The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-22
Remains OF Miss Esther Dowie Are
laid 10 Rest With Appropriate
Ceremonies Friday.
THE CITY is LOYAL TO DR.. DoWiE
Ten Thousand People Join in Expression
OF Loyalty and Love to General Over
seer.-Another Bond of Union.

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All that was mortal of Esther Dowie,
the daughter of John Alexander
Dowie, was laid to rest in the cemetery
at Zion City Friday afternoon and ten
thousand people turned out to pay
asst tribute of respect and memory to
the young woman who died firm in the
faith of her father. and the church.
| 1t was day of sorrow in Zion and
the flag hung at half mast. Thous-
ands OF people came to the city on the
special train bearing the remains and
attended the services at the ia bernacle
/ The general overseer, bowed with
grief, turned the services over to the
other elders and deacons of the CITY
and the service was of a deeply reli-
gious nature. All places of business
were closed during the entire day and
no work was done in the city. Late
Friday afternoon the remains were laid
to rest in corner of the little GENE
terry within the limits of Zion City, but
later the remains will be removed to
the site of the new cemetery.
Notwithstanding the reports that are
being given out the followers of Dowie
at Zion City are still loyal and their
faith has not been shaken by the re-
ports that he called a doctor to attend
his daughter in her last hours. This
report is not sbe1ieved and Thursday
three thousand of the people of the
city gave their testimony to their be-
lief IN the general overseer and his
work. Nothing speaks palmer of the
feelings at Zion City than the resolu-
tons passed by the common council of
the city. They are given as follows:
Rev. John Alexander, General Over
seer; Rev. Jane Dowie, Overseer, and
Deacon A. ]. Gladstone Dowie, of
the Christian Catholic church at
| Zion:
Beloved in Jesus
May the LORD be graciously near to
you in this hour and give unto you
grace sufficient according to His
abundant mercy and glorious promise.
We rejoice that we do not sorrow as
they that have NJ hope, but that Jesus
Christ is the resurrection and the life.
and will, i'll the blessed time of the
Father, restore what Satan has been
permitted for time to take away.
We thank God for the work that our
departed sister was enabled, through
the Lord, to accomplish from the sweet
budding of her faith in infancy to the
rich fullness of her young woman hood.
1t is with JOY that we remember that
even though young she was wise and
valiant in welding the sword of the
spirit and accomplished much for God
beyond her years. Her genius and
capacity seemed destined for great SER
vice. Though gone on for a few days
before, the memory of her life is fra
grant, and her words and work and
sweet young life will continue to bear
fruit until Jesus comes.
We commend you to the Father, and
IN the faith of our Risen Lord assure
you of cur love and sympathy, our per-
feet confidence in your life and mis-
sion, and of our loyalty to you as
friends and brothers in the hour of
trial, as well as in the further prosecu-
| ton of your work, under God, of restor-
alton for the coming of the King in
His beauty to reign over all.
| 1t is our full confidence that God will
override and destroy the works of the
devil and out of this cloud bring
greater blessings of the manifestation
OF His glory and salvation even to the
ends of the earth. May God bless you,
each and all
Faithfully yours in Jesus.
Witness the hands of the mayor and
aldermen and the corporate seal of the
City of Zion this fifteenth day of May,
IN the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and two:
r. H. HARPER,
Mayor.
2. Z. c. LEISE,
IRA E. PoNTIUs,
JASON M. PRESTON,
JOHN G. HAUcK,
JAMES DUNLAP,
ROBERT A. SCHULTZ,
Aldermen.
Attest