Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-10-28
III Few Lines D cype.

JOHn A~lehdnuef DOWle. Oh chicago,
has shown himself 10 be about the
nervlest CRATER at present operating
on a national scale. but the New York
newspaper men were too many for
him and he stands a good chance OF
losing caste with many whom he has
succeeded in working. John, up to
about four years ago, was Just an Or
binary preacher. He had to rustic
for pulpits. depend for his salary on
Ice cream suppers. button contribu-
lions and the Willing Women Work.
ers' society. just like the average run
OF ministers. He BACKED his own
shoes, pressed his own pants. never
refused an invitation to dinner when
yellow legged chicken was remotely
likely TO be served.
He never did manage TO get one
of his sermons printed and he kept
personal mentions. clipped from the
Bucolic County Chronicle, carefully
pasted in his scrap book. He had
never been able To- attract any atten-
ton from people outside OF Cook coun'
ty and there approximately two
million Of them right there in Chi.
Cago who didn't know that J. A. ID.
was on earth. He felt neglected. In
other words he didn't feel that he was
getting what was coming to him. 1t
vas probably in the spring of the year
when he commenced to- feel this way.
Fishing was, perhaps, pretty good,
and the masculine portion OF his flock
was not up to the standard in church
attendance. John was ambitious. Or
maybe he was bilious. At any rate,
he wanted a change. Having been a
minister all of his life, he very natur-
ally, wanted TO do something. at least
related 10 thai occupation. The John
the Baptist scheme had been worked
overtime. He would have liked to
tackle the JON Of being Paul the sec
ond. but couldn't find any scriptural
Justification, so decided he would be
Elijah the second. He said he had
a revelation, was called something
OF the sort. and was coming with both
feet. All of which reminds one OF the
young agriculturalist. who, with a de
sire to find something easier than
pitching hay. decided he'd go to
preaching. When he presented him
self before the conference to be or
dained, his knowledge of the map OF
religion was so limited as to raise in
the mind OF the presiding elder a SER
ious doubt OF the svain's ability sue
cessfully to steer a so~ui-saying craft.
The young man insisted, however,
that he was called" How do you
know that you are called?" asked the
elder. We'll, for three nights hand
running | saw in my dreams, most
plainly. the letters p. c. flashed be-
fore me. I studied over il and decid.
cd they meant 'Preach Christ" re,
piled the swain. You misinterpreted
the meaning of the letters. They
meant Pillow Corn" said the elder
and closed the conversation.
Dowie may have, in this manner
misinterpreted his vision. but he wen
!, ahead just the same. He. may hay,
, been influenced in his decision by 6
: book written by Barnum. lately de
ceased. entitled: Born: A Sucker
Every Minute
. He announced his Elijahship. Hi
wife either was the first victim o.
/, stood in with him on the graft. Tn,
gullibles were soon found and err
=. long John had a big following. l
4 wasn't any tithes with John. II wa
:. the entire swine or zone and when
person joined his church they hal
TO throw in all such worldly goods a
. they happened to have scattere'
around. This Morganistic manner o
doing business Don landed John o.
Il Iraa.s ..., n a.A. htU satattaf. A.
all OF the papers and they didn't hay
, any tendency To reduce his wats
measure. He was soon able TO bull
: temples. endow schools. establish faC
tories, aid eleemosynary institution
I. and C~arnegieize a few Libraries.
- But Chicago grew too small for hi
operations. Aud. too. the Chicag
7, newspapers had exhausted him; so h
, loaded a few thousand of his convert
!, on special trains and went to Ne'
York to ZiOnize that city, Tamman
= hall included. But the New York r,
> porters said things which were di'
tasteful to Elijah II. They said h
was a sensationalist, but Il for III
,, coin, wasn't very strong mentally. ha
shin spots in his armor of religion an
W other equally uukind things. Eliza
. got excited and said things not b,
coming his pretended holiness. Thes
were repeated in the papers and job
finally became frantic. In speakin
Monday night of the newspaper mel
he said TO his guards: Clear th
tainted vipers out of here. Be Garrett
), how you handle them and not get an
" of their filth on you. Now get on
:, you mean dogs, you yellow scoundre
=, of the press, | am paying for tn
- place. YOU liars. This is my buildin
20 Hurry up. guards. The sight of the
disgusts me. Don't waste any resto
alton talk on liars. t is useless. The
W have sold their souls To the devil.
never hope to convert a reporte
They would be backsliders."
Imagine language like that comir
~ from the man who was fed by Il
Il9 ravens and raised the widows son.
We was the first Elijah. Elijahs certai
~ appear to be on the decline. 1t
Us to be hoped that this n will n
;, d start a dynasty of them.
VI At Johnson's hall. Garneill. Fridi
20 evening, October 30th. there will