The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-12
SOME LEADING EDITORIALS.
WHO is DoWIEa


From the Indianapolis Sentinel
The claim OF the Rev. Mr. Dowie that he is the prophet
Elijah and likewise John the Baptist is OF more than pass
inc interest for IL he is right about i he harbnse OF
NE regeneration of the world and it would not hurt the
world at all to be regeneraed The chief evidence sub
mined by Mr. Dowe is his assertion and that IS OF
some Importance for must be conceded that man ought
N know who he is especially il he is wise man. sun
one NAV he In error We once knew man who avowed
that he was John D. Rockefeller but he did not have money
enough to ndow country school, and his testimony was
discreded If look the Scriptures the strongest cyl
dencc presented the statement of James that ELIAS was
man subject TO like passonos we are and Mr. Dowe
seems to have all passions that available 1t IS also
noteworthy that Dowie resembles Elijah somewhat in the
freedom with which he calls down wrath upon the opposi
ton There the three dry spell and the epidemic
among the prophets of Baa bear witness to Eahs toc
bic literary style but there is weakness in the Dowe claim
in the fact that his influence is strong that of Eli
iahat least up the present date Inc bankers the
editors the Catholics the Mormons the Masons and others
whom he cursed all moving along just as II he had
blessed them Still it is possible that Dowes curses are
not of rapid action and that the effects later on
and therefore this consideration considered con
elusive
There is another Scrptura evidence that is unavorabe
TO Mr. Dowie in the statement that many widows
in Israel the days OF Elias, put unto OF them was
Elias sent save Sarepta city of Sdon unto woman
that was widow Mr.. Dowe, the other hand has gath
cred in all the widows in fifteen counties grass and weeds
and this shows disposition quite different from that OF
tends
this however the scrptura evidence against his claim to
being both Elijah and John the Baptist for the record is
very express declaration that they not the same
person When the priests and Levites called on John Tor
identification the interview recorded thus:
And they asked him, What then Art thou Elias And
he saith, am not Art thou that prophetH And he an
swered, No.
There is good reason TO believe that John knew what he
talking about and this testimony must be fatal to MI
Dowes that he is both Elijah and John the Baptist
unless we could the existence sort Of prophetic
bivavea hardshell Baptist size and an explosive
shell the other. But Mr.. Dowic gNes no evidence OF
being Siamese twin He is obviously singular and he is
evidently mistaken to some He may possibly be Eli
JAN and he may possibly be John the Baptist but If he I'M
ertaes to give under tent he ought to be
arrested for obtaining money under false pretenses
BUSINESS NEWS SPECIALIZED.
From the New York Commercial.
1t is not generally known it might beor as it
ought be- perhapha specialization of news is feature
OF modern industrial system just as is in manufac-
turing or in the practice of law OF medicine In Wash
ngton is sharply in evidence than elsewhere because
the Capitalization there OF all the departments
wholly apart from the ng OF congress- makes that city
news center OF the first Importance.
Business is rapidly gaining for itself markedly
higher value than general has There numerous
newsgathere in Washington who command much higher
than general special correspondents because the informa
ton that they and sell OF valuable character
quarters The specialization of this business
still further development of the industry and again the
specialist enabled derive larger from his
and his energies than any class in the business
the ocust the corporation lawyer the specialist
diseases get rich faster than the general pac
ttioner other things being equal And perhaps the in
teestng fact about this specialization in the business
field the nfrequency with which this of information
gets into type
To particularize might refer the Washington news
representative Of American industry whose business
ramihes every State in the Union and which has both
tail and wholesale National association He is under sal
from both these organizations his duty being keep
them promptly informedn advance if posbleo any
templaed legislation anectng tner business any or
ecting it and of anything and everything having direct
indirect bearing it. Aside from this, he di-
employ individuals firms who are only too
glad pay for this information FIRST hand 1t will thus
be that Washington particularly field for the spe-
cazation Of business is wide profitable one
truism that an ounce OF prevention worth pound
cure"
1t is minated by the writer of Washington letter in
the New York Tribune that of business news will
in time be syndcaed and be dealt with JUST as other news
bought and sold by the press associations But he ex
plains even when this does pass the need of the
special correspondent will all likelihood be even greater
than it Such has been the result in the political
news field The associations distribute the routine
with general satisfaction yet the number of papers hav
ing seats in the gallery and special Washington
spondents is greater than before.
And the specialization feature is deveoped the need
of wider publicity will be felt thus the field OF the com
merca and business newspaper will be expanded and ne
usefulness increased.
DEFECTS IN OUR LIBEL LAWS.
From the Review of Reviews.
In country like the libel laws ought N he $50;
form they in every other part OF the world B we
have fifty legislatures, filled with surgeons ~ ,,.-