The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-24
CAN'T Use Mail.
A Fraud Order Issued Against a
Philadelphia Negro.
TO RAISE MILLIONS

The Negro Claimed to Have Been
Delegated by God to Uplift the Ne
gro Race, but Failed to Convince
Uncle Sam.
Justus J. Evans, the Philad~ lphia
negro groceryman. who is individu-
ally Archbishop of the Glorious
Light Of the World Union," and col
lectively 'The Holy union Royal
Trust Company" was declared a
fraud Thursday by Postmaster Gen
eral Meyer, and denied future use Of
the mails.
Evans is said to be operating a gi-
gantic scheme to raise money, and,
according to the postoffice inspectors
who investigated the bishop" it is
not known how many thousands Of
dollars he has secured from the con-
fding negroes.
The aim of the bishop" who pro-
claims that he is the chosen man of
God to save the negroes, is to enlist
an army Of 100000 negroes, and from
them collect in five yearly payments
the sum of s65 each. The revenue
derived, which will equal S45,500,-
900. he is to spend as he sees fit, ac-
cording to his announcement.
The protest tc the postoflice de-
partment made by the bishop"
against the issuance of a fraud order
is characteristic of the negro with q
smattering Of Biblical lore. It is a re,
markable protest. and it is a certain.
ty that the prophet, while he claims
to have been given knowledge anc
power above all men of the earth
was overlooked when the English
language was handed around.
The fanaticism with which the
| bishop" attempts to surround him
self is blasted by the cold-bloodec
way the law officers of the postoffice
department have handled his case:
"a negro by the name Of Justu'
J. Evans, without standing or repu
tation, who conducts a small grocery
shop" the decision reads, is engag
ed in sending through the mail
printed literature soliciting member
of the negro race to deposit thei:
savings at the rate of 25 cents weel
or 81 a month with trust compan.
styled the Holy United Royal Trus
company.
1T is provided that, as evidence O.
their savings deposited, they will b.
furnished with certain so-callet
bond in the amount Of the deposi
and it also pretended that interest a
the rate Of Z per cent. per annun
will be paid on such deposits.
evans represents that the fund
will be devoted to the uplifting o
the negro race, y continues the de
clsion. "There is no such institutio,
or trust company. His pretence a
to religious work seems to be but
guise for obtaining moneyin fraud
ulent scheme:
evans, when asked to what US
he was putting the money he collect
| ed and what security he gave for it
proper handling, answered that h
was responsible to nc one but God
This answer would be strongly indi
cative of the unbalanced mind if it
assumption of fervor were not
cloak for a cunning scheme to de
fraud the negro race, concludes tn
departments order.
In answering the charge, th'
bishop did not appear in persol
before the department. His rejoind
er begins with the announcement
which he claims is indisputable, tina
every man is his own judge, no mat
ter what he does, no one has a righ
to say it is not an honest action.
He declares that God appeared t.
him out Of a burning bush in tn
same way as he appeared to Moses
| took him South and showed him tn
negro and said to him:
Il have delivered these people from
bondage at cost of S6, 900. .00'
and the lives of 2.000,O0 men, ant
now you see they are coWed down b.
other nationalities Of this country.
Evans says he was commanded t.
raise them up. He says he complain
ed of his weakness, but that he wa!
found to be fit and had been promis
ed that he would be saved if he die
his work, even if the whole worlc
gets lost.
The bishop" told of gathering hi:
army. OF the negroes he says thai
some wisely accepted his offer to gel
in the band wagon Of salvation, while
| there were others of the negro lead
ers who refused to this, and who are
now running to the white people and
proclaiming that he is an imposter
No honest man believes me {
fraud" he declared.
Evidently Of the opinion that,
through such a declaration, he would
have weight with the postofice au-
thorltleS, he tod OF having written
to- Presiden: Roosevelt just previous
to the last presidential campaign,
telling how he would make the me-
groes vote for him and saying that
he would expect a contribution to
his cause when the election was over.
He failed however, to say whether OF
not the president sent the contribu.
ton.
He concludes with this: S'You per,
nit me to ask you gentlemen what
am I?''
The order prohibiting the use o.:
the mails to the s'bishop" was issued
Immediately after the reading of his
answer had been accomplished.
PLUNGED TO DEATH.
.Acronout Falls From a Boi.con an:!