Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-15
DOWIE's HOSTS

A Chicago dispatch says Or. Dowie's
restoration host, 5000 stroi<I, was re-
viewed last Sunday. Each of the cru
saders wore sashes OF yellow, white ana
Bile. The leader announces that he
has over 5000 persons now enrolled, and
that he expects to lead 1000 In the
"holy war" against New York.
Dowle has thoroughly drilled this
army" They have been assigned, says
the Chicago Record Herald, to the diff
ferent trains, taught all formalities
necessary on each road. and instructed
about tickets, gatemen and conductors
A special guide book to New York has
been prepared for their use. They have
all been photographed and each one
has been given special Identification
card with his likeness on It, while a
similar card will be on file at the New
York headquarters Rooms have been
engaged for them in New York and
meals win be served to all at Madlson'
Square gardens. The meal tickets they
Gun buy in advance 50 for some thirty
or more meals. They will be provided
with special knapsacks In which to car
ry literature when they 90 out for
house to house work. And they viii be
required to keep diaries Of their daily
and hourly dongs, which will be
checked up when they get home,
tlfe IL futoraotinu 10 .hNNtinu
executive ability of the man, and ac-
counting for the. seeming success that
has attended his peculiar efforts. A
man who has the ability to attend to
purposes, unless they aim at the impos-
sible,
The following data about the noted
leader are from recent number of the
Oakland Enquirer;
Or. Dowie who has attained consId-
cradle prominence In Chicago by his
eccentric methods In combining bust
ness with religion, in a most profitable
manner, Is not n stranger In Oakland,
where he made his advent a number
OF years ago from New Zealand AT
that time he took advantage of ac-
9psIt'tapc9 with soma pr2minent oak
landers who formerly resided In New
Zealand and who were active members
Of the Presbyterian church, to secure
that edihce In which to conduct a So
called healing mission, 1t was GER
tainly one of the most unique religious
campaigns which that edlfice had ever
seen, and many Of the members OF the
church were quite shocked at Or.
Dowie's performances. incidentally,
the collections, which were quite LIBERAL
were taken charge OF by Or. Dowle
personally, He found Oakland such a
profitable field that he returned later,
but was unable TO secure an entree to
the Presbyterian church and held his
healing missions In Hamilton Hall.
A number of people Of emotional dispo-
sitlons imagined that they had been
benefited through DR.. Dowie's efficacy
in prayer, but few OF his cures appear
TO have been permanent
After his campaign in Oakland,
Dowie started his Zion, combining re-
liglon and real estate speculation in q
community In Chicago, of which he
| appears to have been the head This
| enterprise was evidently profitable for
| some time ago Mrs, Dowie went TO
| Europe travelling in a private car to
| New York and with most uxuriant
| apartments on the steamer, DR.. Dowie
succeeded IN getting himself embroiled
| in 20 many controversies with the peo-
| pie of Chicago that at one time he
| threatened to shake the dust Of that
modern Sodom off his feet and estab-
| fish Zion elsewhere, His proposed cam
paign IN New York may be a prelim-
mary TO making New York the head
quarters OF Zion IN America"