The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-24
Mrs. Dowie and Her Son Say Fare
well Before Starting for Europe
and Australia.
NO DESERTIONS IN THE ARMY
PART OF THE GHOST" RETURNING
HOME FOR BUSINESS REASONS.
4.25O,00O Persons Given the "Di-
vine Message"

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-The Dowie meet
ing tonight in Madson-square Garden was
given over principally to a farewell to Mrs.
Dowie and her son. who will leave for Eu-
rope tomorrow. Both made addresses ap-
and denying that they were leaving on ac-
count of Dowie methods The trip to Eu-
rope and Australia, both declared, had been
planned many months before the New York
mission was finally decided upon.
DR.. Dowie took as the subject of his dis
course the parable of the nobleman who di-
vided the talents among his servants using
it to illustrate his argument that even the
Lord rewarded the successful business
man. He was interrupted by the exodus
of about 1,50 of the audience and made
no attempt to resume his exposition of the
Scriptures. launching out into long lauda-
ton of Zion as a place of residence, dur
ing which he announced that he would not
address the meeting tomorrow night, when
views of Zion would be shown with ex-
planatory remarks by various overseers. He
then announced the approaching departure
of his wife and son.
In the course of his address a. c.. Glad
stone Dowie denied that $50 members of
the host had deserted and returned home.
He declared that only 112 had gone back to
attend to business in Zion and that others
would take their places. They left this
morning on a special train of five coaches
over the West Shore road, in charge of
Deacons J. w. Crane and daughter. Will
hite. Lauder, Ely. Pettinger. Peterson.
Ropp. Stevenson and Funger. According
TO Deacon Newcombe the Zionists were
bound for Zion because others wished TO
come to New York. AS many. as leave
deacon. Many of the party were suffering
from colds, brought on by exposure in the
work of house-to-house visitation and the
many changes OF atmosphere of the garden
to the piercing air.
While the lieutenants were looking after
the excursionists at Weehawken, Dowie
was left almost alone to conduct the early
morning service at the garden. During
his address he said that he had received
about fifty letters during his stay here, all
der or kidnapping. Some of them were
signed committee" He said he was not
afraid. He announced that he expected
200 more of his followers to arrive here on
Monday with "A fresh supply of provisions.
In talking of the visitation work done
here by the host" he said that 1900
that each house contained about eight per-
sons he said that 4,e500o0 persons had re-
ceived the Divine message" since his ar
rival.
L
of the host had returned to Zion City
because so many of the heads of depart
ments had left their places there vacant
that the management of the city was suf-
fering Nothing was said about q feeling
of discoura cement among those going
away being responsible for them leaving.
Many members of the host received a
severe shock to-day when they were in
formed by the railway companies that their
tickets would have to be used during the
early part of next week 1t has been un-
derstood, II is said, that all the tickets
were good for two weeks, but row il is
said that most OF them will have to return
several days sooner or lose their trans
portation.
At the general meeting this morning.
which was attended by aoout 5000 persons.
Dowie talked on What a Christian Should
Do When Sick" He said that when a
Christian became i'll he should go to the
elders of the church for relief and not to
physician. He criticised decision OF
/, the New York Court of Appeals. holding
n Zionite indirectly responsible for a child S
death because there was physician in
attendance. Dowie said he would carry
| the case, il necessary. to the Supreme
Court OF the United States.