The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-19
DOWIE MEETS
TROUBLE
New York City Not Responding tc
the Efforts Of His Army.
ONLY CURIOSITY AROUSED
Much Dtaiculty Experienced In Feed.
ing the Vast Ghost" - Prophet
May Repeat chicago Tac-
tics In Gotham.

New York, Oct l9-Trouble has be.
gun to pile high around the prophet,
Elijah III" His army OF crusaders
gave him cause for anxiety on the first
day Of their stay ia the city, and fl the
end It led to the announcement that
the first train back TO Zion City would
start on Friday. Fed with prayers in
stead Of food at the breakfast hour.
the dissatisfaction Of the .bost grew,
and the invitation was given for those
who wished to 20 on the first train 70
walk to a vacant row of seats in con-
spicuous place in the arena Of the Gar
den. The Dowieites hung their heads
as If from The shock Of sudden reallza-
ton Of faintheartedness. and not one
Of them moved from their seats.
Every private, or messenger, in the
restoration host paid IS before he or
she left Zion Tor ticket which called
for two meals each day during the
New York campaign. There was no
breakfast forthcoming on the hrst
morning when The army assembled
owing, it is said TO inadequate facili-
ties in the big building for cooking
and serving for such a multitude, aud
also owing to the nroerastination OF
New York butchers and bakers it was
past O'Clock before the last of the
host had had its I'LL
Denies story Of Theft OF Brooch.
Dowie denies that a brooch valued at
$500 had been stolen from bis private
car almost ais soon as the coach was
brought to stop in the Grand Central
station 1T was tie, said Dowie, and
his wife said that never In her life had
she jewels Of the value Of the brooch
said to have been picked up BY man
who had greeted the prophet with
Peace to thee as he walked into the
car
The story Of the theft Of the brooch
was printed in almost every newspaper
in the United States. The authority
given for 1t was the daughter Of Tie
prophet, Mrs Stern. wife Of the CHER
OF police OF Zion City. Chicago folk
said that when New York came ia
know The ways Of Elijah III. Dis well
rs Chicago it would appreciate the sto-
ry Of the loss Of d brooch from the pri-
vate car Of the general overseer
DoWie is amazed at what he thinks /
is the apathy Of New York. Instead of
the expected crowds surging round
Square Garden, filling the
prophets collection boxes, the days
brought only q few curious stracgIers.
In many ways it came to the prophets
that little more than 1
morbid curiosity was taken In him. and I
70 those who have known him iii Chi +
cago there came the promise Of the ex-
pected trick for ronslng public interest
Chicago Tactics TO he Repented. {
This trick has been simple. ana It has +
been Dowie's most effective weapon in
Chicago 1t Is the bitter denuncfatiou
Of newspapers and reporters. From
the pulpit Of his church IN Michigan
avenue, from the Auditorium platform
and from the rostrum id tie zion CITY
tabernacle Dowie las paid his compH-
meuts 70 editors and news gatherers.
'DeYilsl Devils one and all Of Them
has been his favorite term Of abuse.
After q look over the situation here it
was the thought Of these devils that
came 70 mind
''lf the reporters do not look out, he
said. II win expose them / win tell
he secrets of their miserable lives. I
win show them in their true coIors.
Some wonder may be held as to the
vay n which Elijah could LOST heav-
~ In his visit here, as his followers are
laying their own expenses. The won
Ter viii grow when It is known that
Zion has reaped a rich profit in equip
ling ana transporting the crusaders.