Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-28
ZION CITY, ILLINOIS.
Interesting Letter About the Noted
Place by Former Audubonite.

to lake Michigan you will find Zion
City. Less than a year ago nothing
was there except farm house and q
barn. Today it has populatihn of
nearly six thousand. No other town
mot even Audubon) has even passed
through the experience that Zion City
has. Its just motives is the advance
ment of God. This is its motto =
"WHERE COP RULES MAN PRosPERs. :"
1t has city council of God fearing
men. Its ordinances are all enforced
mot like Audubon when I was mar
shall More than ordinary wisdom has
been shown in founding this city.
It's first great industry will speak of
is lions lace factory. When it is fin
ished it will employ 5000 people. The
candy factory will employ many peo-
pie and its business far surpasses many
others in magnitude. The purest of
candies will only be made, no poison
Gus colorings being used. lions bak-
cry will do an immense business.
lions brick yards are now running to
their greatest capacity. There is a
laundry, plumbing, general stores and
many other industries which will be
added from time to time.
Elijah's Hospice is beautiful build
ing with all the modern improvements
and capacity to accumulate thousand
guests. The administration building
has just been completed and is large
and attractive structure. The freight
house of the Chicago & North West
ern R'y is 800 feet long and is stored
full Of household goods waiting for the
owners to get their houses ready. At
one time sixteen pianos could be
counted in this depot. The company
is now about to commence the erection
of s35, 900 depot.
Zion City has two flowing wells, one
about 600 feet deep and the other
1,SO0 feet deep. People from all parts
of the country inhabit the city, men of
high standing, intellectual ability and
consecrated christian character.
Zion City has three great depart
ments at work, ecclesiastical, judicial
and educational. Religion and bust
ness 60 hand in hand. They are
never parted. Gods services are held
every morning in their respective
places of business.
The college is in process of erection
and will be ready for school this fall.
1t is to be three story cut stone edi-
fee. When DIR. Dowie founded this
school, he said it was "to teach people
how to pray" and the people of Zion
City have learned how to get results
from their prayers.
lions bank has passed through its
battles Of opposition but now stands
solid, having the confidence of the
banks in this and other lands and is
doing an immense business. Believ.
ing that the talents of gold and silver
are to be consecrated to God is inn
pressed on ones mind when about
the vault on which is inscribed in gilt,
GRADE YE HERE WITH TILL CONE"
The ecclesiastical includes the res.
toration Of the kingdom of God, pre-
ceeding Christ's second coming. A
part of this work is to build many Zion
cities which will be ''refuge for the
afflicted of Gods people" previous tc
the coming of the great and terrible
day of the Lord" before Christ come,
to reign thousand years. In ordel
to accomplishlthis end there will be (
great restoration host sent throughou
the world. There will be ten thou
sand messengers sent tie China alone
and everywhere according to the nee,
of the people. Thousands of peopl
attended the feast Of the tabernacle
and listened to the wonderful restor
alton messages spoken by DIR. Dowie
whose vision penetrates the future o
this great work, whom God has raise,
up as leader and commander of hi
people in their lost days. Ever
. message was accompanied by the pres
, ence and power of the Holy Spirit.
. A stream Of flowing water is fowinl
out to every nation from this grea
center as Christ stood in the last grea
day of the feast of the Tabernacle an,
cried, saying, If ANY MAN THIRST LIE
HIM COME UNTO MEAND DRINK" the ful
fillment of this promise to those VIII
believe was realized and thousands G
people went away to carry the powe
of the Holy Spirit in their lives as neve
before.
At the present time Zion City has
plain and commodious tabernacle whic
. seats six-thousand people. In the nea
future there will be great tempt
. built that will seat thirty-thousan
8 people or more. Mrs. Dowie ha
: charge of the woman's work through
! out the world, which has no small par
in this great work.
Zion City is q place where wicke
people will not want to dwell, henC
!. christian people see the advantage {
. rearing their families amid pure ass
Citations. Zion City has nothing b'
y what is pure and good and rejects a