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E-1-.■V«dcason and Sister, Mkr|otty M;.IhcmlierSofthe Tabem# df cb JDa v id, gave evidence for the pisfbr^t ■ ‘ 'Mnbcr pi ttib eiibttli^o'r Byet ( z „ joined ;in] Los iViigcfei\7pr fom years,he said hfc: hid beep' ah: apostle; hrcT0: #osties(bur. or Bye * rfdcjrScon^ - said GJsbn^Uflcy $re;a me tifrin*■*ith;icii-ddyyeis[Cr*n1-i-ir-kriky -Sykcs.” The chtircl} l^ no rcguj,lar/^casury Init as rtiohey is required r for purposes of. the church or for the J famaintenance of the poor, »tbc( Jpcntb6rS of the congregation weremotificdahd i. came forward and placed, *vhat they m desired to pl^pc m .a tohtriftfttlbn box. *a'This box Was opened by Sykck and;lie LWneinrt fKn SiAfti»v (nf I Miused the''money for cnurth purposes [ 5*Without any/Supervisionor 'any Be-* 1MstPtfdIcounting. The ciders were consulted | cr when any furntiure for the tabernacle was required and several elders would acCotnpany Sykes to purchase anything needed. HoWcver, I did hottrouble myself about such things but s; I know that Sykes has no mpriey him- *rlself.” ■ . . ... \VVSykes took the stand - on his own 1. behalf .and in a long and somewhat rambling statement asserted that he1 m often did ;ot receive 'as /ifmchas $10In a; week, 'from the chiirch for. the I.-*5 support of himself, and faintly. He ex-1 ^ p.talncd that; the church property was community property and said that thechbreh had/removed from Emeryyille,wh^re they were located* \mder a permit- from thet EmeryyiUe^ council for some nine months, to Berkeley in 1§15. Oh :bding questioned by , . ^reetic as to the /government of thie [ j cluiroh^ he explained that he was the fVI chief apostle, hivingi hje averred, being 1 e apjpoin ted - by Jesus Ghrist and that he j‘/appiWted i2 apostles j four orelders'Bhd^eacons who cqnsti thb/gbverning body of thc church. Heccinxhfcid;do.* .■i* ... •u• * •ah1s,ar-n-tdatackhbty wdged that he was supreme tnisontoed•a-utthe cpundis of the cult andithat eveivhedid or instructed, td be done wotitd be done. “They, are obedientv apostles.” said Sykes.Education Board Mebts.At the meeting of :the board of education last evenirte, n application for the“we~bf~lt^^was received frbm JbsBiia Sykes who desired the use of the building in order that he might call a dmass meeting to answer charges that had been brought against Him and :membera of the cfitirbn. The board ‘ d%gfeed tcs | over ;t h e dd visab til ty of acced ingf ^ to Jhc requeatj cof the pa*tor;and,the mat-[crl jtbr wa^ held qyer tb a fu|Urt ntfeiU'Sf!o^;thr^bioatd^ whiB W members -wijjar- !be Bresentv/j There wefe presentjit the• ■ j meeting;] Dire^torCGdnVperta, Dr. K.I Wqfel8lt;iy imdAElvmavS^J3gils.lv1— ■ gajLr■ ii.i inaa. a tmwmit'i mmiaiim*slt;*Sitledillasdeasjti1— ►wi ■*- •. j
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Berkeley Daily Gazette
Berkeley, California, US
Wed, Jun 21, 1916
Page 4
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