Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1904 — The Flying Rollers at Brook. [ARTICLE]

The Flying Rollers at Brook.

Tnat same detachment of those curious religious enthusiasts from Benton Harbor that were here a week ago, also visited Brook. That humorous, sarcastic and ofttimes ales 9adly ribald elitor, Stonehill of die Brook Reporter, thus touches np their visit there: The first representatives ever in th s vicinity of that pecukar sect or set commonly known as the “Flying Roilers,” but who term themselves Christian Israelites, blew into (own from some end of the compass on Tuesday afternoon, and held meetiu js in the afternoon and evening. They are cu a pros elyttng tour through Northern Indiana and travel in a large covered wagon drawn by a fine pair of mules. The earthly headquarters of this peculiar sect is at Benton Harbor, Michigan, and , where their eternal quarters is at we failed to learn from ttieir discourse. Their - • : — —r I earthly leaders are Benjamin and Mary. They only use on 'name apiece, be a part of thejregenerated’ and Jlost^tribes|*of larael.l’goiogt’over) the* country to find loss their ancient sect. They do not believe in the use of the razor or shears and their “bairsute appendege” reminds one more of a long haired gaog of cow punchers than a tribe hunting after lost members. There is only one member of any such a tribe in this vicinity and that is Ben Leopold and he has lost track of his geneology in the soramble for Harvest Festival concessions. The party was composed of four persons, two men, a woman and girl, namely, Joseph, Paul, Lillian and Esther.