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Tke Make handlers, polygamlils and Nev-j erdies Appalachian Individualistic that each nan his "pope." By WAYNE StATER Associated-Preu Writer CHARLESTON, (AP) not believe thli, ut I've here five timei efore," said the sixth body of i ho Rev. Henry Holstine, minis- to a band of Appalachian lollness people known as the 'Neverdles." His Is one of many uhcon- 'entional religious sects still ictlve in the region, splinter iroups like snake handlers md polygamlsts of the Per- ectlonlst Holiness movement took the Appalachian tales by storm early In the 9th century. Mountain people from lous Adventlsts to arm-sling- ng Pehteeostals became ihanted by fundamentalism, lerfcctlon and magic. Reincarnation found 'Its way nto the theology of some sects, while, others praised God by lipping strychnine and walking in hot coals. In each, vision and revelation served as Impor- ant tools in Ihe search for ruth.

The Henry Holstine and Neverdles" believe in immortality not only of the soul ut also of the body. The soul returns to earth In a series of reincarnations, they say, until he believer succeeds in living lie perfect life. At that point, his body can live forever. There are probably hundreds of mountain people living in West Virginia and surrounding states who are members of the rather loosely knit "Neverdie' church. The origin of the belief not mown, but one of its firsl a massive 67-year-ole ex-coal miner named Ted Oiler, still travels a preaching circuit through West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina.

The Rev. Holstine agrees thi teachings of the sect are uncon vcntional, but adds that if ncc cssary he will be back on eart again to see that it all come true. You see. Its the tpiritua lilrth thai makes the body slay he said. "How long it will for me to make it, I don't know.

But I know it can be done." Appalachian snake handlers, Christian cult which has received much attention in recent years, have gone underground many states, but continue to practice their art with the gus- of their predecessors. During worship services they speak In unknown tongues, tiandlc deadly rattlenakcs, water moccasins and copperheads. The practice is outlawed by slate law or municipal ordinance in Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina Brother Johnny Dcnnison's 27th Street Jesus Only church on the outskirts of Huntington, W.Vn., Is one of a number of active snake-handling groups in West Virginia, a state where it is stilt legal. The Saturday night or Sunday afternoon service at Brother Johnny's begins with gospel music, an opportulnty to "lestl- publicly for and omc uninhibited hand clapping nd ecstatic dancing. On oiie occasion, Brother ohnny prepared for tht lony of tht lerpehli by itap- Ing.

to front podium and houtlng a paiiaia from tha of pel of St. Mark Into a iilvtr and microphone, 'Lots of people claims to be he roared, "but mult they follow: "hey shall cait out devijl; hey shall; speak with iww ongjies; they shall take up sar- penti, and if they drink any eadly thine It ihall not hurt lein." then reached into a black ase. and jerked out. two fat imber rattlers, tossing croii the room to another number of the congregation. For about 10 tha car- tmony.

continued, with' mara- of the congregation lurch- ng and walling and passing the nakes with Pentecostal teal. Snake-handling was Darted the turn of the century George Went Hensley, a fun. iamenlalsit preacher' from Grasshopper Valley, Tenn. Deaths are relatively ran, Ithoiigh at least two lied last.year in the United Itales 'of snakebites received luring religious Henley, the father of the ritual, led at Lester's Flatt, in 955 after being bitten by a Dlamondback rattler. Perhaps Ihe most unusual re- Igious sect in rural Appalachia a loosely knit band of Chris- Ian polygamists who praise lesus and decry the corruptive nature of man-made law on the plrit of marriage.

The practice involving only a imall number of the region's Holiness Church people, is rooted in the belief'that God's aw mi man's law are Immu ably separate. "There was marriage when iod made man and said one believer who lives with a Holiness family which in cludM hlmielf and it lent 1 "They to lava an- then min'i orruptlon, Mm ut up lawi hit you can't be decent with- ut a lictnM, He let it all up or almighty dollar. "It'i nothing more than a law to you under bondage, but God arrived to Mt who Mxual partner! out- church, holy poly- gamiiU see themseivei In- olved to i highly ipirltual activity. Tlew blood- toil ind licenses as secular in- 'rlnsemenU by businessmen rho "covet the greenback dol- ar." Blackrobed. can ovwiee traffic violatoni and eases, they say, but only God can makt rulai of marriage.

frit." Unlikt 'carnal minded" Sociologists explain that believers use both scriptura and revelation In faihlminf hese forms of worship which will traniform their faUUitls outlook and allow them to cape the prohlemi of illneii, death, economic inncurity and osi of pride. Snake handlers have added a death-defying element to thtlr rorship, polygamiits use religion to assuage guilt and tha 'Neverldes" anxiously await mmortality of the body. In each, said Dr. Nathan Cer- rard, chairman of tha dtpar- ment of sociology at Morrii Harvey College, "the stationary wor carry individualism in to ah extreme. "Each man is Indeed his own Since they lack the intellectual resources and will for doctrinal elaboration, the main emphasis ii on emotional religious experience.

"Nevertheless, they all seem to share the belief that their religion represents a return to the purity of the Christians of the Ilrst century, and that the larger, more formalized churches are fallen and corrupt." Alarmed Over High Rate Of Wd Horse Slaughter NEWCASTLE, Utah (AP) --food and other commercial HN.Viet'sGiap jln Charge Against U. S. SAIGON (AP) North Viet official of the National Mus- Association, says the cilling and shipping of wild lorses for commercial products icmlinues at an alarming rate i government gcncics are dragging their eel. Kenl Grcgersen, Salt Lake City, vice president of the na- lonal group, said In a statement released here Friday that ic has been aware of Instances if shipping and killing wild horses. He pointed to a recent oundup of wild horses at lowe, Idaho, as one example.

"In other, many other in 1 tanccs, horses are being cap- urcd and killed more quietly and aparently the Bureau of Management Is unwilling or unable lo put a stop to the practice." Gregcrsen 'Unning on supposed to be protecled by a 'ederal law signed In 1S71 by President Nixon. He said the same law charges the BLM and Forest Service with management responsibilities. Most of he remaining horses roam on 3LM controlled land, he said. To date, there has been little any management, and in some instances BLM officials seem anxious to get rid of the horses," Gregersen charged. Prior to the passage of the he said, wild horses of the western deserts and mountains 'need an uncertain future lest and were perhaps headed for extinction.

They were trapped and In "fantastic numbers for dog nam's defense minister, Ocn Vo Nguyen Giap, charged lha Ihe United Stales has dclibcr ately sabotaged Ihe ccasc-flrc In Vielnam. Hanoi radio report ed Saturday, In a speecn delivered Fridaj nlphl at a farewell parly ii honor of visiting Viet Cong Lt Gen. Trnn Van Tra, Giap said lull tin' United Slates has in- stieiilod SaiBon April 23 said wild horses public lands are This Week AtNMJC imps lo "invade" Cambodia id continue "land-grabbing" operation; iiRninst Communist- No activities TUESDAY. April 24 Fellowship of Christian Alh. lelcs a.m.

Facul. iroducts, he sild. Their num- icrs were reduced from mil- ions to less than 10,004 animals is estimated by the BLM, he idded. said he had recently retorted an instance of apparent- wild horses being shipped for laughter, "but it was quickly wept under the rug." Gregenen laid the animals were shipped during the night rom a ranch near Wlnnt- mucci, to Ogden, Utah, nd eventually to North Platte, where "They were killed ind processed for commercial iroducts." He laid he called for an Investigation threuth the BLM. The official tali) he conducted ils own investigation and 'turned up the fact that the Tucking company Involved, rhlch hauls livestock between Nebraska and California, ha.i been shipping between two and six trucks loads of horses a month to the killing plants for the horse dealer." He said his association "feela hat the time has come for the BLM lo come to grips with the iroblcms, and for the agency to 'ace the fact that the land and horses belong lo all of tht American people." Seek 'Stay' Of Court's OEO Ruling WASHINGTON (AP) Nixon administration has asked a federal judge to stay an order for the acting director of Ihe Office of Economic Opportunity to halt his dismantling ol the agency.

The stay was requested Frl' day by the Justice Department. U.S. District Court Judge William B. Jones ruled April 11 held territory in South Vietnam, ly Lounge, Student Center. "Without reason, Ihe United'WEDNESDAY, April 25 Stales has recently halted the' NM Awards Assembly -removal of mines in the waters, i Arts Auditorium, pnrls and rivers in the northern iTmj Anril 2fi part of our country," Giap i charged.

"And it has brazenly that only Congress could phase- out a program it had funded and mandalcd, a description that covers OEO ordered reconnaissance planes Meeting a.m.. Faculty Lounge, Student Center. Sophomore Voice Rcr-l- Justice Department asked Jones to allow acting director Howard Phillips to proceed with the scheduled April 28 closing of 10 regions: OEO offices and the shifting of some programs lo other ngenfios. funding for OEO runs nut in hut Phillips proposes to ise oul the agency before then. Jones was asked to delay effective date of liis order until the cases involved in the OEO closures can decided by appeals court.

The adminls- will he alilf tn Milirtuc tlte p.m., Fine Arts A i a i however, has not in- IVictnamcsc people," he added. Mum. jdicaled whelher. It will appeal. to encroach up' 1 'he aerial territory of the IK-niiiprHlic Kinc public of ic nam Auditorium.

said that ihe United) Slates has broil conducting I I A April 27 massive hombinqs in Cambodia' '-'onfcrmc Track and has rcsiimrtl air strikes m'Hobhs High School, Laos in violation of SATURDAY, April 2S the Vientiane peace accord. Regional Bankers Meeting Mrei Fine "Onco again, we assert that i dark scheme, no brutal force, no reactionary power, no, iiiMilent threat? in words nr! I.os Alamos Choir in Concert Arts Auditorium. COMING EVENTS MONDAY, April .10.