The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-08

JOHN ALEXANDER DOWIE
RULES ZION CITY


ers who have already arrived, ana an
the avenues are ullcd with human
streams cOnverging on the central spot.
All IS expectation and gladness as OF al
holiday occasion. and on the faces of all
are the outward signs Of lie of peace
and content E1cut. away from the CRIME,
and turmoil. and pushing sclfishness Of
q great city. The crowds part on either
side of an opening way and up the gem
tie slope TO Zion comes comes the great
procession 1900 strong, marching four
abreast, "a harmonious. orderly and
mighty c0nspiring of life, light color,
music ana motion 20 one end, the wor-
ship. praise and alteration of God" AT
the van march the blue coated Zion
guard, led by Colonel stern, their side
swords. Then the band and drum corps
OF fltty men, playing the songs OF ZION
good. old-fashi0ned hymn tunes. such as
we an learned from our mothers when
religion was stiu a thing Of every house
hold. Then. beautiful sight indeed.
the white ROBBED Zion choir. 2oo young
or Zion, all in gowns such as are famil-
lar on baCcalaureate occasions but va
RED IN this case by the white surpice TO
the knees, over the longer black robe.
Above ALL the academic black cap with
mortar board and tassel and aslant the
breast sash in the cOlors Of Zion-gold,
white and blue, the suggestion of worth
and purity and heaven. Behind these
sweet singers come the beginnings of the
restoration host. already thousand
strong. wearing the same sash and bear
ing banners OK Zion in the same ColOrs.
Last come 800 Of the officers Of the
church. hardly to be distinguished from
candidates for advanced degrees on some
great commencement occasion. as they
pass in black gowns and the fun boards
that are an but universal in Zion. March
ing and cOUntermarChing bout the site of
the greater tabernacle soon to be erected.
they at length some to a stand. a living
square. around the designated position,
which is then dedicated 70 the service Of
God, the choir singing THE ChUrchs
seer making the prayer of conservation.
Ehen IN two columns of four each the
procession defiles into the white taber-
nacle, ana IN due time the vast building
Is nearly filled 3.000 on the main floor,
and as many more in the great gallery.
IL is an impressive sight. The great pill
lars that separate the great nave from
the galleries are declled with the flags Of
many countries; most conspicuous of al
the banner OF Zion, but wing with "Old
Glory and the meteor flag Of England.
The whole choir end of the building and
the first section Of the gallery on either
side are packed with the young chOrist-
ersY while the next sections are filled by
the officers and elders. White and black
and blue and gold make a beautiful pic
ture as the Wester1ng sun shines in at
the great windows. Back of the elders
the visiting audience sit and look down
on the restoration hosts below, these also
cleaning in scarfs and banners.
Public sentiment, In varying shades,
criticises the character of the govern
ment, the treatment of diseases and the
claim to be the third Elijah. For the
tlrst of these objections 1t must be can
didly stated that there is no government
on earth today so autOcrahc as that Of
John Alexander DOWie. He and his peO-
pie call 81 theocratic. but God is great
and MOhammed is his prophet" The czar
or Russia cannot equal him, FOR his Is "a
tyranny sWeetened by love The only
parallel may be found in the rule IF
Brigham Young The illustration is not
uary, 1899, DR.. DOwie said that the Nor
mons had kept close to apostolic ideas.
and that, aside from their migrating OF
pOlygamy and acceptance Of the Book OF
Mormon and book of Covenants, and Of
certain writings Of Apostle Pratt, their
society was an admirable one. Their use
of the system Of tithes and Of seventh -
impressed and influenced him.
His people follow his dlCtatiOn implicit
ly, IL not blindly, and ne did not hesitate
in 1900 to tell them to vote for Mckinley
and a money that would hold steady the
standard Of values tariff that wou'u
protect their infant industries and "A BOi-
icy that would resent any attack on our
supreme court and an independent judi
ciary. Nor did he less unhesitatugly last
spring intsurct those who lived in Chi
cago 20 vote for Harlan and against the
LOrimer machine He jusufles the rule
Of one man when ne says: There Is no
such thing as rule when a dozen people
rule There IS no such thing as rule UNI
less you can give il into one hand, and
son. You have to do that in republic,
or else the republic would go to pieces
You have to do this in a workshop, or
else the work viii never be done You
have TO do IT ia "A family, or else the
family viii go 10 pieces You have to 90
it on a railway train. The train must be
absolutely obedient to the conductor"
The leading men justify it by saying.
THE boss rules everywhere; fl is only
a choice of bosses. If a church is sue
cessfully managed its members submit TO
mucn one-man RUE we az any re,
prefer our Iarge-hearted Overseer to your
political governors from the slums and
saloons They consider democracy
failure and take refuge I'm theOcracy.
otherwise the general Overseor. Mean
while complaint is not absent of injustice
and petty tyranny in some cases, and
where in the absence Of the general over
seer some Underling who has caught MS
dcrs from a divine healing platform
against all who presume to critise zion,
the effect to an outsider is not edtfyins-
Those who prefer 20 vote according 10
the dictates or their own intelligence and
conscience. even If these do not place the
tariff on the same lofty plane with an
Independent Judiciary and stable stand
ard. view with some. concern a growing
power which may soon cast the decisive
vote OF a whole country II we could only
know that the maxim OF Ddvey Crockett
sure you're right. then go aheadi' AL
ready II is being said that no ambitious
Lake county lawyer cares TO take cases
against Zion City, with possibilities Of
coming elections and disposal Of county
hOnOrs facing him. Yet the social and
political doctrines enjoined by this inn
perator are worthy and lofty. Respect
for law. support of the recognized au-
thorities, equal rights to all Nowhere
else is there a more law-abiding commu-
nifty: nowhere else has the negro been
placed so absolutely on an equality with
the white man. Character and not color
is the test Of approval in Zion.-Indiana-
polls Sentinel