The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20

any time. Dowie's cholerlc screams did
/ not tend 10 hold his audience. and. when
! the exodus began. he grew more and more
! violent. His harsh. metallic voice rauS
| through the building In inyeCtiVes IN q
! tone rarely heard in political meetings
One man IN the audience made two or
/ three attempts 20 nut a question 90 nuwie-
I lie tired 10 ask wheat made animals tti.
| The speaker SllenCcd him and proceeded
10 lay many human Ills 10 vaccine. There
/ are other causes for disease. he said. al
! Tor instance. when woman with q 81
! inch waist. tries to squeeze Into a .S-iuch
] corset She r. then wasplike. but rot "a
honey bee. and he would wish 10 keep
/ Grasping his coattaiIs he rammed them
] Into his stomach and pranc.d about. 20
l the great amusement OF his followers.
4 may not bC beautiful with my TAT
I stomach he continued: i may possibly
! look Ike a bale OF cotton with the hoop
] of. as cartoOnist has portrayed me.
| wife thinks ! am EoOd-loOllluE and my
people are kind 10 me"
He declared that the gates OF healing
are as much open to-day as they wCre
nineteen centuries ago. when Christ cured
| cripplcs. Testimony would Be given. he
I said. OF remarkable results obtained by
prayer even when hundreds OF miles
Somewhat discouraged by the results
ne mas experienced with the pres IrWly
announced that he would give New York
editors q chance tomorrow and he pro-
poses 10 send special Invitations 10 each
ono. in some instances with a request to
Withdraw the unrepentant ones who have
den.
Mr.. DowIe closed the meeting by calling
70 the platform four OF his assistant over
ssers and introducing them 10 the au-
dlence. with the information that they
would hold an additional session for the
faithful, with no reporters present.
DoWie concluded with Peace 70 thee
gcod-by." and took his carriage. refusins.
70 reveal his plans, except by saving thar
ne might visit the Wall street district in
MS character as a rest0rationiSt. He has
several powerful friends In the financial
district-men whom he met in Chicago.
where his operations have been conducted
on large scale.
DOWIE'S IDEA OF HUNiOR.
In the early morning services. while
reading the commandments. OF which
there are eleven under his creed. Dowie
stopped 1t Thou shalt not take the name
of-the Lord thy God IN vain"
This commandment IS shattered by the
newspapers this morning" said DoEIe.
People say My Lord 10 men and thare
are all sorts OF lords. Ike landlords for
instance. The lords and ladies' fn F,1ir,.r1s
are famous for their sweet sImpIIcity
Now here II man owns two flats he is
away up in-turning to the choir-"what
He is way up in c." cried a shriu
with mirth
Now put in Jehovah instead OF Lord
and repeat the commandment"
lhlS was done according TO his desire
Twelve companies Of Zionists made tolIrs
OF the city to-day. going from house 10 /
house. They went through the Tcndarloin
ana were received with gOOd-natured
Dowie called on Mayor Low this after
noon noon. and; after thanking him for the !
police protection extended to him. said
he hoped he would be reelected
1t Is too early to give the financial re-
suits OF the New York visitation - which
will cost Dowic's followers 500 90 in the /
aggregate. but II Is doubtful IL as much /
as 800 has been contributed so far al the /
Madison Square Garden meetings.