Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 177, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1910 — ABANDON JERUSALEM COLONY. [ARTICLE]

ABANDON JERUSALEM COLONY.

Laat of Holy Ghostera Return on tbe Barque Kingdom. The return of the barque Kingdom from Palestine with the last of the members of the Shiloh colony at Jerusalenm ends the attempt of Frank W. Sanford, the head of the sect, to establish colonies of his faith in Europe, a Portland (Me.) dispatch to the Boston Evening Transcript says. It is learned that probably there has been no acute suffering among the people of Jerusalem. The first of the delegation from Shiloh to Jerusalem was sent out ten years ago when four people went by passenger steamer to Liverpool and thence to the holy land. Since that time from four to twenty of Sanford’s disciples have been kept there, doing missionary work and forming a sort of reception committee for the second coming of Christ, whom, they expect, will appear first at the holy city. The colonists have been supported entirely by remittances from the headquarters at Shiloh. Small sums were sent at frequent Intervals, but altogether they have amounted only to from SI,OOO to $2,000. At one time Mr. Sanford had a colony at Liverpool and another at Alexandria, in Egypt. These were abandoned some four or five years ago. At times a few missionaries have been kept at Joppa. The foreign disciples have been kept constantly changing to and from Shiloh and the Liverpool and Alexandria colonies before they were abandoned. The yacht Coronet of the Sanford fleet has made up two trips to Palestine, and tbe Kingdom has returned from her second. The head of the group at Jerusalem for the past three years has been Ralph Gleason, who has been prominent in the sect since it was founded. There is authority fpr stating that of the passengers on the Kingdom only thirteen adults are returning from Jerusalem. A part of these will go to Shiloh and a part will probably be sent to the house of Elim in Boston. Mr. Sanford was ashore the other day, but returned to the ship, which will be taken to South Freeport in a day or two, where the passengers will disembark. Officers of the port who have teen aboard the ship say that Sanford Idas a handsomely furnished cabin and’ that all his disciples appear contented and well fed. A school has been maintained on board for the children, taught by a young woman, and yesterday the little ones were reciting their lessons as usual.