Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-24

unfrlendly spirit Many had heard OF
his success In Chicago, as a founder OF
n city and the promoter Of manufacture
ing aud mercantile embellishments.
They came to learn the secret OF his
success, but they soon were disguised,
and thousands left the hall sweeping
away the guards and defying the
preacher II ever man lost a grand
opportunity Dowie did, and, apparently,
he felt his defeat, keenly
II the reports OF his proceedings are
scanned, the cause Of the downfall be-
comes clear Dowie IL preaching him
self and his notions, instead Of Christ
and the Gospel All through his SER
mons, Il Is ~ and Me- 1t IL Il chat
lengc the theologians;" u am going
to do so and So Il am" always the
great a." What interest has New
York, or any part Of the world, IN
Dowle, his views, his Intentions? Is
there salvation In Dowie? Paul, IN the
midst Of Greclan learning and busI-
ness Interests, when preaching consid-
cred himself as knowing only Christ
and Him crucihed, That meant saliva
ton Neither Dowic, nor anyone else
needs 20 think that the world cum be
converted by the public exhibition OF
egotlsm. lie who comes TO the world
with a divine message and can tell ~
something about the Master and tn
Masters service, may not always Sc
cure large audiences, but the message
delivered viii nevertheless influence the
world as did the sermon preached BIS
our Lord an early morning at Samar-
las well, though the audience was bu;
lone woman.
Dowle makes spectacle of himself
And he does not hesitate to turn his
most ugly features to the audience
He scolss He commands. He throat
ems Hear some Of his inyectiyos
you gentlemen Of the press who
have to gO to cigar or "A b,ttle 20
write anythlng--well just let me stop
long enough TO say here that the press
never will forget the words ! VIII speak
to them tomorrow night. II viii be a
message from God Almighty that
neither the angels nor men VIII ever
forget. win give the press a Hex to-
morrow night IL viii never, never for
get.
"The time has come TO thunder at the
doors OF New York and demand that
the Christ shall rule In this city II
New York tries to drive me tconfound-
ing himself with the Savlorl out they
viii have the time OF their lives
won't git
II don't know yet what side / am on
here In New York, the low or the nigh
side. o, but then you know sometimes
things that are high have bad smell.
II am very much Disguised to hnd
that New York has not even common
"As TO my politics, | am not Repub-
lican, not Democrat not paupercrat or
autocrat--I am a theocrat,
II am not here to argue, to contro-
vert or to discuss. | am here to COM
mand.
IL am not here to explain the Com
but to demand that you
obey them"
D0wleism Is well characterized as an
example Of egotism gone mad Dowie
annexes heaven and earth to Dowie'
His followers are simple people whom
he has blinded and stunned, and they
are easily led. lie talks and talks, but
there is nothing but Dowie IN his talk
Someone has compared Dowle to the
Prophet Joseph, They resemble one an
other about as much as did the pre-
tenders to Messlahship In the first CEN
tury resemble the Crucned one Dowie
comes to New York demanding your
money and your lie, The Prophet Jo-
seph came with n message Of salvation
and accepted poverty, persecution, and
ieath as his earthly reward for deliver
ing Il. Dowie may have borrowed
some ideas from the Church OF Christ.
Mohammed borrowed some from the
Bible. But that does not make the
arabian christian" Nor does Il
prove anything against the Bible.
Dowle may have tried to initiate a
Prophet of God, but that does not make
lm a prophet. nor does II reflect upon
he character OF the authorized SER
Sants OF the Almighty,