The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-19

rarted. many OF the. vacant seats beinS
filled with the waiting crowd outside.
After order had been somewhat restored
Doctor Dnwie said.
IF this is New York. and this Is a
typical New York congregation, l am N
the face Of new experience. / think that
some ut the people who came IN must
have thought that this was Buffalo
BIZ show I wonder - the congregations
Of the churches here enter and leave as
they please. ] reckon v-H have learned
SlmetulrE- and VIII De- prepared hereafter
There viii b. no more going out OF NE
front door ~ any have remained outside
lat them iU. 10 seems shame they should
NOT EaN- the seats the EUlalO BIZ per
sons nave lsfJ."
No one entered.
We'll. lrr Us keep the quiet audience We
have said the preacher
Doctor IDWia took his text from the
third chapter ~ the Book of Revelations.
the twentieth verse. Behold. / stand lt
the Gnur and knock II any man hear my
voice and 'I, % the Lggr. VIII come IN 70
him and Will sup with him and he with
me
Then. walking hack and forth in front
Of his pulpit. be- began:
"EysS have they. yet they see not Ears
have they. vet they hear rot.
COMMANDS \ WOMAN
To TAKE HER SEAT.
Il shall ask the gentlemen OF the press
20 behave and 20 not talk. ] am not one
who is concerned much about the audi
cnce he speaks TO. but I am going TO have
"a quiet audience now. you'd better believe.
Sit down. Madam. you Just s!t down
Doctor Dnwir strobe across the platform
and pointed his finger. shaking IL at the
woman tp whom he shouted.
Vow. inc people who have gone away
h. continued they could not have gone
because ~ what I said. FOR / was reading
what God said Ears they had. but they
heard not. 1 am going TO make them
With his arms above his head. in
split voice that reached the farthcSt parts
OF the garden. he CricI:
oh. il Is good 10 know that God has not
ceased Co knock gt the human heart: 10
knock at the doors ~ homes 20 knock
AZ tho doors ~ workshops: NJ the doors OF
places % business the doors of business
Institutions. al the doors OF the munic-
lpaIitE. at the doors OF the halls Of legis-
Ia-iun. at th- doors of Princes and Of Pres
iI-uts and Uf kincs laundering AT the
door OF the world LS the King OF Kings
And in his name I stand before You to-
Gay ami say; open that door and let the
= murmur OF amen" went up from his
followers.
After a reference to Christ and the
WrmIu ~ Samarla. he continued:
They began 10 ask who Christ was. rs
not he the son Of old Joe. the carpenter
" knew This is Jesus. the son Of old
joe And they talked with each other.
And they told him TO get out Of there.
but he stood still.
And u You say 10 me in New York
10 me- in Chicago they would drive me
out Uf the city. but ] told them the only
way tIoy could drive me out would be by
killing me and driving me out In q hearEe.
Bless your life. I am the only minister
furty-twn miles from Chicago that the
newspaper hunger 10 get a word from"
he went on with a sudden laugh.
PROMISES To PAY HIS
COMPLIMENTS To THE PRESS.
AT the last mayoralty election. both
candidates came 20 Eet me to back them
UP I'm the fight. And perhaps I might be
a help 20 one side or the other in New
York yet. I have not made up my mind
about IL vet. / have n message for the
press tomorrow. and / will give # a lick
they'll never forget"
Continuing. he saiu-
Some will 90 away and say. I don't
Ike powie- He puts his wife on the
platform with him
Why should / not put my wife on the
platform She can talk better than /
can, particularly when We are alone to-
cether. oh. Whist fools the churches have
been, They have let the devil get the
women They have let them go upon the
stage and dance and sing. Isn't il time
we had the women singing for jesus
Yes responded his followers, in one
Voice.
In conclusion Doctor Dowie delivered a
prayer that began with n cry.
Help. help, help! that the doors be
opened H. conclusion. beloved. abstain
thee 81 '''''
His followers responded together:
Peace % thee. multiplied"
An early morning 'saCrilce Of praise
and prayer was held In the garden, when
a.ol1 persons were In attendance
Doctor Dgwie filed the garden tonight
with an audience which equaled the great
throng at the afternoon meeting.
The 'restorer.' IN q lengthy invocation.
implorcd divine blessing on the mission OF
the host. on -hc workers and on the
metropolis. The invocation was followed
by the hymn. ''Au Power Is Given Unto
Mrs. Dowie. known 10 the followers Of
her husband as '-UyerScer Jane Dowie."
read from the Gospel OF st Mark ihe
first chapter aud the first nfteen verses.
Doctor Dowie made a long prayer, at
the close OF which many hundreds Of per
sons left the building Dowie again remon-
Strated with those VINO were leaving AMI
asked them 70 do him the courtesy OF re-
manning until the end OF the meeting
My Godr' he exclaimed. 1t seems as
IN IL would need an earthquake. a great
cataclysn. political or otherwise. 10 bring
His fnv6catI9n was intensely dramatic.
His discourse was chieuy devoted 10 a
Justification Of mis- own claim TO be Elijah
.svybere y ne candor OF the theolo-
giansT' he demanded. where Is the COM
mon honesty of the modern coninenta-
tors. who deny that Elijah must come
again.
I saw T. the theoIoEians OF New York.
dig t1p your commentaries and YOU Will
find the carly fathers knew the truth; No
matter whether / am he or not. Ethan
must come again or Chrlst hed ana the
Scriptures are wrong
No announcement was made Of the
amount given 10 lions Golfers at to-day's
meetings.