Religions Mania.
The religious enthusiast, Poulfcon, who upon being summoned to the police court at Molong for the third time was fined £5, or three months' imprisoment, as stated in a former telegram, has gone to gaol. On his departure by train for Orange, his followeis assembled at the local railway station and conducted themselves in & most excited manner. Most of his adherents are females, some of whom cried passionately and displayed singular emotional excitementupon their leader being taken away in custody. After the departure of the train his adherents marched away, singling lustily, some of the women also .crying. At the meeting held in the street on Saturday night the police again interfered and took the names of two males, who will be summoned to the police court for misbehaviour.
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Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 228, 12 November 1887, Page 6
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131Religions Mania. Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 228, 12 November 1887, Page 6
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