Arizona republican., 1903-12-02
The Beginning of the Ind of
 the New ziOnisin Sight
THINGS THAT MUSTBE MET
Elijah Il Does not Know How to Meet Them-He Suggests Trips Abroad and Altogether Leaves His Follow CTS to Believe That the Fallacy is at an End.

Chicago. Dec. 1.-Financial difficult 1 ies which began during the crusade of John Alexander Dowie, the self-styied i Elijah Ill.," and his restoration host 1 tc New York, a month ago. and which have been rapidly increasing since Dowie's return, eliminated tonight in the federal courts taking charge of all the property controlled by Dowie in Zion | City, III. This town, which was founded two years go by Dowie, has popula- 1 ton of over 10000 is the general head | quarters for Dowie's church and Is sad to represent an expenditure of $20,- 000,000. Fred NJ. Blount, cashier of the Chicago National bank, and Albert | D. Currier. a law partner of Congress man BOutell, were appointed receivers of the property.
 Their bonds were fixed at s1O0,OCO by Judge Kohlsaat, of the United States district court, who made the appoint ment on the petition of several credit ors. The receivers left for Zion City tonight to take possession of the prop eytv
 The Bankruptcy proceedings against Dow.c Were based on the allegation that he is insolvent. and that while in this financial condition he committed an act of bankruptcy by making pre- ferertial payment on Nov. to the F.. StTeeter Lumber company of $3710. Dowie has been hard pressed by his creditors and especially since it is an- nounced his recent mission to New York had been unsuccessful financial ly. Dowie is known to have accumu- lated large sum as the head of the Christian Catholic church, the assets being estimated at between -S20. 900. .0O9 md $3O,H00.00o. There was a large out lay of money, however. when ZiCn City was started. The lace and candy indus tries were started and as both of these ventures have not been paying invest !, nlents a great deal more money was tied up.
 noWie's differences with his brother in-lw. Stevenson, over the manage ment of the lace factory cost more than s1009 and other suits recently begun in Lake county by creditors are said to aggregate a large sum. Attorney EttelI- son, representing the petitioning cred itcrs, in his argument before Judge KoSlsaGt said: The creditors whom 1 represent have reason to believe that Dr. Dowie Is insolvent"
 Judgments have bazn accommodating against him for several weeks past and there was every Indication that the
 ovcTseer of the Zion Congregation could not pay his debts. In such d crisis the
 creditors sought protection for their in- terests in the bankruptcy court. It Is impossible to estimate the liabilities CT assets of Dowie. Zion's affairs arr 5 complicated and it will take several
 weeks. believe. before any idea oi
 Dowic's finances can be had"
 fudge Kohlsaat at first refused a appoint q receiver for the property, or
 the ground that Dowie should havc
 notice of so important a proceeding
 After listening to a further account ot Iowie's affairs from MT. EtteIlson
 Judge Kohlsatt decided it would be
 well to have the receivers appointed
 before the property at Zion City could be dissiuated.
 lie therefore entered the order ap- pointing Messrs. Rlount and CurrIar Last Wednesday, DoWie's first con-
 fession of weakness was made at 2
 rally in the tabernacle at Zion City.
 "A lot of you people have cash m your pockets" Dowie said to his fol- lowers. Dig down and get it out Ii
 is Gods and we need it in his work
 You are towards if you don't give ii
 ur. Deposit it."
 Dowie had talked in the same form
 for an hour with tears in his eyes
 when he told of the financial strait, l in which the Zion industries found 5 themseN es.
 Instead of frightening many Into depositing, the appeal sent a long line Of people to the bank on Friday wher they lined up at the paying teller'S window drawing out their money. Less 4 than 5000 was deposited in the bana 3 On Friday, while the amount. wiih- s Grawn was twice as much.
 s Late in the afternoon. A. w. G~anan 2 of Waukegan, tried to withdraw s3OC Il and was told that he would have fc give thirty days notice before le coua a get h!s money.
 Ell Yesterday another appeal was madt t by Dowie for funds. but the depositors s who appeared were few and the de- g posits were chiefly in trivial amounts 5 Today Dowie asked the menlt CTS o1 < the zion more urgently than ever fol z money. He declared that ne must have ] S500.00G without delay.
 This sum he said he was willing tC s tabe in short loans, but that they mus 4 be forthcoming immediately. In thu erort tc remedy the condition of If q fairs at Zion City, hundreds of letters II were sent out early to Dowie's follow CTS fin other parts of the country. IT these letters in which glowing pros poets of the city's future were painted and in which Dowie himself is praying that those who believe in him will fol. low the Lord" All Dowicires ar:
 urged. almost commanded. to sell theil : homes stores and everything else an,
 come at once to Zion City and take ul
 inc work of the church. All of those who have money In banks were asket
 10 draw that money out nf the loca
 banks and send it for deposit at Zior ! City. It is declared to be a fact tha
 the employees of the manufacturing in