The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-03-07
':How many people already belong
n +ho Garden of E6an2"

We'll, Cnlnk CRere are LWO Hull-
dred of us now. Many of them are
children, because they are most free
from sin and, therefore, fit to enter
the garden after Adam has preached
the word to them for short time.
We gather up orphans and children
of parent who are not able to care
for them.''
'"Have you any children of your
own?" inquired the visitor.
"Oh, yes" said Mother Eve, smil-
ing proudly and indicating a boy of
twelve with a bulging forehead and
a solemn expression. That is little
Able. He is the brightest flower in
the Garden of Eden. He has preach
ed hundreds of times and he is almost
as powerful a preacher as his father:
He will bring many of the race OF
Eve into the promise land"
Gas you have a little Abel, am |
to infer that there is also a little
Cain?" ventured the correspondent.
!! :. "Ah," said Mother Eve, "it makes
us very sad to speak of Cain. Yes,
we have a little Cain. His name at
first was Thomas, but when the light
was revealed to us we knew that he
was Cain. He put orr dear little
Abel on the stove and did lot of
other dreadful things. Of course,
Cain could not come into the Garden
of Eden. We had to leave him to
wander in the wicked world.'
''You don't mean to say you have
deserted your child?.'
'cWel," said Mother Eve, "that IS
hardly the way to put it. Cain would
not come with us. He is working for
q grocer in Kansas City and is earn
ing lucre." :"
1'How will your community be
supported in the Garden of Eden?'
every believer must give up all
that he has and follow Adam. He
will care for everybody. We shall
need very little in the Garden of Ed
en-. We shall not have money or
clothes or houses or any property.
We shall sleep in the fields or under
tents, and every man will take what
he needs from his neighbor.
"There will be neither sin or sick
ness in the Garden, for it was by sin
that death came into the world.
Adam will cleanse men from their
asins nd lead them back to the Gar
den. There we shall live forever. .
eve shall live on the fruits and
plants of the field in the Garden. We
shall not have herds Of cattle. They
were the earliest form of property
that man took to himself after the
fall, and they were a sign of his sin
full condition. 1t is wicked to own
cattle and to eat meat. He that eats
the flesh of his fellow creatures is
surely bringing about his own de-
strrct;on."
"Wi you do any work in the Gar
den OF Eden?"
Certainly not. You know that the
first punishment of Adam for his dis
obedience, was that he should earn
his bread in the sweat of his brow.
When my Adam redeems men from
their sins they have no longer need
to'work. 1t would be a sin to do SO.
We shall just wander happily and
guilessly in the Garden and smell the
flowers and listen to the birds. We
shall dono work forever and forever.
Adam will preach to US when the
spirit moves him.
Here Adam thumped his Bible and
yelled out:
81 am opening up the third king
dom. will redeem the world. These
children here will help me-
"A-a-men!" cried Mother Eve.
"A-a--men!" cried all the 9TH
ers. :
''Do you feel quite sure that none
Of the sisters and daughters of Eve
will disturb your sineless and peace
full life in the Garden?" pursued the
visitor.
"Of course not. said Mother Eve,
indignantly. '.If you imagine that.
you have failed to understand one of
the greatest truths of our religion.
When woman is redeemed by Adam,
she ceases to lead man into tempta-
ton, which is her great fault in an
unregenerate state. Nearly all the
unhappiness and wickedness in the
world are caused by this fault of wo-
man, as you are aware. When she
IS free from it, the greatest cause OF
sin will be removed and that is why
we shall all be good in the Garden of
Eden"
:'Will woman have no desire to
wear beautiful clothes in the Garden
of Eden?''
''None whatever said Mother
Eve" with conviction. 'That desire
was paid Of her punishment for her
disobedience. The woman was con-
demned to desire fnery in order that
she might perpetually tempt the
man, and he was condemned to labor
in the sweat of his brow in order that
he might perpetually strive in vain
to satisfy her longings. We are the
new Adam and Eve, and we are sent
to redeem our brothers and sisters
from this slavery. Henceforth Eve,
will only desire to appear as the Lord
made her,
The correspondent felt that he had
learned everything essential about
the new garden of Eden and he went
away.