The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-28
OF FIRE :.
WILL SAVE SOULS
80 Declares Mrs. Alma White, Leader
of New Society-To Convert by
Jumping, Jumping and Jumping.

NEW YORK. July 2S-The Half
Moon and the Pillar of Fire struck
Brooklyn on the same day. aud the
religion OF which the Pillar is "A reviy-
al was popular almost as Ions ago as
the time when Henry Hudsons snip
was launched. SO II anybody wants
10 forget flying machines. Hudson rlv-
er tunnels and DR. Eliot's new rchg'
ion. let him 60 first 10 the navy gard,
where the little Dutch ship Is, and
then a few blocks away 20 No. 100
South Eighth-st.. in the Williamsburg
district. and yell hallelujah and shake
a leg In the holy dance or vault d sci.
tee In the sacred jump with the Phi
lar people.
The meetings are to De held every
afternoon and evening for a month. Ia
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 all saved Jews
and Gentiles must before long go back
TO Jerusalem and stay there. 10 sivG
the Lord an opportunity TO purge the
rest OF the world by fire.
Pillar To Cross Bridge.
After convincing the Jews OF Brook
Ign that she knows what is going to
happen, Mrs. White will move the Fill
lar across the Williamsburg bridge to
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 Dancers
will not give up their headquarters
farm at Bound Brook. n. j.. which was
given To them by an aged wealthy
and credulous woman. All the new
buildings on ii are freproof.
Salvation is as plain as the nose
on your face" shouted Mrs. White az
the first meeting. Then she grabbed
her shapely nose TO bring out the
point OF her discourse. do | think
I've got a nose?" she asked sarcastic
ally. do | hope I've got a nose?"
"Halleluja," and Amen" groaned
the lesser Pillars from the settees as
they seized their noses.
mo, | don't think. | don't hope.
know I've got a nose and | know I've
got salvation shouted Mrs. White
with joyous conviction. Then she tried
again, this time with her feet. To
prove that she didn't merely think or
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 at all
suggestive of dancing costumes. There
are. 80 men and women. and they
jumped In separate groups. But they
yelled altogether.
Miss Inez Hubbard was inspired to
go to the platform and sing Il Love
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
an with an intelligent. careworn and
gentle face had been attracted to the
queer cult of jumpers. II didn't both
er the members, however, for they In
terrupted her good song with just as
many groans as had greeted the SER
mon of Mother White.
The time TO leave the meeting was
Immediately after the solo. for In ALI
other minute Miss Hubbard was kick
ing up In frenzy with the rest OF
them to the following hymn" playen
In Jig time:
But when the work was over felt that
could ny.
felt that could fly. felt that l could
fly
But when the work was over | felt That
1 could fly.
Hubby Never Dances.
Then they all tried to fiy--all but
Mrs. whites husband. the Rev. Kent
White. He Is sad little man who
never jumps or dances, and ne sings
as IL II hurt him. Just why Kent does
not get as much Joy out of 1t as the
rest OF them is the mystery OF the
Pillar OF Fire Mrs. White. who 10
about double her husband In weight,
height and capacity for jubilation,