Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-12
SEEKING TO SAVE THE HEATHER
NIPPONESE.
60 LIKE APOSTLES OF OLD
Without Money, Food or Clothing and
Following 5IindIy Whittier Their
Faith Leads-Eve of Sailing From
seattle-Tent and Printing Outfit
Taken.

ing their homes, breaking family ties
and forsaking all else for their faith
to follow literally and blindly the
biblical injunction, GO We into all the
world and preach the gospel to every
creature" Is men, women and child,
rem Of eastern Washington, calling
themselves apostolic saints, have
gone to Seattle, whence they will sail
for Japan, China and Korea, next
Tuesday to do missionary work
among the heather natives. They de,
clare they were called to go out into
foreign lands without money, food or
clothing, like the apostles Of old and
that their departure is the fulfllment
of a prophecy. No provisions have
been made for their maintenance
while thousands of miles from home
or for their return in the event Of
gickness.
The party is headed by Rev. H. L.
Ryan, who has been conducting the
apostolic assembly in Spokane the
last three months, and Includes his
wife and three children, H. L. Law
Ter, wife and two children, w. A. Col
gar, wife and two children, A. w.
Mcdonald and wife, Mae Law, Lillian
Callahan and Edward Riley. Pastor
Ryan, who says he will be stationed
near Tokyo, Japan, has taken with
him a large tent and complete print
ing outfit for the publication Of The
Apostolic Light, Of which journal he
is editor and printer. He said:
I'VE acknowledge frankly that none
Of US is able TO understand the
tongues we are able to speak, and
most Of our people know little or no
thing OF the natives to whom they are
to preach. We will have no money or
food supplies, or even a change or
clothing when we reach our destina-
tt0ns, but they have an answering
faith in their religion and no appeal
for funds has been made to anyone
OReiIley, one of our first saints to
leave, has reached South America
and is doing excellent work among
the native blacks
There were numerous pathetic
scenes at the railway station when
the self-appOinted missionaries start
ed on the first stage Of their Journey
to the orient. Shouts of gladness,
tears, prayers and hymns were mingl-
ed. GTay-haired mothers and little
sisters and brothers, weeping as they
approached the coach, in which the
saints" were leaning out Of the win
dows to say farewell, clasped hands
and after the goOd-byes were said the
missionaries joined in singing When
the Roll Is Called Up Yonder,
Shall know Him, Anywhere With
Jesus, and God Be With You Till We
Meet Again. The last hymn was sung
with ferYor as the train pulled out for
the west.
The last day of the partys stay in
Spokane was devoted to services in
the assembly tent, where men, women
and children from every town and
hamlet in eastern Washington were
gathered to hear the testimonials or
the departing missionaries. Among
the speakers was William Mcdonald,
formerly judge of the superior court
of Whitman county, Wash; E. A
Carrick, a retired cattIeman, and NJ.
r. Tatman. a reformed gambler. Rev
NJ. r. Fogwell, formerly a member of
Dowie's church at Zion, III. also
spoke
Mae Law. who was a school teacher
at Reardan, WASH until converted,
made phrophesy, saying: An earth
quake will destroy the United States
on October Is, 1901, after which a dis
astrous fire will rage IS days"
Tatman said in the course of his
prophecy: There came a time to
the IsTaelites. when Moses had to
leave them just as Brother Ryan has
to leave us now; but just as God
God raised up a successor to Moses
who stormed and captured Jericho. so
will he raise a Joshua among us. and
he viii fill us with courage to stand
by our guns, even though our ranks
are to be depleted by the departure
of our fellow saints"
Since the beginning of the so-caIIed
apostolic movement in Spokane the
assembly has had one object in view
that sucu a band of missionaries be
gathered together to spread the teach
ings of their belief From time to time
members announced they were
called to go to a foreign country
and each declared he had been given
the power of speaking the language
Of the natives. No requests for money
were made by the preachers, but oc-
casiOnally the faithful were reminded
that It was needed. and in this way
Part of the missionary fund was
gathered.
One Of the most striking cases of
self-denjaI was that of Mrs. Ella ].
Garland, who will go to Japan as a
missionary in November. She gave
500, the savings of years, to the
church. Members of the church tell
of another woman, who works for her
living. who, when reminded that more
money was needed, contributed every
dollar she had.
There are not more IAan 100 mem
bers in the sect in Spokane and the
surrounding country, none Of whom
is in better than moderate circum-
stances, and almost every one has
given TO the church until he is actual