Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-03

gray-haired mothers and little sisters
and brothers, weeping as they ap-
preached the coach, in which the.
saints" were leaning out Of the win
5dows, to say farewell, clasped
hands and after the good-byes were
said the missionaries joined in sing
ing when the Roll is Called Up
Wonder, /" II Shall Know Him, :. e Any
where With Jesus, Z and God Be
With You Till We Meet Again. !" The
last hymn was sung with fervor as
the train pulled out for the west.
The last day Of the party's 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 testimen-
,ials of the departing missionaries.
Among the speakers was William.
Mcdonald, formerly Judge of the
superior court Of Whitman county,
Wash. q. A. Carrick, "a retired cat
tleman and M. R. Tatman, a REFORM
ed gambler. Rev. M. r. Fogwell,
formerly a member of Dowie's church
at Zion, ILL.,, also spoke. The SER
mon of the day was delivered by
Pastor Ryan, who said among other
things he had received a message
fro mhigh that 1--WE will be Joined
in our missionary work in foreign
countries by many more people from
various parts Of the United States
and Canada" .55s
Mae Law, who was a school teacher
at Reardan, Wash, until converted
recently, made prophesy saying:
IAN earthquake will destroy the
United States on Oct. 10, 1907, after
which a disastrous FIRE will rage 1S
days 7
Tatman said in the course Of his
prophesy, which was frequently in,
terrupted by shouts of "amen. =: :: , s
There came a time to the Isreal-
| ties, when Moses had to leave them
Just as Brother Ryan has to leave
us now; but just as God raised up a
successor to Moses, who stormed and
captured Jericho, so will he raise a
Joshua among us, and he will fill us
| with courage to stand by our guns
even though our ranks are to be de
1 pleted by the departure of our fell
4 low saints ~
! Since the beginning of the so-called
apostolic movement, in Spokane, the
assembly has had one object in view
that such band of missionaries
be gathered together to spread the
teachings of their belief. From time
to time members announced they
were "called" to go to foreign coun.
1 try, and each declared he had beer
given the power of speaking the Ian
/ guage of the natives. No requests
4 for money were made by the preach
ers, but occasionally the faithful
we're reminded that 1t was needed
and in this way part of the mission,
airy fund was gathered. IT,. s,s T. :.
One of the most striking cases OF
4 self denial was that of Mrs: Ella J
Garland, who will go to Japan as "a
missionary in November She gave
4 500, the savings Of years, to the
! church Members of the church tel
1 of another woman, who works fol
] her living, who, when reminded tina
i more money was needed, contributed
4 every dollar she had. z sss 4 ~ss2-=s a.
/ There are not more than 100 mem
Ibers of the sect in Spokane andsths
surrounding country, none of whom
is III better than Moderate circum
stances, and almost every one ha,
Isgiyen to the church until he is &C
ltually in need. Farmers living neal
/ Spokane constitute a large portion
of the church's membership. ~
4. II. L. Lawler and his wife are ex
| amples of the spirit that peryades til,
II SSCI. Il HGy Cldllu " HAVE Uetn lCdil
| ed as missionaries to China, ant
Il they say they can speak the Chimes,
ltongue, though they have no know
i ledge Of what they are saying. The.
n sold their home and most Of thei
| personal belongings to pay for thei
| passage, but will not have enougl
i left, they say, to abuy meal tickle
Il when they get there. They left be
i hind daughter, who refuses to b
converted to the faith, and Mrs. Law
| Ier's aged mother, from whom sh
has never been separated.
4 A. w. Mcdonald and the rest o
! the party, disposed OF their propert,
and belongings for less than half tn
| actual value, SO they could join tn
party. A score OF others, named Il
| the year book as missionaries to Al
RIGA, India, South America, Holland
the Philippines and Scandinavia
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