A Note From 1904 About A Girl With Followers

From the October 9, 1904 New York Times.

Berlin–The attention of the police of the little town of Annaberg, Saxony, has recently been directed to a very remarkable sect. Its main characteristic consists in the adoration of a young girl, who professes the gift of speaking in various tongues. She has declared herself to be the veritable Christ, and the members of the sect say the Saviour has reappeared in the form of this girl. The devotees hold regular meetings on the Poehlberg, a hill in the environs of Annaberg.

A strange night awaited the police when they came to this place of worship. They found assembled a large concourse of people, kneeling before the girl, who was resting on a green cushion. When the police removed the girl in order to take her to a hospital, the fanatical worshippers made the most tumultuous opposition. Soon afterward, however, the girl was allowed to leave the hospital, as nothing abnormal in her condition could be discovered.”