Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-10-28
HE LECTURES DOWIE.
Or. Parkhurst Says Plain Things to
the New Elijah.
WENT TO HEAR HIM PREACH.
Said That His Exhibition Was Below
the Standard of n Circus-Carrie
Nation Creates u Diversion.

persuns half of whom were Zionists.
attended John Alexander Dowies
eSrly services in Madison Square Gar
den Tuesday. where he preached on
"Blasphemy."
Hc then said he was going to meet
the editors of the New York papers at
his hotel. and requested his followers
to pray for him.
The 500 members OF the Dowie choir
will join the house visitation force. in
creasirg its number to 40. Deacon
Speicher said the work was greater
than anticipated.
Dowies chief aides. his wife and his
son. are about to leave him for tip
abroad. They will start on Thursday
from this city. taking the steamer
SaXonian Saturday from Boston. They
will 20 first to England, then to Aus
tralia, whore Mrs. Dowic's family
still lives. They do not expect to re-
turn 10 the United States until next
July.
Nj. Dowic. arrayed in evening
clothes, talked for two hours Tuesday
night before great throng in Madi-
son Square Garden. The burden OF
his talk was icnunciation OF the
clergy and the pr, ss.
Carrie Nation. who occupied n seat
near the front, asked Elijah" to an.
Swer sCmc questions He refused and
ordered her 10 sit down. Dowic then
- OIL No, ,Nfvsf f,, ~,
uon had warrcd on the saloon. but
said she used wrong methods. Mrs.
Nation again demanded the privilege
of asking questions. At once the Zion
guards surrounded her and with the
aid of several policemen elected her.
The meeting was one of continuous
disorder.
The Rev pr. Charles II Parkhurst
sent Gn open letter to Nj. Duwie az
follows:
Il do not want TO be p:esuming. but
doubt II it is any more prcsumptive in
me to come and try to clarity YOU
than II Is for you TO come and try to
clarity New York and | don't know
which of lis has taken the heavier con-
tract. l attended your service at
Madison Square Garden last evening.
and j went determined to enjoy it if
| could, and to be benefited by it.
and TO 20 away and rcfute some OF
the charges that | had heard alleged
against you. But 1t was no use; your
behavior on the platform crushed ev-
cry throb OF sympathy | had with you
| never heard from a public speaker
such discharge OF effcrvescent
wrath aud coarse invcctiyeS | went to
near you preach the Gospel and you
preached Dowie. Zion City. stink pot.
/ tunC lchn .,r
ashamed to be in Your audience. Ii
was n long way below the standard
even of the circuseS that | have at
tended in the same garden. The only
consolation | could derive was that il
was so abominable and so far beyond
the bounds OF the respectable that
even those in your congregation who
did not know what Christianity is.
would nave no idea that it had any
this tn do with what you were saw
in"
curse the righteousness of the
p"i nance was only enhanced by the
in:L - ~ of your prctensions If YOU
cia' ca TO be only an ordinary man
thoi| might ne some hope for you
even with what YOU call the 'rabblc'
but the rab6le is discriminating and
cen discriminate 2s keenly as the
kocncst between prophet and a Jug
gier; between an Elijah and n Muunte.
Dank. | say this in 10 spirit of anger.
but clther your head is twisted or
your heart infected or you have blum
dcred badly in your method. You can
not bully people into Zionism nor
biackguGrd them into the kingdom Of
hcnven. | hope you will take this IN
the kindly spirit in which it is offered
ana mat 1t will be blessed to you."