The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-23
FEBRUARY 6
SEEN As
FINAL
DAY
Seventh Day Adyentists, Con-
WINGED of Prophecy, Pre-
pare to Meet Deity

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Their homes and their property
sold and their positions mad trades
forsaken, a group Of twenty Sew
enth Day Adventists at Talcoma
Park, now accommodated from
their church, are zealously pre-
pairing for the end of the world
and the second coming of Christ
on February 6.
Similar groups of Adventists
are making the same preparations
in Baltimore, Boston, Los Angeles
and other Adventist centers.
At Takona Park nightly prayer
meeting services are held at the
cottages Of the exiled members
of the Adventist faith.
To the Leaders Of the Adventist
movement and the Reverend ".
ii. Spieer, president Of the World
Conference Of Adventists. the little
groups are known as 'sRowanites.
End Of World Expected
The name was given them be
cause of their belief in the prophe-
cies of Mrs. Mary W. Rowan, who
more than year ago avowed that
she had received a divine message
stating:
"My Son will return on February
s. 1925. Proclaim it, proclaim It.
proclaim it from the skies.
The Ta,koma Park Romantics.
under the leadership Of e. ApIin,
member of the Adventist faith for
thirty years, with hut two weeks
remaining until the date on which
they expect the end of the world,
are making a final attempt to con-
vert as many as possible to their
belief.
'Rowanites" owning homes have
sold them and have converted the
proceeds into tracts and literature
to advance their beliefs. All have
given up their positions.
One woman, q former highly paid
employee of the War Department, re-
signed from her post more than q
her time to preparing herself for the
coming of Christ.
There has been only one case OF
dissension in the ranks.
Frank Smith, carpenter who for
sock his trade several months ago
and was one Of the most ardent
leaders in the ROwanite movement,
has become D doubter.
Frankly, am not SURE that the
prophecy OF Mrs. Rowan was di-
vine," he said today. II hope that
1t is, am praying that 1t is. But
have come to doubt. can not
say that I do not believe that Mrs
Rowan is a prophet Of God, but
there are circumstances which I
do not understand
Elder Aplin, on the other hand,
seated at his desk I'm his little
cottage I'm TaEOma Park, walked
the floor and earnestly sought to
convince q reporter today that the
prophecy Of Mrs. Rowan was Gi-
vine and i'm keeping with the other
prophecies of the Bible.
Elder Aplin, turning the leaves
of a well-thumbed Bible cited scores
of passages which he said bore out
the prophecy Of Mrs. Rowan.
THE Adventist Church." he said.
calls me a radical, but II my be-
lief in the prophecy Of Mrs. Rowan
is radical. then the whole Adven-
fist religion is a, fanatical one"
When the prophecy was first am
nounced by Mrs. Rowan, Aplin
said. the words were taken liter
ally by her followers in California.
The message was actually pro-
claimed from the skies and sew
eral aeroplanes dropped pamphlets
and tracts proclaiming the second
coming of Christ from the skies.
Although preparing themselves
for the end, Aplin said that no
special arrangements were being
made for the final day.
I'VE may assemble for final
meeting of prayer" he said, "but
we plan nothing fanatical. We
hope to be only calm and at peace
with God"
Justifies Prophecy.
In commenting on the Rowan
prophecy, Aplin declared that it
coincided completely with the other,
prophecies of the Old Testament.
According to the Bible the end
of the world will be accompanied
by a falling of the stars and a
darkening OF the SUM-" he said.
Both of those phenomena are
at hand"
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