The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-14
BLACK MAN s AVS
HE'S. REAL ELIJAH
Former Cook, Now Head Of
Negro-Jews, Calls Dowie a
Fake Prophet.

Journal Special Service.
New York, April 14.-There gath
cred last night, in Plainfeld, which is
in New Jersey, over against the hills
Of Watching, nine hundred and some
odd Of the lost tribe of Israel.
All hail, was the greeting Of each
to each. I,
They kissed each other on the lips,
me with the kisses of the mouth.
Thus came the descendants of Israel
to Plainfeld. They declare themselves
the only true Jews and assert that
! Christ was black man.
Plainfeld failed to house and feed
adequately the swarth1y multitude.
Many were exhausted after long jour
west, north and south. Several dele
gates came from Kansas and one from
Celebrate Passover. '@
! The gathering Of these negroes in
/. Plainfeld is for the purpose Of cele-
brating the feast of the Passover. 1t
will continue for week.
f, Members of the Church Of God and
Saints of Christ regard with loving
] awe and veneration their prophet, Will
liam S. Crowdy of Emporia, Kan. He
is tall, powerfully built, white -haired
+: and -mustached negro of 60. Nine
i teemed cook employed on the dining
cars Of the Santa Fe RAILROAD. One
night he had vision, and white
robed angel told him he was the rein
carnation of Elijah. There was deliv-
cred over to him the keys of the scrip
!, lures and by their aid he opened the
|, secrets of the Bible and laid the founda-
tions for his church. This is what he
! learned: -. - -.
Says Jews Were Black. L.
When the temple Of Jerusalem was
/ destroyed by an alien army some cen
) turies ago the people were driven out.
Nine and half Of the tribes were lost.
The followers Of Elijah were Jews and
the Jews were black people. For does
8 not Solomon, t. 5 and 6, sing in his
>, songs: ."@
J IT am black but comely, oh we
{ daughters Of Jerusalem, as the tents OF
Kedar. as the curtains of Solomon
, Look not upon me because | am
swarrthy, because the sun hath scorcheo
me- - -,
AS proof that Christ was black
man, and that Prophet Crowdy and his
host are Jews because they are black
! Crowdy quotes from Jeremiah, vii, FL
!, on mes Also Psalms TX, SO: "For
= = am become like bottle in the smoke.
: , -: Poses as Elijah.
= Once Crowdy had possessed himsel1
r Of the revealed secrets, he threw up hi
! pots and pans and began preaching +
E the blacks, telling them that they wer,
,, the true Jews, and that he, was Elijal
;. reincarnate. He attracted to him /;
considerable, following He welcomed
- whites to his fold.@ .s= 80 1 ssa
. : The men dress in nut-broWn suits
a brown : xsignifying 4. meekness. TIL
). prophet and some Of his smore opulen
* leather shoes. ! 81 The sisters wear robin
:. egg blue waists blue esignifying truth
- The othert official colors areswhite, TO
. purity; red: for the sacred blood; blac,
r for royalty and yellow and pink. {. Tn
Ya pink signify. Those are secrets in tn
"A color scheme The brothers of Israe
81 W ear mortarboard hats with tassels
il the three corners Of the mortarboard
It symbolizing friendship, love and trutl
IL =. All Wear sashes.
IS Both males and females have sashe
d flung over. the left, shoulder inscribe
a with the letters Of the church in gilt.
of the host when it paradeds the street
s. st. Isaac Fassett, high bugler of II
1t church, headed the procession, blown
it mighty blasts on a silver trumpe
shaped like ram s horn. The pr
m pbet. wearing spiked helmet ar
white kid gloves, rode in hack. B
1e hind him came Grandfather Abraham
IS otherwise William Plummer, and Gran
is mother Sara, on week days pla
Id Martha Butler.
" The ministers Of the church, fifty
lg them, carried each a little basin, G,
" and slice of uDleavened bread. IT
SIS ministers are continually equipped wi
sr- these articles; the basin In which
a wash the feet of an intending conve
Id the cup to place water to his lips a.
st. the unleavened bread for sacrament.
! =: Feast Began at Midnight.
At the conclusion of the street para
the hosts repaired to Reform hall,
e Careful plans had been made for t
~ beginning of the feast Of the Passov
which started at midnight The eide
under orders from the prophet, had
or tanned in Plainfeld markets whole c
ol- casses of the finest spring lamb.
roaring fire was started in the CO
ere stove in the basement of the HI
he Stacks Of unleavened bread were
an tanned and casks Of pure water.
Use Before the feasting began testimon
YES services and preaching were held in
- hail. $50
nd. Prophet Crowdy looks on Alexan
1a) Dowie as a bogus Elijah. Pointing
Cd his kinky white wool, the prop
lis quotes "his hair will look like lam
lly. wool and his eyes will look like f1a1
- | of fire -