The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-23
MARY MCGEE HALL
ON DOVES MISSION.
She Declares That He Comes as Il
Prophet, the Forerunner of Christ.

1.-THE Reappearance of Elijah" was tbs
theme of the sermon delivered in Zion Tab
ernacle last night by Evangelist MARY Nc
Gee Hall of tile Christian Catholic Church
Mrs. Hall said. in part:
There was a man sent from God. WHOSE
name was John. This was the voice o.
Prepare we the way ct the Lord! Make his
paths straight, There. was a man sent
from God whose name was John. This Eies'
scnRer Of the covenant comes also in an
June :. 1901. in Chicago. in Americas
largest auditorium. he declared with au-
message. The cry Of John the Baptist
could only after days reach even the re
gions around. The message OF this Eiitah
Was spoken to eager thousands, and in a
few hours the declaration had circied the
world. John the Baptist came as the fore,
rurrer of the despised and the rejected
Christ. -,
f%orerunner OF the Christ. who this time
viii come In glorious might ard kingiN
power. As suddenly as came Elijah TO
as came John the Baptist crying in the
wilderness, in like manner comes Elijah the
third time. to strike evil hard: TO strike. 1t
wherever found, no matter where m
trenched: and to call all people back to the
original plan OF. God.
iThey Knocked Elijah in olden time; they
preacher: Who are your They said to the
Christ. the son of God: We know you; you
are the carpenters son. They have treat,
ed John Alexander Dowie. the prophet OF
God, with the same treatment accorded the
others. but with the jeer has come a mar
Vicious ave.. and the laugh dies away in
owe Ii God be not with him.? If he were
Indeed Elijah. could he do more wonderful
things than he is doing? Would more sick
people be healed? Would more wisdom in
All AFFAIRS he has undertaken he shown
Scarcely had his declaration as fo his
being the Elijah Of prophecy. who comes to
restore all things been given, than thou
sands in the churches said: We never
knew that Elijah WIS TO come again.. We
never knew that he must come as the. re
stprer before the second coming of Christ
Then men and women. and even the chill
dren. began to search the Scriptures. began
TO follow the message delivered in chicaEo's-
auditorium, and 10! they saw that Moses,
Malachi. Peter and other inspired writer's
had plainly foretold tho coming of Elijah
The restorer.
religious world. a teacher of one of the
largest denominations sat for hours recently
with Doctor Dowie. The question discussed
Elijah. hut as to whether the Bible taught
that Elijah must appear the third time be-
fore the second coming. The discussion
was thorough. at the close. in answer to
Do you believe the third coming of Eli
jah Is a Bible truth and that he is to come
before Christ comes.
~ do believe it, F.
This Is what Elijah says:
Il want you to get back to the primitive
order of the primitive church. Zion in all
parts of the world must get ready for the
marriage supper Of the lamb. when the
bridegroom comes and the church enters
into her triumph I nave my message.
My message is. Return. We unto God
Obey his. commandments. Worship. the
eternal triune God. Let marriage be pure.
Obey his commandments. Worship the
Show. Won the eleventh. which is better than
them all. Let US love humanity better than
ourselves and be willing to- love and live
and die. for the sin-sfricken and disease
smittea mulfituGcs."