The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-20
DOWlE'S ZION HOSTS
MAKE LITTLE HEADWAY.
Gotham Ia Not Rushing to the Feet
of elijah" to Re Saved.

Gotham Is Not Rushing to the Feet
of "Elijah" to he Saved.
New York. Oct. 19.-When 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. cajoled and finally
resorted to the use of epithets, his
hearers meanwhile leaving the meet
ing, several hundred together drown
ing 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 interspersed with sew
eral hymns. at times when the tramp
of those leaving the hall was more
than his voice could overcome, was de-
voted chiefly to denunciation of tobac-
co smokers, liquor drinkers and news
paper men, all of whom he classed as
dirty dogs" and dirty birds"
I'VE come here and we get your Inn
pudence, but 1 will get your hearts.
and then will get your pocketbook.'
There is nothing so joyful as spend
ing money for the Lord" he continued.
"They say came to New York for
money. / don't deny the soft impeach-
ncnt."
He said the story that his wife lost
a $500 diamond pin was untrue, as
she never owned a 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
a third time. A minister had told
him that he was Elijah, but he was
10th to believe it. but finally after go
ing over the situation carefully, he
made up his mind that he was truly
Elijah. Then at the opening OF
building in Zion two years ago he had
proclaimed himself Elijah, well know
ing the fearful responsibility of the res
toration that he must, as Elijah, lead.
After attending an early service in
Madison Square Garden Dowie's res
toration host" numbering nearly 1000,
began to-day house. toulouse canvass
of the city. Before giving them his
final instructions, Mr.. Dowie said: Il
am going out to do little restoration
work myself, and 1 won't be far from
Wall street. Pray for me-"
The majority of the audience at the
early service was composed of Zion
lists. No robes were worn. Dowie
preached a sermon on THE Sin of
Idolatry.p with applications to present
conditions.
In his address at the noon meeting
Dowie alluded to some clergymen as
mean dogs" and others whose criti-
cisms of him had been published in
the newspapers, he said were work
ing for the devil"
OF the 5000 or over that were as
sembled when the noon meeting be-
gan less than half remained when
Dowie had finished speaking.
Twelve companies of the Zion hosts.
numbering seventy persons each, en-
gagged in the house-to-house canvass of
the city. To-day they visited Man
haitian only.
Dowie, accompanied by Mrs. Dowie,
his son and Deacon w. p. Kindle, call
ed on Mayor Low at the City Hall.
and told the Mayor that his people had
respect for New York, and admired
the Mayor for what he had done. He
thanked the Mayor for police protec-
ton and, receiving assurance of the
Mayors pleasure. departed with the
Zion salute, Peace be unto thee,
brother" to which the Mayor respond
ed: THANK you, sir"