Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1909 — SECT WORSHIPS REPTILES [ARTICLE]

SECT WORSHIPS REPTILES

Women and Children Said To Have Been Bitten In Tests. Hutchinson, Kan., June 18. —An appeal has been made here to County Attorney Helinger to break up a religious sect of "snake worshippers." The sect has thirty-three members, who style themselves “the true followers of Christ.” The members say the handling of snakes without receiving injury is a supreme test of grace. Township Commissioner Grubbs declares that at a meeting two women and one child were bitten. The child is said to be in a critical condition.