The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-27
MAY PROBE OHIO LOVE CULT
AND ITS STRANGE BEINGS
Death of Young Woman Member of the Kingdom OF
God" Leads to Exposure of Unique Belief.

CANTON, Ohio.-A grand jury in
vestigation is expected to begin here
today of the love cult at Alliance,
Ohio, which was exposed with all its
unique details when Miss Amy Tan
ner, a member of the cult of the
Kingdom of God" died mysterious
ly on March oath.
Opposite" Percy A. George, head
of the cult, who has been spending
a few days in Jail awaiting the inves-
tigation of the medical authorities
into the causes of the girls death,
has revealed to the authorities the
strange remedy for the alienation of
depressed spirits of women members
and the unique ideas of the cult,
which include the theory that virtue
and vice are contrary to the prinei-
pies of real life
When Miss Tanner died at the
brotherhood home" of the cult,
near Alliance, the police got busy
and arrested Apostle" George and
ten other members who were living
at the industrial center established
by the colony. Five of those arrested
were women. The members were
later released, but the apostle was
held in Jail until the girls remains
were examined for poison.
George came to Alliance about a
year ago, and the cult was founded
last fall. A large, luxurious house
was the meeting place. Amy Tanner
Joined the love cult during the win
ter. According to the apostle" she
was run down spiritually" she
told me she had trouble at home, "
said George. eve have established
this home to build up christian life
so she came to us to be built up
spiritually"
According to the father of the Tan
ner girl her parents believed she mad
gone to boarding house and the
girls there were her friends.
Brother" Phipps, who was one OF
the cult members, has testified that
he went to the kingdom" to do
little literary work. He admitted
that the inmates kissed each other
cat the call of the spirit" but said
the sect does not practice immortality.
That the local sect is similar in rites
to the Holy Roller sect was develop
ed by Phipps' testimony. Men ana
women get down on the floor ana
s.turn over once or twice." to use his
phrase. when the spirit is upon them
IF the clothing of the women becomes
disarranged during the ceremony II
is unintentional, and is done by co.,
he said. so
sworn statement to the authorities IN
which he has outlined some OF MS
unioue beliefs. He declares that the
world is neither round nor fiat; that
virtue. as we'll as vice, is contrary TO
the principles of real life, and that
tboughts emanate from a spiritual
self located in the stomach.
Another member of the cult mas
made a statement to the police IN
which the opposite" is thus descrlD-
ed: HE was recognized as the final
authority and the only perfect, man:
His wife was to become the mother OF
all living. He was commonly called
pa and his wife ma They togetnep
were to guide the first perfect nome
and were to be the chief rulers dur
ing the millennium.
1.-THE purpose of the brotherhood;
continues the statement, was TO 1eIp
the members in the spiritual deFelop-
ment so that they might be III 10 I9
Georges associates when the W. 81
faIIs at his feet. He expected TINS
soon. .-,,,o,
George lies around, often having
grooming spells, which he calls Dur
dens,' and in which he claims 10 De
suffering death and hell so that ms
enemies may be finally conquered