The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-23
PROOF LACKING
New Religious Fanatics Believe They
Can Raise the Dead

Philadelphia. Sept. 23-Not content
with the fultillment of the scriptural
prophecy that true believers shall
speak in strange tongues evidence has
come to light showing that the holy
Ghosters," or Pentecostal Saints who
conduct mission at Twenty-first and
Wharton streets, believe in the possi-
bility and practicability of raising the
dead.
William Anderson, leader of the
branch of the local sect which refuses
to believe that the end of the world
will take place on Friday of this week,
as predicted by Eva Brown in Provi-
dence. has claimed that he is endowed
with power to bring back the dead to
life. according to a remarkable story
told by Abraham Herbert. printer.
Tries Strange Power.
Herbert claims that Anderson, ON
April 18, came to his home, requested
to see the body of his wife, Mrs. Ade-
laide Herbert, who had just died, and
then performed strange rites around
the casket for hours, finally informing
the bereaved husband that his prayers
had been answered and that Mrs. Her.
bert would get out of her coffin and
eat supper.
! Anderson according to Herbert, in
formed him while he was in the Her.
bert home that he was divine healer,
and had power to raise the dead, like
the early apostles. II have already
raised one dead negro woman to life
again." Herbert says Anderson told
him.
The leader of the Holy Ghosters
could not be found when search was
made for him to get statement re-
garding his alleged claims to power
over life and death.
"My wife had been dead for about
two days." said Herbert. when this
man Anderson rang the doorbell of
my home. l answered the call, and
Anderson introduced himself, and
asked if he might see my wife's body.
! Shouts in Gibberish.
II didn't know the man, but
thought at the time that my wife
might have known him, SO I took
Anderson into the parlor, where the
body was laid out. He stood looking
at the casket for few moments, and
then he turned to me and asked mo
| IL WOulO lCdt0 l14lA d1OuC WILL kuo
body. went out of the room.
after Anderson had closed the
door, heard him shouting out stuff
that l couldn't understand, and which
l found out later was the gibberish
employed by the members of the Holy
Ghosters when they are under the in-
fuence of religious mania.
Il was afraid that the man was
crazy, and went into the room. He
was praying aloud by the coffin. his
eyes rolling and his body shaking. I
didn't know what to do. didn't want
to order the man out and yet didn't
like to leave him in there. I went out
again and soon heard the praying 60
ing on louder than before.
For two hours Anderson prayed by
the body of my wife. Finally, couldn't
wait any longer. 1 was sure he was
crazy and was afraid he might disar-
range the coffin. I went in the room
again. This time, instead of praying
by the coffin of my wife, Anderson
was over In the corner of the room.
praying on his knees with his face to
the WALL l stood and watched him.
uncertain whether to put him out or
not.
| Prayers Are Heard.
Suddenly he got up and turned
around TO me, his whole body shaking
like leaf and his eyes glossy. Mr..
Herbert he said, my prayers have
been heard by God. Your wife is not
dead. She will get out of her coffin and
eat supper with you tonight
81 told him that 1 knew Adelaide
was dead, and that the dead do not
come back. He said. mo. she will eat
supper with you Then he went away.
and never saw him again."
William j. Binder of Pottstown. who
with H. S. Kuser was mentioned az q
leader Of = sect in Pottstown whose
oliefs were reported as similar to
those of the Pentecostal Saints, denies
that the organization to which he be-
longs has any opinions In. common
with the Holy Ghosters. He calls the
l.cal sect .'deluded peopls.s