The sun., 1907-08-19
STEEPLECHASING TO GRACE
THAJ'S THE SCHEME AMONG TIVE
HOLY JUMPERS,

When the widow Of Zarephath took Of
her slender store Of meal enough TO bake
Q cake for Elias the Prophet some years
ago "a was not given TO her to get n prophetic
negative ~ the new Zarephash in New Jersey
nor could she SEQ even through the vision
Of Elias the Holy Jumpers taking the
holy jumps on August ls. 1907. Had the
widow taken a buggy at Bound Brook
yesterday and ridden three miles along
the bank OF the old Raritan Canal to the
Garretson farm she would have found her
name perpetuated in a manner strange to
Israel.
For yesterday the members OF the Pente-
coetal Union Church known TO the un-
regenerate as the Holy Jumpers. opened
ND the harvest season OF thanksgiving with
some particularly appropriate jumps ana
much preaching. From o'clock yesterday
morning on until sundown August 25 the
banks of the Raritan Canal will tremble
with religious ecstasy and there will he
Aearchings of the spirit with ululations.
David. who danced before the Lord with
sveet music of shawms and timbrels. was
not half 40 athletic as these Pentecostsl
prosecutors
They came 10 the Garretson farm about
\
Q recent convert. Most Of the faithful hail
from Denver. where Mrs. Alma White. the
founder of the new sect. had her special
revelation five years ago. They are all
missionaries these sixty or seventy folk
who live in the new Zsrephsth. n. j., come
To the irreligious Fast TO lead those marked
NJ the Beast back into the true way.
Il liz the prime tenet Of the Pentecosters
-, pI httt hai nf
devil Labor not for the meat that per-
ishetb but for the meat which endureth
unto everlasting life" say these Holy
Jumpers, and straightway they cast away
from them their watches and gold gauds.
trusting in .,rayer 10 bring them enough to
cat. The 'icv Heber Ingersoll. one of the
stronS eNhorters Of the flock. has gold
tooth only because it was put there before
ha became converted and the Lord evidently
meant that he should use it solely as an in
etrumen' for chewing.
"pilar of Fire" are words inscribed over
the gate of the new Zarephath and "Pilar
of Fire" fares from the umbrella top Of
the Pemecosters spring buggy. That
means that though there is pillar OF dust
a ong the Rsritan towpath by day il il
pillar of spiritual fire that the children OF
tho new prophecy await to lead them into
the vinevard of the devil for the roofing
out o' tares Maybe that vineyard will
I've found on Broadway in the neighbor-
hood of tor,y-second street. The Rev.
Mr. Ingersoll said yesterday that II the
pillar should point that way the children
of yarephath certainly would not confuse
IL with the scsrchlight on the white tower
there, hut go straightway and start the
jumps.
The cock crew twice at O'Clock yester-
day morning and all Of the Pentecosters
were out of he'd hetimes. for that was the
first day of the festival As the Rev. q.
w. Bidwen explai ned TO the damned souls
who came down from Bound Brook later.
the first thing 10 do in the morning ia TO
"prny in" a breakfast Yesterday 1t hap
pened that tho combined exhortations Of
all the elders and the disciples prayed in
some ham and eggs, hot cakes and butter
mill a strengthening material foundation
for spir ritual endcavor
Out near where the corn tassels fringe
the green Of the field there stands circular
tent with board floor and hard sin con-
depnng seats within. Here is the organ
and the place where the preachers stand.
There is wide space left between the
organ and the first row Of seats for answer
ing the spirit when the spirit calls for high
kteppnC. After a private prayer service
on behalf Of the flock in the morning the
tabernacle was thrown open yesterday
afternoon to all the unwashed souls that
yearncd for spiritual cleansing.
1h" men came i'm their uniforms of the
topped Ivy "A celmloid collar and a helmet
after the mode! of that worn by the Sap-
hank, u. |, constable. The sisters wore
plain blue skirts and blue blouscs with
bonnets inscribe | with the pillar of fire
symbol All of The children OF the colony
crowded into the sen T. between their ri lers
with faces twitchpg with expectancy.
The sole poor sinner {" take seat respect
fully in the rear was Salah hthea IIiggin-
son, nCgreSS who would tlp the scales
L.
Tne Rev. g. ". Bid~ ell oiened the SER
vi"os. He stood on iipioe and screamed
The horn Of the Lord is exalted"
Yea. Lord, IL IL exalted roared the
congregation IN unison.
Tho Lord hath built him temple.
sang 'hc paTson in "A treble screech
And the fa''h'il dwell therein. came
thc diaptson oi 4" male members.
"Oh, we'U drive the devil out devil !
ont suggested the leader. and the congre-
Rntiun took up the refrain in h,mmipR
creHorndo. finally breaking into the swing
Of revival hvm1 Of the old fashioned
devil driving capacity. III" organ piped
lordrr and louder ard the chorus swelled
into M Wm,lscal shouting.
Then n tall brother tipped his blue he'll
mot hack on hi, head and stepped out into
the cleared space. He crooked his knees
and began 20 do a stiff ankled turkey step
He smiled as IL he saw vision 80 he moved
his feot faster and faster. Around and
around he hoped within two foot circle
Omaglnary) ard always he smiled the more
broadly.
Two Of the sisters slid out into tine aisle.
and facing each other each placed her hands
upon the others shoulders. Then they,
too. started the turkey dance. Their skirts
twisted in knots about their ankles and
the stray wisps of their hair slipped down
over their flushed faces.
jump, sisters, jump commanded the
parson in resounding below, and suting
action to suggestion he tucked his hymnal
beneath his arm and crouching like a buz-
zArd just landed on earth he made the
circle OF the stage in quick jumps The
boards ratified under his feet and when
he crouched the heel of his low shoe slipped
down, showing "A half moon of bare heel
where his stocking was torn.
sarah Althea. the pond"rous sinner who
had slipped into the back seat. had raised
her head from her hands when first the dane
ing began. and her eyes were wide with sur
prise Sarah Althea tried TO cover her
eyes again in prayer with long drawn
Save me. Lord. but again her head rose
and she took in the dancing through crack
In her fingers.
oh, everybody help drive out the devil"
somebody yelled.
ives, Lord. we're coming" chanted "A
grayhaired sister as she gathered mp her