The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-02

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their salaries or must endure sub
stantial cut in wages. This was agreed
to. In one shop a non-menber OF
DowieS flock asked Dowie why he was
going to Australia if his finances were
SO bad.
Perhaps I may not be able to go at
ALL" quietly returned Dowie. Il may
have to stay and see that things are
set right before leave"
The receivers, with their attorneys,
and Custodian Redieske with six deputy
marshals, went out to Zion City to
serve upon Dowie the notice OF the re
Ownership. Redieske and his deputies
went OF the bank, while the others called
upon Dowie at his residence. AS the
officers We're about to demand admit
lance to the bank man ran from
rear door. One of the deputies overlook
him. and a second man came running
from the bank shouting: Let me have
those papers; 1 will get away With
Them
Redeskie threatened to place them
! Under arrest unless they returned to
| the bank, which they did. He then
placed the bank and the three men in it
/ under a guard.
While this was taking place at the
bank the receivers and their attorneys
called on Dowie and read to him the
petition and order of court which placed
Zion in the hands of a receiver.
After hearing the petition DoWle lock-
SU llIISt1 up Will seven al VI HIS ACcNd-
ing subordinates. He refused to allow
himself to be seen or to make any state
ment, merely sending out word that he
had nothing to say.
The order of the court compelS DOwie
| to appear in court December IL.
Dowie made his advent in Chicago
as a divine healer in 1892 Renting a
small apartment he began the treat
ment of persons afflicted with every
! known kind of disease and soon hum
dreds were coming to see him. He
called himself the head of the Interna-
tional Divine Healing association and
had a tabernacle constructed in Stoney
Island avenue near SiXty-third street,
where his congregation held it's first
service.
Outgrowing these quarters in a few
years. he leased a tabernacle at Mich
igan avenue and Thirteenth street,
paying for it an immense rental. For
several years the services " ere held
| there. AS the cengreg a@ion grew he
rechristened his organization the Chris
/ tan Catcholic Church of Zion and three
years ago leased the Auditorium in
which to hold his Sunday gathering s..
All this time he kept up his divine
healing, and many of those who came
to him to be healed. became his staunch-
est supporters in the church.
1t WAS shortly after he began the SER
vices in the Auditorium that he an
nounced that he was the successor of
Elijah, the prophet of God, and that his
teachings and actions were inspired.
| Four years ago Dowie began neEotia-
tions for the purchase of the land north
of Waukegan on which Zion City now
stands. Having secured options on a
tract of 6,400 acres, he plated it.
Eighty acres were set aside for the
/ lace factories on which the industrial
hopes of Zion City were founded. Sam
uel Stevenson wents to Nottingham,
England, ordered and paid deposits on
100 lace making machines which, with
the accessories. when laid down in Chi
cago. cost almost $1,0e0,000
Zion City, was formally opened July
IA, 1901. when Dowie took up his head
quarters there in an old farm house
after making a speech of conservation.
| Artisans were hurried to the place, and
| the construction of buildings and
streets began. A year later the town
had a population of 1000 persons, and
at the present time the population is
| estimated at about 10000.
| The lace factories were opened over a
year. ago, an immense hotel. administra-
ton, and auditorium buildings were
! constructed, brick. candy and wood
| working plants were established and
at the present time an imposing build
ing of stone for the Zion college is in
course of construction.
| 1t was nearly midnight when the re-
ceivers left Dowie. Although he would
make no general statement, he declar-
ed to the receivers that the entire pro-
ceedings in court was unnecessary, as
he was entirely solvent. He declared
that the receivership would be very
| short as he would Immediately pay all
he owed and secure the discharge of
the receivers.
| 1t was decided by the receivers that