Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-19
DOWIE'S CRUSADE
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stored, DR.. Dowie said: "If this is New
York and this is a typical New York
congregation, | am in the face of q new
experience. | think that some of the
people who came in must have thought
that this was a Buffalo Bill show.
wonder if the congregations of the
churches here enter and leave as they
please. l reckon we have learned some
thing and will be prepared hereafter.
There will be no moro going out of the
front door. If any have remained out
side let them como in 1t seems Il
Shame they should not have the seats
The Buffalo Bill persons have left"
No one entered
well, Ter us keep the quiet audience
we have
Mr.. Dcwic took his text from the third
chapter of the Book of Revelations. the
10th verse: Behold l stand at the door
and knock. If any man hear my voice
and open tho door will come in to him
and will sup with him and he with me
Then, walking back and forth in front
of his pulpit. he began:
Eyes have they, yet they see not. Ears
have they. yet tney hear not. | shall
ask the gentlemen of the press to behave
and not to talk. l am not one who is
concerned much about the audience he
speaks to, but am going TO have a quiet
audience. now you'd better behave Sit
down, madame, You just sit down.
Dowie strobe across the platform and
pointed his finger. shaking it at the wO-
man to whom he pointed.
Now the people who have gone away"
he continued. they could not have gone
because of what | said. for was reading
what God said. Ears they had, but they
heard not. am going to make them
hear" With his arms above his head. in
,N,sI hat had fstt hE1Sf
parts of the Garden. he said:
ION, it is good to know that God has
not ceased to knock at the human heart;
to knock at the doors of homes; at the
doors of workshops: at the doors of
places of business; at the doors of bust
ness Institutions; at the doors of the mu-
nicipality; at the doors of the halls of
legislation; at the doors of princes and
Presidents and Kings. laundering at the
door of the world is the King of Kings.
And in His name | stand before you, to-
day, and say, open that door and let the
spirit in
A murmur of Amen went up from his
followers.
After reference to Christ and the wo-
man of Samaria, he continued: They be
gan to ask who Christ was. Isn't he the
son of Old Joe the Carpenter we all know?
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 if you say to me in New York.
Get out of here | won't get. They said
20 me in Chicago. they would drive me
out of the city; put told them the only
way they could drive me out would b"
by killing me and driving me out in
hearse. Bless your life. am the only min
lister u miles from Chicago that the news
papers hunger to get word FROM he
went on with a sudden laugh.
AT the last mayoralty election both
candidates came to me to back them up
in the fight And perhaps | might be a
help to one side or the other in New York
vet / haven't made up my mind about
it vet don't know that have any
business with it. but if | do make up my
mind to take hand in it. you'll know
what | mean before I'm through. | have
a message for the press, tomorrow, and
I'll give it lick they'll never forget;
Continuing he said: Some will go
away and say i don't like Dowie. He
puts his wife on the platform with him.
form? She can talk better than | can.
particularly when were alone together.
oh, what 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 it time we had the
women singing for Jesus"
"los," responded his followers in one
voice.
Holding both hands above his head he
cried in an impaSSioned voice: woman
woman. down-trodden woman. Woman.
now perhaps all your beauty gone. if you
were the devils castaway come let Him
want You are beyond help, you think
If YOU will let Jesus in | will be repaid
for this visitation.
His followers answered in a chorus. Il
will let Him in.
In conclusion, DR.. Dowie delivered a
prayer that began with a cry: Help.
help. help. That the doors be opened. In
conclusion, beloved. abstain from eli APP
pearance of evil Peace be to thee.
His followers responded together:
Peace to thee re multiplied
Owing to the lateness of the hour the
occasional was dispensed with. An early
morning sacrifice of praise and prayer
was attended by 5000 persons. DR.. Dowic
filed the Garden. tonight. with an audi
ence which equalled the great tnrong of
the afternoon meeting.
Mrs. Dowie. known to the followers of
her husband as ''Overseer Genera! Dow
lie, made her first official public appear.
ance when she read from the Gospel of
St Marks.
The general overseer asked everyone
who wished to repent and be saved to rise
and many responded, lie meeting closed
with a hymn. a benediction and shouts
of peace be unto thee and peace urto
thee be multiplied y