Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-04
:"Apostolic Saints" Leave Wash
ington State For Mission
Work Among Heathens
GIVE PROPERTY TO CHURCH
Profes. to Be Gifted With Speech of
New Tonsues--Go Forth Without
Money or Assurances Of Support
Make Dire Prophecies Against the
t,rited States.

Spokane, Wash, Sept 4.-Abandon-
ing their homes, breaking family ties
/ and forsaking all else for their ialth
l to follow literally and blindly the BID
lical injunction, Go We into All the
! world and preach the gospel to every
| creature" eighteen men, women ana
children Of eastern Washington, call
ing themselves Apostolic Saints" have IA
gone to the Puget Sound country,
whence they will sail for Japan, emma
and Korea, September 10. to DO ms ms
sionary work among the heathen ma
tiyes. They declare they were called
to 60 into foreign lands without
money, food or clothing, like the apos-
ties Of old, and that their. departure
is the fulfillment of a prophesy NO
provisions have been made for their
maintenance while thousands of miles
from home or for their return in the
event of sickness.
The party is headed by Rev. M y.
Ryan, who has been conducting the
apostolic assembly In Spokane the last
three months, and includes his Wl1e.
and three children, H. Z. LAWYER, VIE
and two children, w. A. Colgar, wife
and two children A. w. Mcdonald
and wife. Mae Law, Lillian Callahan
and Edward Riley. Ryan, who says
he will be stationed near Tokyo, Japan,
has taken with him a large tent and
a complete printing outfit for the pub
LEGATION Of The Apostolic Light, OF
which journal he is editor and printer.
He said:
1--WE 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 moth
ing Of the natives to whom they are to
preach. We will have no money or
food supplies, or even a change
OF clothing when we reach
our destinations, but they have
an answering faith in their religion
and no appeal for funds has been made
to any one outside our assembly.
b. O'Reilley, one of our first saints
to leave, has rea ched South America
and is doing excellent work among the
native blacks"
w. r. Tatman, reformed gambler
and convert, said in the course OF his1
which was frequently in
by shouts OF amen"
There came q time to the Israelites
when Moses had to- leave them just
as Brother Ryan has to leave us now;
but just as God raised up successor
to Moses, who storrned and captured
Jericho, so will he raise a Joshua
among us, and he will fill us with cour-
age to stand by our guns, even tho our
ranks are to be depleted by the de-
parture of our fellow saints"
i Since the beginning Of the so-called
apostolic movement in Spokane, the
assembly has had one object in view
that such 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 60 to a foreign country, and each
declared he had been given the power
Of speaking the language Of the ma
lives. No requests for money were |
made by the pre- achers, but occasion |
ally the faithful we're reminded thatlit I
was needed, and in this way part of I
The missionary fund was gathered.
One of the most striking cases Of |
was that Of Mrs. ELLA j.
Eapland, who will go to Japan as a
in November. She gave
800, the savings OF yearsI 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
lollar she had.
Give Church All Property.
There are not more than 100 mem
oers of the sect in Spokane and the I
country, none of whom is
n better than moderate circumstances,
md almost every pne has given to the
,hurch until he is actually in need.
Farmers living rear Spokane consti- /
ute a large portion of the church's
T III. L. Lawler and his wife are exam
oles OF the spirit that pervades the
'ect. They claim, to have been called
Is missionaries to China, and they say
hey can speak the Chinese tongue, tho
hey have no kn2Wledge OF what they
ire saying They sold their home and 1
most of their personal belongings to
BAY for their Passage, but will not
lave enough left, they say, to buy a