The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-20

! sweaters. They exhibited keen interest
in Sanford, but did not address him.
He did not speak to them, and seemed
oblivious of their presence, though he
knew the men were fair specimens of
the convicts with whom he must mingfe
daily for the next ten years.
Is Under Observation.
Sanford does not expect to serve the
full term. He has been under observa-
ton of brain specialists for some time
and this observation will be continued at
the penItentiary. II alienists decide he
is insane, he will be transferred from the
penitentiary to the Government Hospital
| for the Insane. If his behavior is ap-
proved by penitentlary officials, more
than three years will be reduced from
the ten-year sentence. In other words, II
| Sanford is good" he will be freed after
serving a little more than six years.
Sanford seemed surprised by the APP
pearance of The Washington Herald re-
porter aboard the train, and said:
T refused to be interviewed by the
representative of the Associated Press
before / left Portland and I refused
also to talk to a corps of reporters who
met me I'm New York. 1 suppose you
are the last Newspaper man I will see
before 1 enter the penItentiary. am
not changed a bit in my faith in God,
nor have 1 lost faith in my beliefs.
but an act of God, and 1 will continue
to work for Him and serve Him behind
the bars. Now, what do you want me
to tell your"
Tell me the story of your life" said
the reporter
Sanford complied. beginning at the
start and telling the story with as
many details as possible in the time
required for the trip from Baltimore TO
Alexandria.
Prayers and Success.
Il was born in BowdoInham. October
?. 1862, and studied at Bates. Men re-
gard me somewhat as a curiosity now,
/ suppose, but 1 was not so regarded
when a youth. / was catcher on the
Bates baseball team. and always prayed
before we played a game. ] believe our
successes were in answer to my pray
ers. My fellOw-players said 1t was
largely due to my ability as a catcher.
later studied at Cobb Divinity School,
and was ordained a Free Baptist min
lister at the age OF twenty-eight years.
My wife, who was Miss Helen Kin
ney, of Sing Sing, n. Y, was a mis-
sionary in Japan under the celebrated
DIR. A. b. Simpson, OF New York. In 1852
my wife and | were in New York, and
one night after a prayer meeting, it was
revealed to us that we were to lead a
life of faith in God with entire de-
pendence in the Holy Ghost. God d.
rected me 10 give up my pastorate and
go out in the world and follow His lead
ings. He told me to evangelize the world.
and l started upon my task.
My early evangeliZation work was
confined to Maine. I held meetings in
tents and sometimes at one service
There some times were Methodists and be-
levers of the Advent faith among the
converts. l began to be called the
modern Elijah The Hill Top colony
was founded by me in 1895, some time
after L began my teachings in an old
sehoolhouse in my native town. In the
Bible l learned that Christ preached
only in the country and therefore
conducted my services only in the coun-
try. never preaching in cities.
"DIyIne InspIratiOn."
Il received divine inspiration and the |
power II heal the sick was given me- |
Shiloh, which is the seat Of the Holy |
Ghost and Us Society. or rather the !
Church of the Living God, first saw me !
when I began preaching there in an old |
arm house. On March 81, 1895. l started !
my headquarters at Shiloh, and when the !
first spadeful of soil was turned l had |
but cents, a shovel, and a wheeIbarrow. |
John Henry Douglas gave his farm as a |
site for the home of our faith, and other !
farmers who became converted followed ,
his example.
''On July 4, 1897, We dedicated our big |
white temple. the wings of which we use
as dormitories. Our holdings at Shiloh |
now have been estimated to be worth
500 Co., and though l never gave much |
thought to the subject, l guess the esti
nation Is about correct. God has never |
failed TO answer our prayers for money. |
God selected the site at Shiloh and He |
ordered US to erect the temple.
God Selected Him.
After the completion Of the temple,
God selected me to receive Christ at His
second coming. and received a divine
that was the reincarnation OF
Elijah, which is the name by which 1 am
now known. 1t was through me that
Mrs. Olive Mills, who died in the tenn
pie, was raised from the dead. l have
performed many miracles, as my follow
ers well know. / have kept demons from
the temple, and my touch has healed hun
dreds in the hospital at Shiloh.
II know that God smiles upon my par
tial evangelization of the world, because
lie has made it possible for me to repeat
nearly every miracle recorded in the New
Testament When we completed our
work at Shiloh we purchased several
small yachts with which to complete the
evangelization of the world, but the craft
was inadequate, and finally We bought
the barkentinS Kingdom and the
yacht Coronet. We have visited the
Holy Land many times. clrcled Cape
Horn, and carried the word Of truth to
many lands. We have passed miraculous
y through death-dealing storms which
lid US no harm. While am away in the
my flock will be under the
guidance Of Moses Holland, who is an
elder in the Holy Ghost and Us Society.
Il wasn't to blame for those Deaths"
aid Sanford. when The Herald reporter
made reference to his conviction on the I
charge of having been the cause of six
leaths on board the Coronet while it
vas making a cruise around the world.
Those good people came with me. The
iouls. We did. We met with misfortunes.
Yet those misfortunes are charged up to
ne. However. I will not complain.
81 believe 1t is the Lord, and not the
aw, that is sending me to jail. I be-
ieve this is a message from God. I am
Confident, and my wife and children are
onfident, that have been sent to prison
o save souls there. That is what shall
evote myself to doing.
Call from the Lord.