The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
CALLS UPON FOLLOWERS
 DOWie Says He Needs Much Money.
 REsPoNsEN1IFLATTERING
 Receivers in Charge of Zion City. The Alleged Elijah Owes About s7ss, ,ooo The Poor of the Placs in Danger of Suffer ing Hunger.
REsP0NSEN1IFL FLATTERING

Dowieites was held in the Tapernacse at
 Zion City tonignt. 1t was called by Dowie tor the purpose of starting tuud of sl,0vu,vvo with wnicn to pay olI all tho indebtedness that hangs over laon. Caty | ana hinlseiI.
 l The oatpouring of his followers was not | one to b.ing cheer to the heart ok Ina | general os srseer oL zlon. The Kaosrnacie | seats 6.vOV people ana usuAiiy all the
 seats are IaAen at the speclal meetings kcaiied by Dowie. Tonlgnt tue nal was
 not over hall filled anu the gathering
 was not as enthusiastic as nignt have 1 been desired py a man who Was m tm-
 mediate need of funds.
 &esus keauy Money. Dowie gave to his followers a state-
 ment of the financial situation of z.on City. told them that the assets were
 ample, the oniy trouble being tnat he was not able to realize upon thsm at once. All he needed was contrlDution of ready money with which to tide over
 the present c. isis in the aftai. of the city and this once done. 1ion would grow to
 greater power than eyer belore. '1 love this Tabernacle" he said. T loved all my Tabernacies as loved my
 people. As my people have grown so
 have my temples of worship. And wnsn we prepare to leave his for the
 last time the next house of worship will
 be Jerusalem.
 ''Yes, we will help rebuild Jerusalem. Ie has always been my prayer. God has told me to do It. God tells all of you
 to do 1t. But not now. That will come later.
 coming here tonight. They are a. joke to me. For an hour the dogs have thought they led me. But, beloved, we are going | to kick them out now. We will kick them out for all eternity. Vents to Crush Clouds.
 Beloved. would like to take you Into my confidence. A few minutes ago re-
 ceiysd cetnnunlcation that cAased the ! clouds to lift, They are beginning to I part. l call upon you 10 Ee.p me crush | them all. My people. come to you fos | heip. I know that you will not be found wanting. Are you of Zion or not?' | There was feetle "Yes."
 Those devii's parasites, the reporters.
 came to me today. They wanted to know what l would say to you tonight.
 Did they learn from meT' | Cries of Mo-"
 q tell you we will run them out of Zion. I know they were coming before | they attempted 70 poilute Zion. knew | 1t by the stench that came ahead or 1 them"
 an hour.
 eve want slOcooc0." he said. land I want the faithful here in Zion City to contribute half that sum. I want n now. tonight.
 The collection taken up is said to have amounted to less than 1,0 l It is declared by the receivers appoint-
 ed yesterday for Zion City that the af- ! fairs of Dowie are in a worse condi' | tion than was at first supposed. Receiver Currier said tonight:
 q believe that Dowie will be able to pay ofe all his obligations in time. Just how long this time will be Is something l that we will not be able to tell until we have made a thorough investigation of all his affairs. understand that Dowia thinks he will be able to settle all claims against him in the course of i've weeks"
 Dowie Owes $Te6, 900. Yesterday 1t was the opinion that tho
 liabilities of Dowie would not amount to over SS5O. O.OOO. Tonight it is admitted by the receivers and their attorneys that the claims against him for merchandise alone will aggregate $500O00. and In ad- dition to this amount there are mort gages on his property at Zion City amounting to S125.o0O which are due the | first of next year. He owes $l00.OO0 to his | brother-in-law. Samuel Stevenson, mak- ! ing total of $725.OOO. At the Zion City general store where | Receiver Currier was introduced to Dea- con SIendennen. the general manager of | the stores, the question arose aG to | whether the trade cheeks" ID use at | Zion City were to be accepted at the store Under Receiver Curriers' adminis- | tTation in payment of purchase. Clen- | dennen said that many residents of Zion | had little or no ready money, and were
 depending on trade checks which were given as money. If these checks were | refused at the store he said 1t would | wSfk a great hardship. After consulting | with hls attorneys, Receiver Currier said
 that the checks will not be accepted. This decision was also made known to
 the manager of the fresh food supply of
 Zion, which includes the butcher shop.
 Panic in Zion City. In a short time 1t had become known throughout the city. occasioning panic among those of Dowie's followers, whose
 only assets are the trade checks, How
 these are to live during the coming week
 unless they are assisted by the more
 well to do neishbors, was acknowledged
 to be problemaIicah
 The secrets of the Dowie bank have | been so zealously guarded not even the
 State auditor has been able to secure
 statement of the condition of the ln-
 stitution. The Legislature. through a
 commission. sought to probe into the
 methods of the bank three years ago. but was forced to acknowledge defeat. That 1t is the intention of Receivers | Blount and Currier to go to the bottom
 of the banking institution. scrutinize the l methods of doing business as well as
 the financial condition, is admitted by one of the receivers.
 The receivers to-day found one of
 Dowie's banks in operation at Twelfth
 street and Michiga navenue m Chicago
 and they promptly put an agent in | charge and had the doors closed. Judge
 kohlsaat later rauned the action of the | receivers in shutting this bank. as well as the institution at Zion City. Ex-
 perts have been set to work on the books
 of both institutions, and in few daya
 1t is expected they will be able to re-
 port the exact condition of the two banks [ to the receivers.