The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-11
lions OVERSEER SAILS
Rev" John Alexander DoWie Off
fols Jerusalem.
The millionaire Faith BeaIer and
His Woriks-Ca reer of the Man Vhe
Dehed the Chicago Police and
Built Up an Immense Fortune on
Account OF Human CreduIity.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-THE Rev" John
Alexander Dowie. who came to New York
from Chicago yesterday in a special car
and accompanied by retinue of relatives
and dependents, sailed fer Europe at day
break this morning on the Graf Walder-
see Of the Hamburg American line. Mr..
DoWie has been in Chicago Tor the past
ten years engaged in faith healing, and.
notwithstanding the opposition of the law
and the newspapers, has prospered and
made righteousness pay.
When he sailed this morning, surround
ed by his retinue. he stood out on deck by
the railing his snowy white, beard stream
ing in the wind and his fine eyes directed
toward the West where he left his flock
of so 600. The members of his retinue
were grouped around him in various at
titudes reference to their leader.
Dowie travelled from Chicago in the mag
nificent style Of an Indian ralah- He is
by his own confession more than twice
millionaire His followers in Chicago ac-
corded to him an enthusiastic farewell. He
has a private car, which the Michigan
Central placed at the disposal of The party.
He was met at Poughkeepsie by Captain
Wheeler, the City Passenger Agent of the
New York Central, who di1 everything
possible to assist the general oyerseer in
his triumphal entry into New York.
The party was conveyed TO the Murray
Hill Hotel. block away from the Grand
Central Station, in landaus After them
came the luggage. seventy-oneA pieces in
all, which was transported TO the Graf
Waldersee at her Hoboken pier.
The doctor went on board ne Graf Wal
dersee with a look of ineGa0le exuitation
IpoE his face. The stewards FASTENED 10
co his bidding Six of his guard followed
i'm about the vessel Half a score of
grey haired women in black silk and with
1ld-fashioned brooches at their threats
went into the cabin where EEe doctor was
sitting and silently contemplated him.
With a look of glad recognition the Doctor
saw the reporters
Or. Dowie discIaims the title OF healer,
and scouts the theories Of Christian Sci
ence. vet thousands believe thai he was the
instrument OF curing Their infrmities. He
has been reviIed, mobbed and imprisoned
more times than he himself can count, yet
through opposition which would have
speedily ended the career Of an ordinary
man. this remarkable person pTospered and
his pock5tbG0k bulged with fatness-
he calls himself the General 0yeTSeeT OF
the Christian Catholic Church in Zion He
registered at the Murray Hi Hotel yes
teTdGy as from Chicago ion. He is on
his way TO the Old World and at the dawn
OF the twentieth century, in fulhllnent OF
vow made years ago, he expects to enter
Jerusalem. He is the sole trustee and, in
fact, the owner OF vast properties and en-
terpriSes. which his followers have created
by contributing TO the cause" one-tenth
CT their incomes. He has a bank. a prinI-
ing house a land company. many ta5eTna-
cles. and in fact. g whole town with de-
veloping industries, which are under his
direct control He also has institutions
known as houses Of healing, which are
practically faith cure sanitaTiums.
IN appearance Dowie is distinguished
His forehead is broad and high. His eyes
are keeHi assSbe has way CT looking at
his listeners which holds the attention. He
wears long grey beard His hair is half
grey. half black He wore baggy light
grey suit and q SLOUGH hat. In dress he
was not unlike a prosperous planter lie
is educated. keen-witted SC0tchMan.
His air of eXaitation wore of as he
talked. the manneTisnS dropped from his
speech. and he was revealed as a shreSG,
hard headed francicE. who was not 9 little
proud Of the fact
He tailSzd for IN hour OF HIS life and his
work. His followers he said. gave tenth
of their incomes to the organization and
in return were singularIy blessed In fact |
he said that those who had been poor
were getting rich. 4 follower
CT the doctor must neither use medicine
drink alcohol use tobacco, so t0 theatres
or races, or eat the flesh Of swine.
They are able to give a bill On that &C
count said tie "loctor-"
Briefly outlined from his own elaborate
Of it. the Doctors financial |
success is the. result of business ability Of !
q high order He said TO a reporter that /
within tie last nine years he had received I
1915. zee. ana Of this amount he had taken /
only 225. Geo for his personal use. The rest /
he had put into the organization of which /
he Is the ovaTseer.
He bought {, SEQ acres o. land near Wau- !
kegan, Wis. foTty-two miles from Chicaso,
and ne managed the puT chase SO adroitly |
that IS he said. with 4 chuckls, nobody /
knew he vas buying. The cverseer p T
sc1alIy holds the title. Ell says that he !
has made VIII giving his wife 2 d5w-y
and practically giving all the property in
perpetuity to the church which he las |
founded
When asked nav much the chu- CD WIS |
worth. he replied:
Some say 9 million and a half ard OH |
srs hye millions l should say two nil |
lions. That is pretty good. is i not, for 4 !
poor parson who started with 10 hing.
Il taught said the doctor. that Chris |
ttaEs should cooperate. AS a result ef |
these teachings I founded the z.ol City |
Bank. the Zion City Land and Investment |
Company, and the Zion Lace Company. |
have purchased the entire pant of Samuel /
Stevenson, of Nottingham, England, ani N |
the spring / purpose TO bring fifty families |
from Nottingham
Dr. Dowie was originally Corgrega-
tionalist clergyman He became involved !
in disputes with local authorities AID h y |
gave him thirty days in which 10 leave |
the country. He went TO San Fra. cisco
and in 1880 began his work in sii-ego |
without follower and practically without |
a cent.
CARAzEEL PLANT SOLD
4 NiIIion Dollars Paid for He-shey,4 |
Lancaster Factory.