The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-19
CROWDS DE THE CURIOUS.
Many Took One Look at Elijah II
and Then Went Out.

New York. oct lN-flVe thousand per
sons were turned away from Madison
SQUARE Garden this afternoon after All
the seats iu the building had been filled
4 with great crowd curious To see John
NAleXander Dowie on his first appearance
kefore a New York audience. Fully !i,lOJ
persons were i'm the garden al 2:3O O'Clock,
when the services began with the pro
Cessional hymn, which the zion WHITE
TODed choir 20 the number of about 90,
and the capped and gOwned ordained Of
uccrs Of the Christian Catholic church OF
Zion took part
The procession assembled to the plat
form. where the choir took position be-
hind the pulpit and the officers occupied
the places ar the sides When those on
the platform had taken their places
Dowio assembled the platform. accom-
panied by Overseers Daniel Bryant, j. g.
Excel. a. j. Gladstone Dowie. ). @.
Spigner, g.. =. Mason and W. Hammond
Piper who took their places behind the
Cenucd the rOStrum. l)r. DOWie wore the
usual white robe, with black robe
The service Of PRAYER opened with the
invocation by DR. DOwie. followed by the
singing of a hymn. during which the
crowd continued TO pour into the garden
This was followed by the recital of the
creed and the commandments and the
reading of scripture. during which hum
dreds OF persons started to leave the hall
causing much confusion. The exodus con-
t.nued in spite OF repeated orders 10 close
the doors until nearly a third of the au-
diencc had Departed. many of the vacant
seats being filled with the waiting crowd
OUTSIDE. AIfHT ORDER nH0 nNnn some rat
restored Dr.. Dowic said;
Scored Those Who Left.
III this is New York and this is
typical New York congregation, 7 am in
the face of new experience. ] think
that some of the people that came in
Thought this was a Buffalo Bill show. j
wonder if the congregations Of the
churches here enter and leave as they
please reckon we have learned some
thing aud VIII be prepared hereafter
There viii be no more going out of the
-rout door. If any have remained outside.
~ them I'm. It seems a shame they have
lot the seats the Buffalo Bill persons
have left" No one entered.
We'll. let us keep the quiet audience
took his text from the third chapter of
DE book of Revelations, the twentieth
Behold. ] stand at the door and knock.
r. any man hear my voice and open the
joor ! will come i'm to him and VIII sup
with him and he with me-
Then walking back and forth in front
9f his pulpit. he began. Eyes have they,
set they see not Ears have they, yet
they hear not.
sit Down, Madame"
81 shall ask the gentlemen. Of the press
90 behave and not 10 talk. I am not one
who lis concerned much about the audi
CuCc ne speaks TO. but / am going to
have a quiet audience now. you'd better
believe. Sit down, madame; you Just SIT
down"
Dr. Dowic STROBE across the platform
anu pointed his IIUENIs SndhlDE III at the
woman TO whom he shoted. Now. the
people who have gone away" ne con-
rinued, they could not have gone be
cause OF what l said, for / was reading
what God said. Ears they had, but they
heard not i am going to make them
hear
with his arms above his head. in
shrill voice that reached the tarthest
parts of the Garden. he cried. "Oh. IL is
good TO know that God has not ceased 70
knock at the human heart; to knock at
the doors Of homes; TO knock at the doors
or workshops at the doors of places OF
business, the doors OF business institu-
tions at the doors of the municipality. at
The doors OF halls OF legislation. at the
doors of princes and OF presidents and Of
kings. laundering at the door OF the
iworld is the King of Kings. And I'm his
= name ] stand before YOU today and say.
.9pen that door and let the Spirit of God
A murmur OF Amen" went up from
his followers.
After reference 10 Christ and the wo-
man Of Samara, he continued.
May Mix in Politics.
They began 10 ask who Christ was
j. not De the son Of old Joseph. the car
pcnter we all know This is Jesus. the
son OF old Joseph. And they talked win
each other And they told him 20 get
out of there, bat he stood stul. And 81
you say 20 me iu New York Get out OF
here / won't get. They said to me I'm
hicago they would drive me out of the
city. but I told them the only way they
could drive me out would Dee by killing
me and driving me out iu a. hearse. Bless
your lie. j am the only minister forty
two miles from Chicago that newspap ers
hunger TO get even word from" ne
went on with sudden laugh AT the
last mayoralty election both candidates
came 70 me 90 back them up in the Sight.
And perhaps 7 might be- "a help to one
side or the other iu New York vet
have not set made up my mind about DO.
have "a message for the press tomorrow
and ! VIII give % "a lick they'll never for
Continuing. ne said: some will 60
away and say. II don't like DOwie. He
puts ms wife on the platform with him.
Why should J not put my wife On the
platform? Sac can talk better than i
can. particularly when we are HlCle to-
Ecthcr. on. what fools the churches
have boon. They have let the devil get
the women. They have let them go on
the stage and dance and sing. is II not
time we had the women singing for
JesUsg'
70 Yes" res2oaded his followers in one
peace Be to Thee"
Tn conclusion DR.. Dowie delivered a
prayer that began with cry: ''ffelo'
Help Help. that the doors be- oDon.
in conclusion. beloved, abstain from Am
appearance Co evil Peace be 90 thee
His followers responded together:
Peace to thee multiplied
An early morning "eacrifice Of praise
and PRAYER was held in the Garden,
wnen BOOB persons were in ATTENDANCE
Or Dowie filled the Garden tonight
great throng at the afternoon meeting
The "restorer." ga "a lengthy invocation
fmplored divine blessing on the missio-
or the host. on the workers and on the
metropolis The Invocation was followed
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