The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-23

New York. October 19.-When Mr..
Dowie opened his night meeting in
Madison Square Garden he faced an
immense thrOng; when he closed it.
his audience had dwindled to only a
few hundred persons besides the
host he brought with him from the
west. He fretted, fumed, threatened.
caiGIed and finally resorted TO the
use of epithets. his hearers meanwhile
leaving the meeting. several hundred
together. drowning the SOUND Of his
voice.
He had announced that tonight he
would tell how it was revealed to him
that he was Elijah" and also that
he would have something to say to the
newspapers and their reporters His
talk, which was i~nterSpersed with sew
eral hymns, at times when the tramp
of those leaving the hall was more
than his voice could overcome, was
devoted chiefly to Remuneration of to-
bacCO smokers, liquor drinkers and
eWSpa men, all of whom he class
ed as dirty dogs" and dirty birds"
I'VE come here and we get your inn
pudence, but l will get yOur hearts,
and then l Will get your pOcketbOoks.
There is nothing so joyful as spending
money for the Lord" he continued.
'They say l came to New York for
money. L don't deny the soft impeaCh-
ment."
He said the story tina his wife lost
q $500 diamond pin was untrue. as
she never owned Il pin like that. nor
had she lost anything.
Finally he came to the promised
story of revelation. He quoted scrip
ture to show that Elijah was to come
n third time A minister had told him
hat he was Elijah but he was lOath
to believe it, but finally after going
over the situation carefully he made
up mis- mind that he was truly Elijah.
Then at the opening of a building in
Zion two years ago ne had proclaimed
himself Elijah. we'll knowing the fear
full responsibility Of the restoration
that he must. rs Elijah. lead
After attending an early service in
MadiSOn Square Garden DOWie'S res
traitor host" numbering nearly 1000.
people today Il house to house canvass
of the city. Before giving them his
final instruction. DR.. DOwie said: Il
am going out to 10 Il little restoration
work myself. and l Won be far from
Wall street. Pray for me
The majority Of the audience ut the
early service WstS composed of Zion
lists. No robes were worn. Dir. Dowie
bIC~NLAN' 10 '-t ~ htAA -
Idolatry' with applications to present
conditions.
In his address At the noon meeting,
DIR. Dowie alluded TO some ClarSymen
as mean dogs and others whose crit
icisms of him had been published In
the ne said. were work
ing for the devil"
Of the three thousand or over that
We're assembled when the noon meet
ing began. less than half remained
when DOwie had finished speaking
Twelve companies of the Zion hosts,
numbering seventy persons. nga&ed
in the house to house canvass OF the
city Today they visited Manhattan
only. Late Dr.. DCWie accompanied
by Mrs. Dowie. his son and Deacon
W. p. KindIe. called on Mayor Low
at the city hall I1d told tn" MAYOR
that his people had respect 70" Nv
York and admired the mayor for what
he had done. He thanked the mayor
for police "rotectiou and. receiving
assurance Of the mayors pleasure. de-
parted with the Zion salute Peace be
unto thee. brother" 10 which the
mayor RESPONDED: Thank YOU. sir