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Topic one:
The name of Sojournertruth.
In Chapter Four we read:

The executing Angel: As the father and executing angel Matthias believed that he had the ‘true
spirit’ which would guide him in all aspects of his life. With this spirit guidance, Matthias was
determined to enforce his will on his followers regardless of their ideas or opinions on any
subject! Having this true spirit became vital in the eyes of Matthias as he would instruct his
followers in all things. If they followed his instructions then they also had the spirit, however,
if not, they were, according to Matthias in possession of evil spirits. Once in possession of evil
spirits, Matthias, and his followers, considered such persons as being ‘lost creatures.’ Matthias
felt that he was personally able to cast out any and all ‘evil spirits.’ Apparently, he would
become annoyed, controlling, and violent if he felt evil spirits had entered into any of his
followers! Matthias preached the idea of evil spirits entering into the bodies of all mortals here
upon earth. He continually taught ‘All diseases were termed, devils.' For example ‘A blind
man was possessed by a blind devil, a lame one by a limping devil, and so on; those who
were afflicted with deafness, toothache, headache, he professed to have the power to cast
out.’

Isabella Van Wagener (Sojournertruth) informs us. ‘Our family was remarkably preserved
from sickness during his stay with us, it was no doubt owing principally to the healthy
atmosphere in which we lived for the last fifteen or eighteen months, the use of warm and
cold baths, and a strict attention to diet, under the instruction of Dr P……, one of the
finest physicians of New York City’ (Ref; C164)

Matthias believed that he could give any person possessed of an ‘evil spirit’ a better spirit.
To this end, Matthias would preach for hours at a time. Perhaps this prolonged period of
preaching was Matthias' way of attempting to give as he saw it the True Spirit to his believers!

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