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allcr-resityiir-rwits,te.ralin-ledofofuegeNoer»enseorinenit-lopDoanIOChein ineir nanus.Flock Neglects Children While Waiting for Christ.Denver, Colo.. Feb. 14.—Joshua (Jehovah) Sykes, head of the cult known as the House of David, failed to op-Siear in the juvenile court here Mon-lay to answer charge* of contributing to tlie delinquency and dependence of children.Court attaches were unable to lenrn his whereabouts and it was suggested lie might have gone to Han Francisco to surrender to the Cnited States district marshal there preparatory to beginning a iioriitentiarv sentence of 2 years on charges of violatiug the espionage act.The charges wbicb were* to come up Monday particularly referred to Sykes’ regulation that men and women members of the cult of which he in bead refrain from working for seven months preparatory to the coming of Christ.A number of parents among his flock obeyed his orders and according to the police, their neglected children were forced to secure food thrown out by Denver housewives.inStpidimarditatt*tabe■I81tbmr*Some con bearing trees when cut down can sprout anew from the etump.
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Great Falls Tribune
Great Falls, Montana, US
Tue, Feb 15, 1921
Page 5
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Matthew S.
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