The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-16
RELIGIOUS ECSTACY COMBINED
WITH KEEN BUSINESS ACU-
MEN MAKES SUCCESS.
THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEF
Sect Founded by Woman Who Re.
Mains It's Head-Another Woman
Made Colonization Scheme Possible
Healthy Looking Lot

new thrills, new theories ana new eN
ploits are by no means confined to
the idle rich in America. They nave
invaded all classes. Frequently they
manifest themselves in religious ecs-
tasy and have been responsible for
the mushroom growth of strange new
sects which appeal particularly to the
emotional.
The immigration officials recently
held up at Ellis Island for eXamina.
tion a young English woman, Maud
Allen who had emigrated to join a
community known as the Pentecostal
Union, located near Bound Brook, \.
J. With the publicity thus thrust up
on the sect, irreverently called Holy
Jumpers the public was amazed TO
learn that this new religious body has
missionaries and branches in Brook
lyn. Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Jack,
vile, Denver, Los Angeles and Lon
don.
The peculiarity of their worship is
the manifestation of fervor and religi-
GUS JOY in physical activity, which is
strongly reminiscent of the southern
dark getting religion" under the eX-
hortations of camp meeting leaders.
Their dancing, or what might better
be termed religious calisthenics,
lack the dignity and system of the
professions formed by the sun wor-
shippers. Movements are a matter of
individual inspiration and not Of any
program. If religious fervor inspires
member of the Pentecostal Union to
hop over chair during the course
of morning devotion no co-member
objects.
The most interesting feature OF
their daily life is the community sys'
TEN, which is managed in business
like and evidently profitable manner.
Woman Its Head.
The sect was founded by a woman,
Mrs. Alma White, who remains its
president and superintendent. She
is now in London looking after the
English branch. 1t is a close corpor-
alton protected by the incorporation
laws of Colorado, And admins
tered by Mrs. White and a body of
trustees, several of whom are close
relatives of the founder.
The community, located about
three and one-half miles from Bound
Brook, is called Zarephath. A widow,
Mrs. Mary +. Garretson, made the
colonization scheme possible by deed
ing her fine New Jersey farm to the
order five years ago. Since then the
community has waXed and prospered,
until today it numbers about seventy
five persons.
Entering the grounds from the
Five Mile lock, the visitor passes un-
der a plain wooden arch, painted
"Zarephath." and comes almost I'm
mediately upon the main building of
concrete blocks. This contains the
meeting room in which religious serv-
ices are held, a dining room and a
kitchen. Other buildings conttian the
offices and publication department,
which includes a $4,000 printing. press
and the dormitories.
Visitors are received by one of the
trustees and shown, with courtesy,
over the plant All around are seen
members of the community employed
in their secular work. principally
printing and binding publications of
the sect. The men wear blue uni
forms, baggy trousers with black put
tees, Norfolk jacket loosely belted,
and black helmetlike hat when they
20 abroad. The women wear sew
erely plain blue gown not unlike the
Salvation Army uniform with straw
bonnets, the year round. The chill
dren OF the colony are permitted to
attend school at a neighboring dis
trict schoolhouse. The eNhorters
hold Sunday evening service at Rutt's
Hall, Bound Brook. but the women
stick close to home and seem to have
all desire to visit, shop or
see the sights.
A day at Zarephath is to the lay
man, unsupported by Pentecostal en-
thusiasm. a long and dreary stretch.
1t starts at with fifteen minutes of
Calisthenics, the men and boys exer-
cising in one room. the women and
girls in another. Next comes an hour
for devotion and manifestation of
faith. 1t is during this period that
the spirit most generally moves Con-