two before
| took Bessie away, and she tried to
scare me into leaving her sister at
shiloh, but, thank God. Bessie is here,
where she is receiving medical treat
meEt.
Il was at the hospital yesterday.
| Bessie is better than she was when she
came here When she left Shiloh she
was in q state Of catalepsy; they car
ried her down from the third story ana
nut her on a cot in an undertaken
wagon.
II came up here to see her the next
week after she was taken out OF Shl-
lok. She was then lying as if dead;
they could not get her eyes open. Ihe
doctor did not give much encourage
ment. He said she was in a critical
condition. 50 | went back TO l.isp"n
Falls. sick at heart, but thankful that
she was not at Shiloh. She is now
able to be up and dressed, and Will
walk if she thinks the nurse has hold
| of her hand
| Her face looks more natural ana ner
| color is better. She is still in That rig
| id state to some degree. | talk TO her
| and net her. but she does not take any
| notice of me: she looks straight before
her. \ trained nurse is in constant at
| tendance. DR.. Sanborn has given or
| doris that she be not left alone. as she
| i liable TO come out of that rigid state
at any time. and there is n" knowing
| what turn she might take. | hope she
| will come out with thoughts OF Shlloh
blotted out forever.
| Tell Mrs. Dunlap not to give uF
and he discouraged. | lelieve IN an
1 oyerruling Providence. Tho only way !
| can live through such trying experience
| & 10 trust in God. | have 50 often
| thought of you and your wife, as your
/ suffering is the same as mine