The Detroit times., 1909-07-28
PILLAR or FIRE
WILL SAVE SOULS
SO Declares Mrs. Alma White, Leader
OF New Society-To Convert by
Jumping, Jumping and Jumping,

NEW YORK. July 2S-The Hal.
Moon and the Pillar OF Fire struck
brooklyn on the same day. and the
religion OF which the Pillar Is "A reviy
al was popular almost as long ago as
me time when Henry Hudson's ship
was launched. SO IL anybody wants
TO forget flying machines. Hu.son rIv
or tunnels and DR. Eliots new rSig
Ion. let him go hrst TO the navy yard
where the little Dutch ship Ia. and
then few blocks away 10 No. ia
South Eighth-st.. In the williamsburg
district and yell hallelujah and shake
leg In the holy dance or vault n set
tee In the sacred jump with the Phi
lar people.
The meetings are TO De held every
afternoon and evening for "A month. III
which space OF time Mrs. Alma White
the founder OF the Pillar OF Fire, hope
TO reach the Jews" and convince
all Of them In the neighborhood
that they must accept the leader OF
the Christians and that oil saw al Jews
and Gentiles must before long 20 back
to Jerusalem and stay there, to sivs
the Lord an opportunity To purge The
rest OK the world by fire.
Pillar To Cross Bridge.
After convincing the Jews OF Brock
Ign that she knows what Is going to
happen. Mrs. White Will move the III
lar across the Williamsburg bridge 10
Delancey-st. and convert the old east
side Ghetto. That may take two
months But there is yet time before
the Are. Meantime the Holy Dancer 5
will not give up their headquarters
farm at Bound BROOK. ~ j.. which was
given to them by an aged wealthy
md credulous woman All the new
buildings on II are fireproof.
Salvation IL as plain as the nose
on your face" shouted Mrs. White AT
the first meeting. Then she grabbed
her shapely nose TO bring out the
point OF her discourse. do | thiEk
I've got a nose?" she asked sarcastic
ally. do | hope I've got nose?'
"Halleluja," and Amen" groened
he lesser Pillars from the settees as
.hey seized their noses
No. | don't think, | don't hope
know I've got q nose and know I've
got salvation" shouted Mrs. White
with joyous conviction. Then she tried
again. this time with her feet To
hope that she had feet she hoped.
Skipped and jumped the rostrum, wind
ing up the sermon with a bit Of 10y
jig. Nobody could sleep through tie
college yell effect from the benches.
That Is the chief advantage OF the
new-old religion over the modern kind.
The most hardened can't get more
than a cat nap through an entire SER
vice.
Mrs. Whites Jig was the signal for
everybody TO be up and Jumping. and
the dance began. All the men Pillars
wore blue jumper coats, knee breeCL'
es. leather leggings and police-like
helmets with the words Pillar of
Fire" across their fronts. The women
wore plain dark blue frocks. not IT ali
suggestive OF dancing costumes. Tccre
are 30 men and women. and they
Jumped In separate groups. But they
yelled altogether.
Miss Inez Hubbard was inspired to
60 TO the platform and sing I Lo1c
Him." That was the most attractive
part OF the program. also the most de-
pressing. for the outsider who couldn't
get the Pillar OF Fire point OF view
wondered how this sweet voiced WON
gentle face had been attracted to the
oueer cult OF jumpers. II didn't both
or the mem bers. however. for they In
terrupted her good song with just as
many groans as had greeted the ser
mon OF Mother White.
The time 10 leave the meeting was
Immediately after the solo. for in ALI
other minute Miss Hubbard was kick
ing ND in a frenzy with the rest of
them to the following hymn" played
In jig time:
But when the work was over felt that
I felt that | could fly. felt that cou'd
fly
But when the work was over telt thHt
j could NY.
Hubby Never Dances
Then they all tried to hy-all but
Mrs. whites husband. the Rev. Kent
White He Is a sad little man who
never Jumps or dances. and ne sings
as II Il hurt him Just why Kent does
not get as much Joy out Of IT as the
rest of them Is the mystery OF Inc
pillar of Fire. Mrs. White. who Is
about double her husband in weight.
height and capacity for jubllatnn.
wants Il perfectly understood that she
hut the reviver OF ancient shouting
for-joy Methodism. When she Was a
girl out In Denver her grandmother
used to tell her that in the old da!
the Methodists were so devout that
they got down on the ground In the
camp-meeting tent and rolled In the
straw for Joy. and then jumped over
the seats and danced and Rugged @aCn
other because OF the spirit that was
I'm them clamoring for expression
That sounded like the real thing 70
Miss Alma, SO she determined to break
away from the lukewarm Methofists
of her day and get some rollers To-
egether.
That's how Mrs White became u
pillar OF Fire. She wanted to jimr
and roll I'm the camp meeting straw
The Rev. Mr.. White became Piiiar
because his wife told him to, ana tnelr
son. Arthur White, Joined his parents
when he discovered that his regular
Methodist pastor chewed tobacco. Ar
thur knew that was wrong. He thodght
also that he had discovered one fea
son why devout but tidy persons No
longer wanted TO roll in the straw.
Occupants OF nearby houses 10
South Eighth-st wish the Pillars
would not begin their singing and
dancing in the back yard at an hour
when hardened worldly persons ike u
have their last and best snooze.
Makes Real Diamonds7
PARIS. July 2S.--Despite the re
-, axnoea ~ Henri Lemoyne the