The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-19
STEEpLECHASING TO GRACE
THAT's THE SCHEME AMONG THE
HOLY JUMPERS,

w 'EVuy hu I'VE Nhtutttt hbuy Wy hhys
When the widow OF Zarephath took Of
her slender store OF meal enough TO bake
Q cake for Elias the Prophet some years
ago u was not given 20 her to get a prophetic
negative ~ the new Xarephssh In New Jersey
nor bould she see even through the vision
Of Elias the Holy Jumpers taking the
holy jumps on August 10, 1907. Had the
widow taken a buggy at Bound Brook
yesterday and ridden three miles along
The bank Of the old Rsritsn 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-
costal Union Church, nov 10 the I'M
~regenerate as the Holy Jumpers. opened
up the harvest season OF thanksgiving with
some particularly appropriate jumps and
much preaching. From o O'Clock yesterday
morning on until shutdown August IS the
banks of the Raritan Canal will tremble
with religious ecstasy and there will be
searchings of the spirit with mutations.
David. who danced before the Lord with
sweet music OF shawms and timbrels. was
not half 40 athletic az these Pentecostal
proselyters
They came 10 the Garretson farm about
2 wear ago ut the invitation of the owner.
q recent convert. Most Of the faithful hail
IRON 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 Zsrephath. n. j.. come
TO the irreligious East TO lead those marked
NJ the Beast back into the true way.
Ia Ia tho ,,rip,a lanai of the ppntpcOsters
that money and jewels are but bats Of the
devil. Labor not for the meat that per-
isheth but for the meat which endureth
INTO everlasting life" say these Holy
Jumpers, and straightwsy they cast away
from them their watches and gold gauds,
trusting in mayer to bring them enough to
cat The 'icv. Heller lngersoll, one of the
strong eNhurters Of the flock, has a gold
tooth only because il was put there before
hs became converted and the Lord evidently
meant that he should Use il solely as an in
strument for chewing.
pillar of Fire" are words inscribed over
the gate of the new Z%arephath and pillar
ri Fire" flares from the umbrella top Of
the peni crosters' spring buggy. That
means that though there il "A pillar OF dust
a ong the Raritan towpath by day It IL q
pillar of spiritual fire that the children OF
INC flfM nIfDnftN await w az NllChI lhip
the vineyard of the devil for the roofing
out a. tares. Maybe thai vineyard will
he found on Broadway in the ~neighbor-
hood of For.y-second street. Tn Rev.
Mr.. Ingersoll said yesterday that II the
pillar should point that way the children
81 ~yarcphath certainly would not confuse
il with the scarchlight on the white tower
there. but go straightway and start the
jumps.
The cook crew twice at q o'clock yester-
-. -al all - Ia AEa
We're out ~ bed betimes. for that was the
first day of the festival. As the Rev. g.
W. Bidwell explained to the damned souls
who came down from Bound Brook later,
the first thing 20 do in the morning is TO
pray in" "A breakfast. Yesterday II 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 spiritual endeavor.
Out near where the corn tassels fringe
the green Of the field there stands a circular
tent with a board floor n hard ain con-
dopIning seats within. Here IL the organ
and the place where the preachers stand.
There is a wid space left between the
organ and the first row Of seats for answer
ing the spirit when the spirit calls for high
stepping. 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
NFdi E1'Nt " syn NiVtilritik'
The Incn came in their uniforms of the
faith blue bicycle trousers. Norfolk jackets
topped Ivy "A c~elluloid collar and a helmet
after TIE mode! of that worn by the Yap-
hank, u. I, constable. The sisters wore
plain blue skirts and blue blouses with
bonnets inscribe with the pillar Of fire
symbol. Al Of the children of the colony
crowded into the sea T. between their al iers
with faces twitchina with expectancy.
The sole poor sinner to take q seat respect
E.llN - H. s..ar xaaa S.0.B AlfhA / Htn
son, q ncgress who would tip the scales
very near 2D POUNDS.
TIE Rev. q. " Bid~ ell olencd the SER
vi"cs. He stood on tiptoe and screamed,
Tho horn OF the Lord is exalted.
Yea. Lord, II il exalted" roared the
congregation IN unison.
Tho lord hath built him q temple"
sang tho parson in "A treble Screech.
And the fa'hrll dwell therein" came
The di8pasop ct ,r male members.
ooh, wen drive the devil out devil
oit. " suggested the leader. and the congre-
CATION took up the refrain in a hummipg |
~cresosrdo. finally breaking into the swing
nf q revival hvmr of the old fashioned
devil driving capacity. The organ piped
lordrr and loudrr ard the chorus swelled
into an nrsicll shouting.
Then n tall ETotheT tipped hIs blue he'll
mot hack on his head and stepped ont into
the cleared space. He crooked his knees
and began To do a stiff ankled turkey step.
He smiled as IL he saw "A vision % he moved
his feet faster and faster. Arourd ard
around ne hoped thin "A two foot circle
Imaginary ard always he smiled the more
broadly.
Two IF the sisters slid out into the aisle
and facing each other each placed her hands
upon the Others shoulders. Then they.
too. started the turkey dance. Their skirts
twisted in knot about their ankles and
the stray wisps of their hair slipped down
over their flushed faces.
Jump, sisters, jump" commanded the
parson in a resounding below. and suiting
notion to suggestion. he tucked his hymnal
beneath his arm and ~crouching like a buzz
Yard lust 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 eyer were wide with sur
prise. Sarah Althea tried to cover her
eyes again in PRAYER with "A long drawn
Save me, Lord" hut again her head rose
and she took in the dancing through a crack
In her fingers.
"Oh, everybody help drive out the devil"
somebody yelled.
yves, Lord. we're coming" chanted a
crsyhaired sister as she gathered w her