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Show LET BEARDS CROW TO FOLLOW BIBLE Twin$ Adopt Rules Laid Down in Old Testament. Washington, Converted a month aco to the belief that man would be better off spiritually If he adhered closely to the philosophy of life AS portrayed In the Bible, Edwin and Edgar Ed-gar Oude, twenty-six, twin sons of the late Adolph Uude, local florist, have permitted their hair and beards to grow unhampered. The Gude twins served as radio operators op-erators In the navy during the World war. Both have become Imbued with the Idea that nature should be allowed al-lowed to take Its course, not only In the matter of hirsute adornment but In their style of living. They follow the rules for diet end mode of living laid down In the Old Testament, confining themselves to vegetarian fure, and to simple clothing. cloth-ing. "We are trying to live the way our studies of the philosophy of life have convinced us that we should live," the twins explain. "We do not believe that because other people cut their hair or have a different view of religion re-ligion they are doomed to eternal punishment. pun-ishment. But we do believe that by following strictly the rules of life laid down in the Bible by refraining from Interfering with nature In our dally life we will have bettered ourselves physically, mentally and spiritually. "Our religion Is not a tiew cult or creed. It la the old-fashioned Biblical kind. It Is the religion of the philosophers philos-ophers of the Old Testament, who believed be-lieved that men should 'separate themselves them-selves unto the Lord.' "We ure simply striving to be good Christians. We believe In Jesus Christ. We believe that God manifests Himself Him-self In nature, and that man therefore there-fore should not desecrate nature any more than he should blaspheme God." |
