The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-19

were little girls not more than or years
old. az pretty as pretty could be. There
were nearly a hundred Of these girls; the
oldest were apparently about Il. ihey
were followed by, ruddy.iaced io' oi
older boys and grown people, They sang
with n mighty volume. Elder Rice, the
head chorister of Zion. stood on a dais up
above the organ and waved ms Whhe-
drapcd arms and his swaylng body beat
ing time,
sions advanced, all robed in black gowns
These were the deacons and deaconesses
200 OF them. They sang. too, The whole
Garden fairly rocked with the chorus:
The white-robed choir divided in front
Of the pulpit and in two columns OF ,wos
assembled to the seats above. The steps
we're very broad and there was room Tor
the black ranks of the deacons and dea-
concsses to march up abreast OF tne
choris,ers in white. The time was very
slow, and for five minutes or more the Two
mounted singing to the platform ana turneo'
still singing to the audience
When they were all in place the audience
fairly pasped with the dramatic conception
OF the picture. The platform had peen
artfully arranged SO that from the nody
the outstretched wings OF giant wh'e
Out from a curtained door at the left
Of the pulpit came a compact body Of Aon
Guards. The ranks opened and Dowle
moved toward the steps. Behind nm was
Overseer Jane Dowie, his wife, and behind
her A. j. Gladstone Dowie. his grown
son.
woNpRous BEAUTIFUL ELIJAH AND FAMILY.
Dowie was attired like an Episcopalian,
Bishop. His outer robe Of black was lined
with purple The sleeves OF his snrphce
we're very full and soft At his back hung
a hood lined with the colors Of Zion. blue,
white and gold. II was explained Iater
that though this looked exactly ike an
academic hood, it was not one at all:
1T is simply the hood Of the General
Oyerseer Of the Restoration Host said the
explaining authority. .o,
Mrs. Dowie wore simple cost ume, mucn
like her husbands 8, except that there were
no colors in it. Mrs. Dowe is mighty
impressive, lovable, sensible looking per-
son; she never looked more like the pos
SCISSOR Of these qualities than she did when
she took her stand at her husbands right
hand in the Garden yesterday
Young Dowie had on combination P1
purple velvet and black silk. Others in
The front row we're Overseers Excel, the
Prophet q ecclesiastical secretary; Over
seer Speicher, Overseer Mason and Over
seer Wygant on little to one side was
Deacon Stern. the commander OF the Ilon
Guard, in the uniform Of B igadier' q ~
eral. Sentries from the RANKS Of the /inn
Guard were stationed at the foot Of the
stairway from the pulpit, A solid line OF
them was stretched behind The reporters
tables. Their chief and pleasing duty
seemed to b, to cheer and applaud when
ever Elijah took fall out OF the New York
newspapers and their representatives.
Dowie walked to the front Of The platform
threw his head back and lifted his eyes until
he was looking into the archsd iron rafters
and his fluffy white beard stood ont straight
then raised his arms over his head. His
hands are very small and white and the
fingers worked nervousiy toward one an
other as they were lifted. lhs thousands
were quite till
With shrill but penetrating voice Dowle
pronounced an invocation AT the erd OF
il the choir chanted sonoroMs Amen,
and then sang the Hallelujah Chorus from
THE Messiah When tho chorus was
ended the Prophet ordered more music.
People we're still coming in ard finding
seats and there was more or less disturb
ance The band and organ and orchestra
played THE Holy City" Then the outer
door was closed and the noise stopped
TENS OF THOUSANDS WITHOUT.
Il wish" said Elijah the Restorer. coming
forward and projecting his voice over the
heads Of the congregation at the entrance,
Il wish that the deacon in charge Of the in
coming people would be better informed
am told that there are thousands, nay
tens of thousands, struggling to get in.
There are many seats here unoccupied
let the people come in until all the seats
are filed
Stanford's Re Deum in Is fat was sung
omake the incoming less noticeable. After
a while the doors were closed again. Then
the General Overseer stalked out to he
front of he platform he seems even shorter
and rounder in his robes than IN his or
1Dxl a h.A Il
over He seemed well satisfied. He went
back to the desk,
Let us now read from the Word Of God"
he began First in the Psalms. During
the reading we will have silence"
The Prophets arm shot ont toward the
middle aisle.
II am thankful to that guard, he shouted.
-No one is permitted TO leave the place
while we are reading from the Word OF
God!-
He began to read Every few words
called for some prophetic comment Some
times he came out To the front OF the plat
form to emphasize the comment. People
began to go out at the back. He broke
of abruptly in the rea ding.
THE EXODUS
Let that door be closed" he shouted
-Let those people be stopped IT is not
permitted that people go out
The noise incres sed. The Restorer kept
on irving TO read, he turned IRON tne
Psalms to Revelations The noise OF the
outgoing multitude almost drowned his
voice.
At length he ceased commenting and
read RAPIDLY. Some Of his gestures of
despair and wrath were exceedingly violent.
One Of them knocked his gold eyeglasses
into fyiny circles about his head. Then
he called for = hymn.
while some are going out i" he explained,
Others are coming in. !.et ns sing Wllle
the noise is going on. Hereafter hope
il will be remembered that moving about
is not permitted during the reading of the
Word"
At the end Of the hymn he made few
remarks about the people who had gone
out.
II. seems to have been curious crowd
of unthinking people," he said, which
They had very little interest in the Word Of
God It is very evident that Zion is much
needed in New York. 1t ia pity, because
there are thousands, nay, ! am told tens OF
thousands outside, clcmoring to get in.
understand that the police are having great
difficulty"
Messengers had been handing up reports
TO the elders near the G.. o, frequently.
II is possible that these warns about The
tens Of thousands came from them. The
reporters on the outside OF the building
think that the Prophet must have seen
them with his prophetic eye solely.
we will get down to business with this
mission after a while, he continued Good,
thoughtful people will come early. There
are more than 500 people to whom | sent
box seats gratuto,isly who have not been
able to get in and are still outside in the
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