Arizona republican., 1903-12-02


 entirely in the Zion City coupon books.
 Early in the week before last Dowie made personal trip through the vari- ous shops. It has been customary at Zion City to start each days work in the shop with fifteen minutes de voted to prayer service. on the day in question. 1t is said. Dcwia went to eacr Of the shops ana talked for more than TWO hours to the employees. He told his followers and others that they must either waitSfor their salaries or must endure d substantial cut in wages.
 This was agreed to. In one shop non-menlber Of Dowie's flock asked Dowie why he was going to Australia. fl his finances were so bad.
 Perhaps I may not be able to go at all" he quietly replied. 'I may have to stay and see that things are set right before I leave"
 The receivers, with their attorneys. and Custodian Redieske, with six Gepu- ty marshals, went out to Zion City to- night to serve upon Dowie the notice of the receivershi2. Rediesl5e and his de putics went to the bank, while the oth- erG called upon nCVie at ais residence As tEe officers were about to demand possession of the bank a man ran from the rear door. One Of the deputies over took him and a second man came run ming from the bank shouting. Let me have those papers; I will get away with them
 Rediesise threatened to place them under arrest unless they returned at once to the bank. which they did. He then placed the bank and the three men in it under guard. While this was talk ing place at the bank. the receivers and their attorneys called upon Dowie and read him the petition and order of the court, which placed Zion in the hands of a receiver. After hearing the peti- tion Dowie locked himself up with sev- eral of his leading subordinates. He refused to allow himself to be seen O. to make any statement, merely sending out word that he had nothing to say.
 The order of court issued today com pels Dowie to appear in court on De- cember Il. DOwie made his advent in Chicago as a divine healer in 1892. Renting a small apartment, he began the treatment of persons afflicted with every known kind of disease and soon hundreds were coming to see him. He called himself the head of the Interna- tional Divine Healing association and had q tabernacle constructed on Stony Island avenue, near SiXty-third street, where his congregation held its first service. Outgrowing these quarters in few years, he leased a tabernacle at ! Michigan avenue and Thirteenth street. paying for it an immense rental. For several years the services were hell ! there. As the congregation grew he re- christened his organization the Chris tian Catholic Church in Zion and three years ago leased the Auditorium in which to hold his Sunday gatherings. All this time he kept up his divine heal | ing, and many of those who came to him to be healed became his staunchest supporters Of the church.
 | It was shortly after he began tha ser vices in the Auditorium that he an- nounced that he was the successor of | Elijah, the prophet of God, and that his | teachings and actions were inspired. Four years ago Dowie began negctia- | tions for the purchase of the land north | of Waukegan on which Zion City now 1 stands. Having secured options on a | tract of 6400 acres, he platted it. Eighty acres were set aside for the lace factory on which the industrial hopes of Zion | City were founded. Samuel Stevenson went to Nottingham. England, ordered and paid deposits on 100 lace making machines, which. with the accessories when laid down in Chicago, cost almost | $i,00G, ,OG0. Zion City was formally open ed July 14. 1901. when Dowie took ur | his headuuarters there in an old farm house after making a speech of conse- cration.