Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-19
ARGENTINE CULT
LEADER CLAIMED
HE WAS SAVIOUR
Says History Repeats
Itself When He Is
Put Behind Bars. >.

BUENOS AIRES. Nov. 19.-Jose
Vespaciano, founder of n new
Christian cult here which has Sc
cured the unwavering devotion of
its followers. is detained by the
police because he believes he is the
son Of God.
Jose Vespaciano lived in a hum
BILE dwelling in the Gale Margarinos
Cervantcs, which was furnished
with the chairs and the tables made
by his dexterous hands. Here in n
narrow patio, among scrawnv
plants and flowers, the new apostle
preached his doctrine of the Bible
to his little horde of followers who
for the most part consisted of old
men and women. some Of which he
had cured of ailments. Bnt there
were people in the neighborhood
who complained of his fanaticism to
the police with the result that he is
now confined.
Looks Like Nazarene
In appearance he is not unlike
the Nazarene. who founded the
Christian religion. He has dark
brown eyes and chestnut hair and
beard He is always clad in loose,
robc-like clothing, creating the i'm
preston that he has just stepped
from one Of the stained glass win
dows of the great Catholic cathe-
drals here.
On being interviewed following
his apprehension. he merely said
with a tone Of spiritual resignation.
History repeats itself. The pco-
pie Of today would not permit that
I preach the Christian doctrine of
peace and love, because they are
treading the material path of pleas
urc and wantoness. needless of
faith and the word Of God. I do
not bear my enemies resentment
because they know not what to
do
His followers clamor futilv for his
liberty, pointing out the benefits
that they derived from his minis
trations of service and declaring
that number of his phenomenal
cures have been miracles. Without
other than water mystic words and
prayers. he is said to have cured
members of his faithful band of
the most loathsome diseases.
Just Hallucinations
On the other hand the police doe
tors assert that he is merely suffer
ing from mental derangement
which makes him believe he is the
new Christ. These men of science
add that the annals of abnormal
Psychology are filled with such ex-
amples of monomania. One of
the doctors said, however, with re-
gard to the ease Of Vespaciano, as
follows:
"T sincerely believe that If he
lived during the twelfth century he
would have been heralded as q
saint, but as it is he is seized as n
lunatic.'
jose Vcspaeiano believes fully in
the divin origin Of Jesus of Naza-
reth. but he also believes that he,
himself, has been appointed by God
az n sort Of second saviour to
bring righteousness into the world.
He assert that civilization is be-
coming too advanced and too com
plicatcd for the morals of the peo-
pie and that the only path to sal
walton is the return to the simple
life Of faith. hope and charity.
The Argentine apostle points to
the labor disputes and strikes
throughout the world. the unrest in
Europe, the Moroccan difficulties
the Syrian disturbances, the Chi
nese troubles and tho immortality
prevalent among all peoples as
proof that civilization is not pro-
guessing, but rather deteriorating
like the once great Roman empire.
He declares that the signs of prog
ress are not the velocity or aifcraft
nor the whirl Of machinery produc-
ing 30 many automobiles per minute
but the spiritual purity within the
hearts Of the people.