Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-30
DOWIE ON BATTLB GROUND

John Alexander Dowie's carriage
as fine as there is on Fifth avenue
drove up to Madison Square Garden,
New York, and Dowie emerged, fol.
lowed by his wife, Colonel Stern
the Chief of Police of Zion City, ILL.,,
Alexander Gladstone Dowie, the son
of the prophet, and Mrs. Stern, wife
of the Chief of Police and secretary
to Mrs. Dowie, who is general over.
seer of women's work in Zion.
The Zion Guard saluted Dowie.
He returned the salute and said in q
roaring voice:
"Peace to thee !"
"Peace to thee be multiplied" was
the concert reply of the guard.
Walking INTO the Garden, Dowie
was escorted to the west balcony and
shouted to those of his host who were
there: "Pesce to thee"
After the morning exercises Elder
Abraham F. Lee assigned the "res-
toration host" to work, covering each
section of the city in house-to- house
visitation.
A curious crowd of II, 900 persons
gathered at the Grand Central Station
to peep at Dowie when he landed in
New York. He was scheduled to ar
rive in Weehawken, OH the West
Shore road, and thither went $4,000
persons to see him. HIS coachman,
elegant carriage and $4,000 span of
horses shipped, all here from his home
in Zion City, were also there to meet
him.
Six train loads of his followers had
arrived before Dowie's special came
in. There were uniformed Zion
Guards on hand to steer them to the
special street cars which would take
them to Madison Square Garden and
they were hustled along.
At Madison Square Garden all was
confusion. Out in the street stood
"John the Baptist" the rival evan ge.
list, wearing a silk hat and big cop
per badge announcing his name. He
denounced Dowie in q loud voice,
calling him Judas.
Dismay was struck to the hungry
Dowieite stomach by the posting of
this notice by Commissary Cotton,
who had been commissioned to have
breakfast in the Garden for the ar.
irving Restoration Host:
No breakfast. Very sorry. Din
ner at 5 o'clock. Peace to thee.
COMMIssARY COTTON.
The commissary had been unable
to get breakfast ready in time and
then abandoned hope. Consequently
the Restorers attacked the restau.
rants in the vicinity.
While the six trains were arriving
at the Grand Central Station those
of Dowie's followers who came on
the Baltimore and Ohio were landed
at the foot of Whitehall street by q
ferry. Thence they took cars to the
Garden. With them was the uni.
formed drum corps and the uniform
ed band.
In a private room on the second
floor of Madison Square Garden
Dowie received the representatives Of
the press.
When an inquisitive reporter asked
If he would divulge the details OF
the revelation which had come Il
him of his being the chosen of God
he replied that there were things
which he held private aud sacred, and
that this was one of them. "Besides. -
he added, elf were to speak q mys.
tical language of dreams to you you
would not understand me-"
After delivering to the newspaper
men the Zion greeting of "Peace to
thee" he declared that during his
stay in New York he would repea,
his declaration of June 2, 1901, in
the Chicago Auditorium that he was
Elijah the Restorer. 81 have come, /"
said he. ain my prophetic capacity.
| care not if you smile at the word.
l am as indifferent to ridicule az ]
am to any other form of wrong.
"When l declared myself the
chosen of God on that memorable
June 2, 1000 people arose and said
that they believed it also. There
were not 80 in that vast audienct
that did not agree with me. And
yet had not asked them beforehand
what they thought of it. did no,
even know how Mrs. Dowie and m,
beloved SON would receive the declar.
alton.
~ have come to the city of New
York in obedience to what l believe
to be the command Of God. 1 fel,
that New York was worthy of most
careful consideration and preparation
at my hand.
IL am amenable to the law" said
ne, "and would not have it otherwise.
l am friend Of the law and f0e Of
anarchy and of eyasion of fha lam