The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-26
OOWIE'S
GOODS
ATTACHED
"Restorer" Breaks Out Again,
Reporters, .Fresmasonry and
Catholicism Were His Targets

New York. oct .s.--By the grace OF
God John Alexander Dowie is going toset
his whip out again this week He, Elijah
the Restorer. said so at the meeting OF
the Restora tion Host last night He is
going 10 give up that $40 a. m. prayer
meeting. He announced that, too, last
night.
Dowie says he arranged this early
meeting for business men. lie thought
they would drop in on their way down
town. They haven't dons so. There
fore the service will be held now at $40
O'Clock instead. The host responded with
a fervent amen to the announcement
Of this change
Elijah bubbled over again last night
with scurrility and vulgar abuse, prin-
cipally directed at reporters Incidentally
he also abused the devil. and promised.
with an eve on the decreasing attendance
at the Garden services. to MAKE II hot
for somebody every day for the rest OF
the week. Nobody seemed 10 care.
The garden was only about half full
at the afternoon meeting The overseers
and Dowie thought that more people
In this sink OF iniquity" ought 10 have
turned out. They told each other so
before the service bsgan Several hun
dred people left the building before
the prophet had finished his hr.t prayer
The rush for the doors was greater than
at any previous meeting II almost
drowned Dowie's voice. The audience
seemed TO he there mostly out Of curios-
ity. and as soon as II had seen Dowies
rotund figure ~ wanted 10 GO Even the
long haired and the disputatious who
have hung around the garden entrances
were fewer than they have been.
ABG RUSH FOR DOOR.
An outbreak from the prophet was ex.
pected at the close of the PRAYER. but n
ala not come Elijah merely smoothed his
whiskers and said almost spologeticslly
that he had no wish 20 detain anybody
who didn't want 70 stay, so would all who
were not going 20 remain kindly get ont
right away before tho sermon began
There was another rush for the exits
then.
The prophet in his sermon tackled
Catholicism The intsllibillty OF the pore
was the principal target for his shots
Incidentally he told again what he
thought OF Free Masonry, and In passing
mentioned that the reporters attacks or
him. were inspired by allegiance 10 the
principles Of Free Masonry. but he spoke
OF both In the mildest way for him
There was a good-sizcd crowd in the
Garden and Elijah confessed that Il was
a well-behaved crowd. Nevertheless u
occasoned him some concern before the
meeting was over. DOwie directed that
everybody should keep his seat until the
Zion white-robed choir had marched out
Everybody didn't keep his seat There
was big rush for the door after the
prophets last prayer. Elijah yelled for
order and sent his guards four abreast
down the aisle. Pokins generously IN the
ribs they opened way for the choir
but II took several minutes 20 do A.
FOUND HIS DAUGHTER.
m the crowd near The Madison avenue
entrance 90 the Garden was an old man
with white hair and heard lie scanned
the faces OF each of the Young women IN
The choir as the procession passed him
suddenly he threw ~. arms around one
Young woman. tear running down bl.
cheeks The girl VAS his daughter She
had left home Two years ago with an