Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-16
CO TO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
John Alexander DOwie Arrived on
Specia, Train aud Went to the
Plaza Hotel.
BIBLE WORN IN PLACE OF SWORD.
When Elijah II Stepped Into the Garden
Assemblage Rose and lie Said
peace be to Thee.

New York Oct. l6--Under the direc.
ton Of an advance agent, i2O members
Of John Alexander Dowie's host arrived
from Chicago ON the Baltimore & Ohio
early today to participate in n crusade
for the regeneration OF New York All
appeared cheerful and happy, and said
they had had an enjoyable trip They
landed at the battery and at once
boarded cars for Madison Square gar
den.
AS soon as the fret car started the
crowd on board began singing a hymn
and large crowd Of curious spectators
gathered around those waiting outside
the ferry house, Men In the Dowle
party distributed tracts. The men were
all dressed in uniform resembling
that worn by the United States infan-
try, but the women dld not wear uni
forms
The crowd around the ferry house
grew so large that II blocked the street
and police drove the spectators back to
the curb One of the features of the
party was the junior choir consisting
Of about fifty little boys There was
also drum and fife corps of thirty
men, dressed in khaki uniforms Thirty
per cent of the party were women and
children Of all nationalitles, Dowie.
himself, arrived in his special train at
the Grand Central station, disappolnt-
ING the crowds who We're awaiting him
at the West Shore ferry, his train hav-
ing come from Albany over the Hud-
son river division. His private carriage
was awaiting him at the West shore
depot, and the Zion leader with his wife,
sOn and lleutenants took the public
hack TO the Plaza hotel A number OF
his own people greeted DR.. Dowie, but
there was little demonstration. Dowie
was accompanied by Carl +. Stern.
chief Of police Of Zion city, and Rob
art Massey. All registered at the Plaza
hotel
Another train bringing Or. Dowie's
adherents had previously arrived on the
New York Central railroad. one hun
dred Of the Dowieltes who reached the
city via the Pennsylvania railroad fer
ry. were met by a score Of boarding
house keepers, They were hurried in
cabs or trolley cars to Madison Square
garden. II required more than ten
trucks to haul all their baggage TO this
city. Some of the trunks were decoa-
ated with small gold crosses printed on
white paper and stuck on the baggage.
Madison Square Garden which Is To-
be the headquarters Of the host for
most Of the time they are here. was
soon occupied by 1900 citizens OF Zion
"A ut
an Identification card bearing the pho
tograph OF the holder and every per-
son was carefully scrutinlzed by Di-
rector General Mitchell
All had expected 10 breakfast I'm the
garden but as II had been arranged not
TO make provision today for any meals
before o'clock this evening, they loft
the garden IN search OF n meet IN Nigh
boring restaurants Scattered around
the entrance 60 the eardrn were tile
Zion guards each dresscd I'm p black
uniform and n black peaked can ON
the cap Just above the rcok was a cit
dove and undcr II the word braided IN
gilt letters Patience" ~ the be,t that
they wore was The usual sword n,rep.
but instead &C weapon the strap bella
Bible
Az who WigSed Hofo assigned t. lu,r.
tiers IN neaiby boarding hsuaes,
Conaricuoug among tho asrivas ans
the Zion Oard, Hur,herlir 28 inomrers.
all dressed IN bright green uniforms.
Among tho most pronroa. &c those
who arrived today was Eide Abraham,
f. ice, general recorder NJ the zion
restoration host, who has charge OF the
restoration movement an over tha
world; Charles r Barnard formerly a
Chicago banker and nov general nnan
cial manager foi DOWic: Rev w. q
Dlnlus chaplain of tn Zion GUARDS and
Deacon James s Peters who has
charge OF the transportation arrange
ments
After n rest Mr. Dowie proceeded n
Madison Square Garden. whore about
5000 Of the host awaited him When
n stepped INTO the vas hall the essom-
blaro rose md faced the oyersecr. Hold
Ing up his hands he SAID
peace ho Ia thee"
peace be 10 thee" answered the
great crowd
MIR Dowlc then made HE way 70 the
balcony. asking for rcl-call ana os-
signed the audience to sections OF tho
hall separating them according 70 The
trains by which they arrived IT'S or
ders were repeatedly intercepted by tho
hommcr'ng NJ carpenters preparing the
him for The us" Of the 2ioul7ts but who
at first paid Httlc attention to his orders
tu cease h1mmcNng
When Dovis sc0t nm 0versocr 10 ask
tham ~ etop, th"y said they were work.
irg 20 keop n contract md could not
stnr md tho roll was called
After looking things over AZ Madison
square Garden, Dr Dowlc gathered tho
rcportcrs toccther mud talked to tNom
for over an ho"r. lie said HE miseinn
here Is one ~ the peace and Tint dur