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1 r I 7 IIE year which haa uil ton
. ' I , gathered into history waa on
M of peculiar disaster to new re
ligious aeota. From all psrta
TOfThs country com reports -Of pollc
lnterererene with "prophets' ana their
dlaotplea and soma of the moat promi
nent "leadere" have gone down to de-
(cat' and their f ortunaa, . wrung from
convert, have been swept away.
' " Few high priest of self .appointment
have been able to carry their sealoua
followara through - this Inauaplcloua
year. ; .. w
In thla' year we have seen the dra
.matle ending; of the career of Dowla.
the high priest, self-named Elijah, the
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. One of the moat plotureaque "proph
eta" who ever graced - a stage, John
Alexander Dowla by sheer faith In him-
self and by reaaon of the -preposterous
clatma which ha set op will long, remain
t fir -the public- mind, a ahlnlns -example
,0A the- blind -jprednc sn vnth.lf(mn6
, crowd wilt give to any. per on who will
. grace hla teachlnga with a semblance
of religion.
rri Having dissipated the Immena for-
tune poured out teehlm by the faithful.
- having brought ruin upon a populous
city founded on hla pretention, at laal
the reatorer la believed by bis flocks to
ba a lunatic, ;- . t -.r -
Tha pitiful scenes hi the great drama
when he spoke for the last time In the
housa where once all bowed to him aa a
supernatural being, ,' when, . denounced
hi by hla people and overpowered by atrong
' men, he wss led away raving In -hla
lunacy, marked the end of tba tragedy.
. End of Doweism.
f ' For tragedy tt waa. Tha strong par-
aonallty of the man cannot be denied.
Asserting (and perns pa believing) that
; be was Elijah come to earth again and
1 ' that ha waa being led by heaven to re
store all tha glory of tha Lord's chosen
. people,- this man gathered together a
, multitude of follower) who poured out
to him their wealth 'and their faith,
.-.following bJro Jn all . hla. fantastlo- ex
periments. He took their money and
built them a city. .It was- aupposed to
- bo typical of tha New Jerusalem. In It
. -waa permitted no aln. no vain display
(except by tha high-priest himself), no
. vulgarity. Liquor and tobecco- were for-
' bidden. Truth and godliness were, the
precept euppoaed to be demonstrated,
and while tha member of the com-
'' munlty wera enjoying the unique, ad
vantage tha unfortunate discovery wss
made that aa a financial investment It
was a gigantic failure. - The downfall of
Dowlelsm may be dated from the pil
grimage of tha prophet to New York
' City . three year ago to convert the
wicked Gothamtte. This proved a very
expensive undertaking, coating - aome
thing Ilka 1100,000 and resulting only In
ridicule. ' '
The same result was obtained by the
voyage to London, when Punch - Illus
trated the whole enterprise with that
clever cartoon labeled, "All there la to
Dowla," representing him rn an attitude
of Invocation with upraised arms. The
and the dark trousers formed the -two
.'-parallel lines and the awlrllng draperies
. of his prophet's robe formed tha letter
8, so that the whole figure summarised
the I sign.
In fact, that was ah essential part of
Dowlelsm. From other people'a gifts
ha accumulated a fund of $20,000,000
and founded an Industrial city of (,000
souls. It wsg the unfortunate discovery
that' an (heir money naa been aquan
dered on high living and erratic enter
prises such aa tha founding of tha Max
" lean-colony, and hmt the faithful fol
lowers were (60.000,000 worse off than
nothing, that caused the belief in his
supernatural wisdom to waver. .
Standford's Queer Religion. - v ;
Another strange Elijah has also seen
the end of his freak religion m. this
memorable year. Elijah Btandford. of
"Tha Holy Ghost and- Us" society, came
near to rivaling Dowla as a coloniser
and -converter. ' On the sandhills, two
-mils from the village of Lisbon Falls.
Maine, stand the departed buildings
" which are today all that remain la this
'country to mark tha New Zlon where
Btandford's believer gathered to listen
to his words of wisdom. This Is an
other story of a one-man religion. In
- S91 Btandford began to build the foun
' dationa of his temple. His capital waa
represented by a wheelbarrow, a shovel
and a copper cent. As he worked the
farmers In tha neighborhood Jeered, but
on by one they fell under the Influence
of hla preaching and became converts.
fh faith -spread and hla "cure" were
heralded afar. On persecution, vigorous
elf-denlal and faatlng, the little sect
- thrived mightily,. ."Elijah"-, appointed
seasons for prayer, and from the tower
of hi now completed temple without
nterml1on the flow of petitions went
" up. For dy arid weeks It continued.
Food, waa brought t the facalLc who
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were on the verge of collapse, and still
the stream of language " . waa ' poured
fourth. Such Intense faith was rewarded
with much coin. It came pouring In.
and waa uaed to purchase . a fleet Of
sailing vessels which on last December
left Boston harbor bearing- "Elijah"
Btandford and hla helper. "Moaes," with
TO others who had no Idea of tbelr dea
tlnatlon. Word came In December that
the pilgrims had arrived at Beirut and
were preparing to colonise In tha Holy
Land. Meanwhile the state autboritlea
are ready to deal. with ..tha representa
tives of the New Zlon If any can ba
found or If any should attempt to con
tinue Ita bparatlona. - , -
Blood on Holy RoQera. - V
- This year, has been' the downfall also
of mora than baa sect of tha Holy Roll
era. -Of the Crefneld branch and Ita
orgies we of tha west know much.
Frans Creffleld. tha leader of tha local
branch of tha sect, had a varied career
In the-northwest and waa at the-time
of his death pursued by - several men
whAMhomesadLJjenJl.stedbyhls
vtlo practloea . In ' Portland he was at
one time av lieutenant In the' Salvation
Army. For a terra ha waa Incarcerated
In an aaylum for tha- Insane.' but waa
released, and In Corvallla ha gathered
togemer a band of follower, for tha
moat part weak-minded women, who
were easy victim to tha maniacal
frensy which ha encouraged. The au
thor I tie of Corvallla becoming aroused
agalnat "the practices of the band, such
aa tba aacrtflclal bonfire. Into which they
cast their cats and'doga and other pos
sessions, to show their self-abnegation.
the police at last Interfered, and Cref
fleld disappeared. " He waa' found after
some dsys .hiding' under a house, naked
and almost-starved.- Then"wlth -Tm--f
nant of hla band ha went to m remote
part of the coast and there hla victims
wera gathering. ' Some women whom he
lured there were' found almost starved
and suffering from exposure. From
there ha went to Seattle. - ' .
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By a Staff Corespondent,.,
LADY ELLKNBOROUOH. the very
latest American peeress, will
rUH the United Plate with her
hushsnd In "April.
.' Lord EUeuborouj h sad I will to Xlrat
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Tha killing of tha leader of tha band
by George Mitchell, who endeavored
thus to right , tha ; monstrous wrong
which tha man had wrought agalnat his
twoalsUrs, : and the -subsequent -.mars
der of her brother by Esther Mitchell,
who thought aha was . avenging tha
alight to her religion, shocked but hard
ly surprised the public.' If any remain
of tha Holy Rollers-In this part of the
country- they., are not advertising the
fact. - f ; ; f, . .
Where Roller Were Organized.
years ago on tha shores of Lake Canaa
dalgua. in western New York.. Their
chief tenet ia a belief In hell, and the
repentant alnner shows his regeneration
by lying on the floor and roiling over
and over from one end of the hall to
tha other. Aa ha rolls he Is expected to
confess tha alns- of- hla lifetime, and, In
cidentally to dispossess himself of the
devlL Thoee remaining -in New York
now prefer to be called "Knee Benders."
Another kind of Holy Rollers bear the
name for another reason. They be
lieve their namea are Inscribed In the
holy rolls. They also have a purifica
tion meeting, at which, amid great ex-
c1iemnt,theinhfow-Ittf a-Hugr1on
fire the things tney most cnerisn, lo
how that they foraake all for their re
ligion. Thla sect has been an exception
to the rule, for they have received many
convert this year. '
Misfortune ha befallen tha "Sanctl-
GIRL WEDS
to Pittsburg," the former Miss Schen
ley told me, "there to take part In tha
ceremonies attending the opening of the
Carnegie Inatltuta. After that wa in
tend to travel extensively In America,
visiting Chicago, Washington. Denver,
New Orleans and in fact, practically all
the large cltlee."
' At present the couple are honeymoon
ing In Italy. They may go on to Al
bania, where Lady Ellenborough'a broth
er. Captain Schenley, Is yachting. Both
bride and groom are keen shota, and may
Indulge in tha excellent sport Albania
provides. Captain Schenley's , steam
yacht Samaritan will remain in Albania
waters all winter. Ilm .
- Lord and Lady Ellenbo rough will re
turn to England in time for the opening
of parliament In February, when Lady
Ellenborough win attend the houae of
lords for tha first time In her peeress'
robes. She will also attend tha first
drawtngroom In February at Bucking
ham palace, there to be presented to the
king and queen "on her marriage.?
Urged on by hla American wife. Lord
Ellenborough In tha future will take an
active part In the house of lords. - Hav
ing for years seen active service In the
royal navy, he will become the champion
of sailors in parliament, ao far aa his
health, which Is very delicate, will per
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Long Pedigree, Short Purse, . ,
.Lady Ellenborough, on her return to
England from the United States, will
purchase an estatepreferably an Irish
castle for the Ellenborough family sad
ly needs an ancestral home. Both Lord
and Lady Ellenborough are .of direct
Irish descent. The Law family, . of
which the fifth Baron Ellenborough la
the head, haa never possessed lands or
honsea. It is not on of the old aristo
cratic famlllca of Britain, but a family
descended from a poor country curate of
the eighteenth century. The present ti
tle and two others which have lapsed
were honor earned by hard and brilliant
work. Tha Lawa have followed the fam
ily name and have been great lawyere
as well as remarkable- eeoleelsstlra and
naval men.
It la a strange fact, and one hereto
fore entirely unnot1ced,tht when Mis
Ilermloh Schenley of Pittsburg, . Px,
married EUaaid )ones Law, baron of
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fled Church of .Adam and Eve," for their
founder. Rev. John A. Mattley, was ar
rested while preaching In tha street In
Rathdrum. Idaho. In tha garb which ha
maintain ia essential to tha sanctlflca-
tlon of the soul. The- rebe being In-
vlslble to tha eya of tha unredeemed,
tha preacher was draped In a horse
blanket and lad ta the lunatic asylum.
Golden Rulers Discouraged.
Even so ancient and obvious a tenet
as tha Golden Rule has come In for a.
share of fanatical enthusiasm, and its
devotees have met with discouragement
A bare-footed and scantily clad old man
who' said ho waa Adam gathered to
gether a band of 44 followers called the
Golden Ruters. and started from Okla
homa City for the Pacific coast, which
seems to be-th-e meoca f tr -enthusiasts
of all sects. He waa going to found a
new Eden, ha said, but-the year being
Inauspicious and the climate, although
kindly, not being aufflciently mild to
permit of the costuming which this gar
den party demanded, hla half-clad people
AGED, POVERTY-TOUCHED ?EER
Ellenborough, last week at Bt, Saviour's
church. Chelsea. London, she married
direct connection of George Washington,
first president of tha United Statea,
through Martha Washington, hla wife.
Extent of the Relationship.
Thoraaa Law. born In 1756, the great-great-grandfather
of tha present peer,
married Anne, daughter of John Farke
Curti. whoso widow was Martha, who
later married General George Washing
ton. The Lawa and the Washington
were family friends and when Martha
Washington's t English granddaughter
went lo visit her In tha United Statea,
aha fell In love With a acton of tha
Rogers family of Maryland and waa
married to him from the Waahlngtona'
home. It waa her grandfather by mar
riage, the president of the United States,
who gave her away at the bridal. .
As already mentioned, the title of
Ellenborough waa. won by hard .and
good wayk for tha empire. There are
no rayaf favorites In the ancestry, no
bar alntster on the shield. And In these
particulate tha family la one of tha few
exception! of Great Britain's peerage.
It waa Edward Law, attorney genera
and later Chief Justice of England, who
earned flrt knighthood and then a bar
ony in Ittt. Ills- eon became viceroy of
India- and wa si so a cabinet minister
during three- relgna. For hla brilliant
work, he waa crested Viscount Southam
and Earl of Ellenborough. - He married
twice, but had only one son by hut
second wife. This child died in In
fancy, The vlecounty and earldom be
came extinct on the death of tha holder,
but the barony descended to his nephew.
Woman of Many Husbands. '
'It was the "earl's second' ' marriage
which almost wrecked hi career. Hla
wife. Jane Elisabeth, daughter of Ad
miral Dlgby, married When- she waa
IT. - She waa a granddaughter "of the
great William Coke, first earl of Lei
cester. After her baby's death, her eon
duct becamo reckless. She waa soon re-'
nowned aa on of tha greatest flirts In
London society,. Gossip about her, one
of the greatest of English women be
cause of her husbsnd'a position. culmN
natad elx years after her marriage, in
a publio scanJai. She eloped with,
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wera scattered, and his career cams to
an end.'
" The Holy Jumpers Invaded tha sum
mer resort - of - Waukeaha, - VUeonaQ.
and brought down on. their heads the
i..lllim of the tn-mn-p pan.lfl 1.1
hotelkeepers, who said that their meet
Inga Interfered with their business. .The
meetings wera attacked, -ind soma of
tha Jumpers Injured, but they have
bought one of the larso summer hotels
there and my ba heard from later.
- A colony waa founded ; on a ranch
aouthwest of Denver by a sent callid
tba ."Brotherhood of Light," whoa aim
la to throw off tha carnal for :ho spir
itual life. Their tactlca Include sub
sisting of a diet of apple sauce, data
and water, and they might have attained
their spiritual ' atata without Interfer
ence, but that ao many small children
forsook tha earthly Ufa for the epirit.
lial,with-suchcelerlty that tha Ire of
the authorltlea waa aroused and the
activities of ths colony have been sus
pended. '
Tongues of Fire Extinguished. ' ,,'
Tha "Tongues of Fire" or "Pentecoe-
Prince Schwsrtsenberg, one of tha Aus
trian embaaay. '.
Lord Ellenborough immediately ap
pealed to parliament and a special bill
waa passed dissolving tha marriage.
Lord Ellenborough died soon afterward.
It la said, of a broken heart. Mean
while the woman cut a lively figure In
Vienna, But for a ehort time only. She
ran away from tha prlnco with an Italian
nobleman. She In turn tired of him and
la said to hav married and divorced In
quick succession, five other Italians of
various degrees. Next sho appeared in
Greece and Is said to have had two hus
banda there. Finally she went to Asia
Minor and, according to report." married
a Beyrout camel-driver - named Sheik
Abdul." '
.This -evoked another great scandal,
when It. became known in 1171, and Lady
Burton, wife of the famous Sir Richard,
and a great friend of Lady Ellenborough,
wrote a public letter of defense and ex
planation. In thla letter Lady Burton
said that, tiring of Europe after It
years, the former Lady Ellenborough
set out for the east. She had' been
fascinated with tha desert borne and life
of Lady Hester Stanhope, described In
Ktnglaka'a "Eothen," and wished to end
her days in tha same peaceful surround
ings. Queen of the Desert, i
The sheik, who commanded her escort,
fell In love with her, her wild fancy
caught the Idea of becoming queen of
tha desert, and she married him. For
six months In each year, the couple
lived in and of tha desert. Tha other
alx months were apent In civilised quar
ters In Damascus. . Lady Burton avows
that her friend was greatly respected
aa the mother and queen of the tribe.
She died In 1SS1 and waa burled in the
desert wlthroyal honore. Aa her death
had been chronicled some few years be
fore, she was sble to read tha extremely
lively -obituaries published about" her
all over tha world. S
While tha Lawa In various branches
have had large families of from nine te
a doten children. It Is somewhat strsns
that those directly the heirs to the title
or nearest to It In aucceaslon. have been
visited wholeasle by the hand of death,
The present peer succeeded te the-title
four and a Jialf years ago, hla cousin.
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much' attention lately. The child of'
Mrs. Crawford, the local leader, haa
been ordered sent to school instead of
assisting in tha mystical rttea, bat her .
mother prefers sending her to Los An
geles, to Join branch of the society
there. This cult professes to talk to
fellow converts in - unknown -tongues,
which ' they maintain are language
which may bo understood by thoaa of
different natlonalltiea. They are vnder
police supervision, but tha aecrat- rites
which may bo practiced have not been
disclosed. Aa with tha Holy Roller at
sinner ahows his regeneration by rolling
around on tba dirty floor, and a oondN
tlon of hysteria is a sura sign of divine
favor. -
And so It goea. - The one-man or one
woman religion, so called, whloh ha
survived the year 10 without disaster
has bad to live a very quiet and orderly
life. - ,
Evan tha rich and firmly estahllahedl
Christian Selene church haa not es
caped detraction. Aa Mrs. Mary .Kddy'e
health haa been declared quit frail
and her tenure of life uncertain, muclt
discussion has followed' aa to tha possi
ble violation of tha principle of hee
faith should thee stories be verified,
and the gentle lady herself baa been
obliged to com out with a public de- '
Dial of stories concerning her life and
belief.
the fourth baron, dytng without a direct
heir. Thla cousin received tha title on
his uncle's death a few years before, and
this baron had nine brothers and slstera,
who all died before him.
A good many years ago the fraqnent
and early d eat ha so frightened) tha fsm
lly that five of alx girls In one genera,
tioa became nun. On of these, tli
present peer's aunt, waa Elisabeth, th
first abbese and founder of the Fran
ciscan order In Ireland. Th abbey la at
Drumshamho, county Leltrlm.
Tha fourth baron married four times,
the last time within a few months of M
wlfe'a death,- Hla widow, a daughter ft
Sir Norton Knatrhbull, baronet, or
Kent, haa to date been known aa La.! r
Ellenborough. but now the new Amen
can peeresa possesses the only rltVt '
th title, and the widowed baroness I
In future be known aa Bestrin.. i,.iy
Ellenborough, '
Jfo Hsle? After Th.
It seemed that his Si tut pi -
wss about to be reini, j.
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