New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-16
SANFORD NOT CAST DOWN.
M Eve Of Sentence Feels Like
BuqIer Sounding Charge.
HAS COMMISSION OF GOD
fxnects Evangelization of North
America at "Elijah's"
Mantle for Moses"

n,rham. Ne. Dec. l5.--"I feel like a
.,s,sr sounding the chars" rsther than a
s;.ersced man going down"
with these and other similarly militant
,.o,ds the Rev. Frank w. Sanford, leader
:, the Holy Ghost and Us Society. to-day
s.ys atterancc to his feelings and beliefs
~ ,hc eve Of receiving sentence for hav-
loo caused the death of six Of his followers
~ neglecting TO provide sufficient pro-
.,is,ons and proper medical treatment on
,Se recently ended cruise OF the society's
YACHT Coronet.
saonld Sandford receive the maximum
,o,altv on each OF the six counts on which
"a was convicted ia the federal court.
I,dge Clarence Hale next Monday morning
light send him so jail for siXty-yeaT
,oro or hnc him 10000, or both. Yet the
,,rJiiah" of the sect which has its head
quarters on Shiloh Hin top in this town
.nnearcd not in the least cast down to-day
ard his disciples, who have gathered around
tt,, "a receive last words of counsel since
bis-releasc on bail following his conviction.
..o-csd every evidence OF Vencraton for
their leader.
-. Il, The course of long interview Sand
to,d EXPRESSED his confidence IN the APP
.rroacliing evaugelization OF the world. par
,,e,Aarly Of North America, and his con
,tc,,on that his acts since he founded the
society had been directly commissioned oy
God. He said that If he We're sent to jan
the work Of the society would DC placed III
charge Of tho Rev. Charles f. Holland, one
~ his assistants. who has been known as
the Moses" Of the sect.
y have been commissioned by God said
Sanford Ito play this part in the evan
eouzatiou Of the world. God has told me
% do these things. and lie Will back me.
Tho world Will say that l have lost, but
there will be another court, and I will be
the chief witness.
u am going 10 have every decent man
.on the globe in sympathy with me. and l
repcat the prophecy / made three years
lkro. that ] shall yet be the most popular
man IN Maine.
when I sailed back into Portland Har-
Dor and placed my head in the laws moose
7 WAS but following Gods dictates. ! nave
lived in all good conscience since TINS
movement was instituted by God and !
have a right to expect the cooperation OF
the Supreme Being so long as / harmonic
God. hut do not fear my enemies so long
as / am true TO that God who commits
stoned me 10 remove the covering cast
over the face Of all the earth.
r.I never had such faith for the work Of
cod in every country on this continent from
Psu.tfaa to the Polar regions as ] have this
moment. am absolutely certain that
,hsvc will bc delay no longer that God VIII
arise i'm Ills own mighty way and through
signs and wonders aid mighty deeds
through judgments and the fearful signs
depicted m tho Book of Revelation shake
this continent from centre 20 circumfer-
encc and bring each tribe and kindred face
e. face with its Maker.
Il am positive that by war, by famine,
by pesulence, by all the agencies de
srribed in the last book Of the Bible, this
entire continent Is to experience a subJu-
cation 20 the will Of Almighty God.
The interests Of the movement which
has prayed faithfully since 1S9S-thirtcen
years. without cessation--for this very
state Of affairs are now TO receive the
sublime fuldlment OF their many inter
cessions TO God in behalf of men
Asked as 10 the attitude Of his follow
ers since his trial, Sanford said:
There ere some who shrink back from
tic carnage Of war, but there are others
WHO press forward TO take their places
with notes Of inspiration aud with an
eancstness which makes my heart glad.
The shiloh colony at present numbers
between five hundred and six hundred per
sons and us property here covers fifteen
HUNDRED acres of land