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Show Another IKIKIam Hrtt. Francis Nichols, of Minnesota, who has organised a religious sect called the Drcthren In Christ, anya that all the human race, except tho 1(0,000 In hla acct, will bo eternally lost. Tho property of tbo communicants Is placed In u common fund, of which Nichols has rhargo. All funerals of members of the sect must bo under his direction, and his traveling expenses ex-penses aro, of course, borne by tho mourners. Those who dcslro to "keep In tho kingdom" must abjure all display dis-play In dress and all ornaments ure forbidden. The members must not havo any frlonds who aro not In the kingdom, and this rulo is said to bo one of the most sot ere of all on tho women. Na tlo of relationship is recognised, rec-ognised, and persons In ono'a own family fam-ily must bo shunned If they aro out-sldo out-sldo tho kingdom. |