Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-18
DowIE INVADING NEW YORK.

New York papers are showing some
attention to the so-called invasion OF
that city by Alexander Dowie Of Chi
cago and 5000 followers. The time Is
set for October IS, and transportation
has been arranged for, It Is said, for
the invading host. Madison Square
Garden has been hired for lectures, but
the idea Is to visit every home in New
York with the message Of peace"
According to the New York World,
the peace messengers" are to hand
all they visit a card upon which the
following legend is insoribed
"The Zion Restoration Host. an or
ganzation Of the Christian Catholic
Crurch In Zion. with headquarters in
Zion city, ILL.,, In obedience of the com
mand TO go and make disciples OF all,
Is going forth by the thousands
throughout the world bearing the Mas
terB message OF peace to all people.
We come TO Greater New York today
and bring "A message from the Man OF
God, IN fuffilment of the prophesy to
prepare the world for the coming King,
and | am the prophet"
After this introduction the following
queer creed is stated
81 believe I'm God and Father Al
mighty and IN Jesus Christ His only
Son. ] have not very good opinion of
Isaac or Jacob, or Abraham, or even
some Of the Apostles. As for Peter, he
was very good man, but he had bad
streaks. lie could lie and swear like
trooper. Even twenty-five years
after Pentecost Paul had to face him
for discrimination at Antioch. Then
Paul went away and got himself into
trouble at Jerusalem and did the very
| thing that he blamed I'm Peter.
God had to send the whole race to
hell 10 make them good, and II took a
long time, too. We knew they were in
hell $500 years after they went there.
For that whole generation went to he'll
with the exception OF Noah, his wife
and three sons and their wives.
Even Noah himself, after the food,
faithful amidst n falthless world got
shamcfully drunk, and his son played
tricks upon him, There are sad stories
connected with that family hope
they all have repented and got to
them did things which, II they did not
repent would surely lead them I'm hell,
although they were saved by the first
Hood"
Some OF Dowle's claims are as fol.
lows
81 am going down to New York and
give them the real Interpretation of the
nT No
ments, and the people will say That's
a new Interpretation for u.s. They are
right, only they do not go high enough.
] ann the Interpreter OF the scriptures
and the gospels
Here are the latest orders issued by
Dowie relating TO the New York trip:
Remember" he said, that although
New York has n large average church
attendance, II Is not regular for the
average New Yorker Is without relig-
ious concern, and ungodllness IL rife on
every side.
Remember that the people OF New
York are intelligent that the average
New Yorker is person Of strong char
acter with sturdy instincts and strong
retentye powers. New York IL the
imperial city of the United States. APP
proach IL with great respect.
DO not talk too much
'Do not argue any questions
DO not do as you please, but obey
orders.
DO not talk about things you do
not understand"
The gentleman from Chicago also
claims TO be the Prophet Elijah. but
that is not stated In the card quoted
| by the World
Wonder Is sometimes expressed that
schemers and pretenders are permitted
! to carry on their work, without provl-
Dental interference. Perhaps the best
explanation is that given by Martin
Luther, when he says "Our Savior
| Christ will not wage wars with beg
CARS but with great and powerful kings
and princes" That is perhaps, the
reason why so many little schemes are
carried on unmoested until they fall
TO the ground, on account of their own
| inherent weakness