The Washington times., 1909-10-03
Strange Sect Holds Forth
With a Trust of
Adamant.
GRIPPED BY FRENZY
OF DEEP RELIGION
Story Of Free Christian Society
and Its Watch for Worlds
Holocaust.
By ALLEN D. ALBERT, Jr.

Inc SOund came from
- group of the middle-aged
near the door. We others caught
our breath and waited. A scrap Of
paper Hoated from one of the rough.
sawn beams into the used air. Be.
fore We could follow II to the doof
we noticed. with a sharp chill 10
our breasts, that fingers had ap-
peared against the mass OF whits
shirt waists at the end OF the Ions
room = fingers shaking. clutching,
reaching feverishly. Then two arms
rigid. Then, through an opening
made by other women, the figure Of
a matron, sweet, motherly. gentle,
the lids fallen heavily over her eyes.
her soft gray hair struggling, her
bosom rising and falling violently
Her body took up the motion Of
her hands In two or three steps
down the bare boards she became
all atremble. Some camp stools and
cheap chairs were lifted noiseIessIy
out Of her way A woman in crowd
ing against the wall knocked a let
ter out of a motto. and as shs
stopped to pick it up groped for it
without looking and kept her eyes
focused classify on her in the mid
die Of the room
Impression Of Those
Who Witnessed the Rite.
The silence began TO hurt some ons
near the window bresthed deeply. and
the whole room heard it. The cIutch-
ing Of the fingers. the undulatlng oe
the body. the paIsied tvitching OF the
too. began 20 hurt the
eyes Those nearest US had ceased tn
look. The stuffy air was weird as th0
scene was making US drovsy. Maybe
we might nap a little. there among
these crazy people, and no one would
"Ah an yoh"-it was Ike Arabic.
and the tones were low and short-"ses
tum de hoo. shug 10 spec tlah. eelahar''
TITS the sperr' whispered one near
me. She's speaking the unknown
tonguel"
Woman of the Crowd
Inspired BY Services.
OF a sudden another woman rose ana
began to work her arms as one flying.
Then another. Soon dozen. The et-
feet was that Of fyttering wings. But
above everything. even, and dominant
over the silence. as Che ticking Of q
han clock. sounded those low tones
something like:
-''Nef selah KUN tws. go ysi selmss.
too an. be All, xix KahaL"
How unearthly it all was. even though
these people might any of them have
been our own neIghbors. How easily
II might put one TO sleep. II that vo-
man should come over near US and We
did not set our jaws and keep our
eyes wide open. We might well enough
go wild like these poor men and wo-
men all around US.
God gives it TO our Sister 70 speak
His word He gives It to me to trans
late"
One of the Faith
Reads Lesson From Bible.
We peered past a tall man with
Bible held against his breast to see who
was speaking. II was a woman OF an
unusual presence. She was taller than
the one OF the twftchIng fingers. her
figure fuller. her face younger. Her
hair was drawn simply away from a
Of rare charm The lips
were held apart over beautiful teeth.
The brows were contracted over large.
dark eyes. And the expression radiant
from a face the least observing must
call finely modelled and high-bred was
that Of an exaltation we have no right
10 anaIyze.
For as in the days that were before
the flood they were eating and drink
Ing marrying and giving in marriage.
until the day that Noah entered into
the ark.
And knew not until the iood came
and took them al away: 50 shall also
the coming OF the Son OF Man be.
Therefore be ye also ready: fo- In
such an hour as you think not the Son
Of Man cometh."
Multitude Lifts
Up Voice In Praise.
A hundred voices were loosed:
Praise God. Jesus is coming SOON
Continued on Fourth Ps<aA