Evening star., 1925-02-07
WORLD GOES ON;
ROWEN|TES SPLIT
Detection Develops, But
Some Still Cling to Faith
That End Is Near.

Failure of the sign of the coming
OF the last judgment to appear thus
far resulted in a weakening of the
faith TODAY among some of Washing
tons Rowenites, while others held
firmer than ever to the conviction
that the end impends and that the
sign is being withheld for a short
time as a test of the faith.
With the world going on. first in
dication OF departures from the ranks
of the reformers was seen at 6102
Third street northwest today, where
Isaac Cramer, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
A. Cramer, heretofore among the
foremost in the movement, announced
that his father and mother had vir-
tually given up hope for the coming.
Mrs. Cramer had admitted substan-
TALLY that hope for the coming was
unfounded and, according to the son.
Mr.. Cramer apparently agreed with
her.
Meanwhile Joseph T. Hickman of
312 D street northeast and Mrs. Eliza
beth Mendenhall, who was at the
same address, remained as strong
today in the faith as their leader,
Brother Edmund Alpin, who is in
Of the sign thus far 10 appear is
merely a test.
Sees End Thi. Month.
The end will come before the
month is over" Mrs. Mendenhall, who
gave up a position of typist at the
- MI wi 80 80
$3.50 annually to put all her time
and finances into spreading the mes
Says" said today. I'VE are sure that
before the end of the month either
the visible sign will appear or the
prosecutions which were predict ed
will begin. We are strong in the
faith and ready to stand for the per-
secutions. We have seen no sign as
yet, but this does not mean a loss Of
faith to us"
Mr.. Hickman, who gave up approxi-
mately $4,000 year in the Navy De-
partment to spread the message, and
who sold all his possessions to put
funds into printing and distributions
of pamphlets, last night entertaine ed
a group of half a dozen at his
home awaiting the sign, pro-
fessed having found no reason for
"CohOhlHS HIS IN the Iall-
ure to observe the sign. He held that
persons might not have attained the
clarity of vision necessary for sight
of the sign.
He said that he anticipated persecu-
tions, but that the great event was
being looked forward to with great
joy.
Believes He Is Tested.
There was a dramatic scene in front
of the little garage which is the
abode of Brother Alpin in Takoma
Park last night. Groups of young
people, with a sprinkling of older
folks, put in an appearance about
midnight to be shown the sign.
Brother Alpin took his stand in
front of the door and pointed to the
east.
There is where to look for the
sign" he said. TT will come from
the east. But If 1 don't see the sign
tonight and IL l don't see it all week,
1 will not lose the faith. The Lord
may simply be testing u.s."
For 120 years." the leader said,
Noah labored at the ark, preaching
the destruction of the world and at
the end of that time the scoffers
sign of the food did not come on the
first day they pointed to his preach
ing and said 1t was unfounded In
fact it was seven days before the food
came and then 1t was too late for the
rebels against God to be saved
He may withhold his sign for
seven days again, and then his COM
ing will be so swift and sudden that
scoffers will perish before they have
time to repent of their acts. l will
remain firm"
Those outside of the band claim
that February s was set as the def
mite date when the proof would be
Forthcoming. February s, they say
has come and gone and there is no
proof. Rowenites state that the sign
was to come after midnight of Feb
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