Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-24
DOWIE'S CRUSADE.
About $4,000 New York
Houses Visited, Thursday.
The "Devine Message" Received by
About 4,250,000 People So Far.
Some $50 zionists Return Home
Others Soon Expected.

New York. Oct. 23.-At least $50
members of Dowie's army" left. Fri
day. on a special train of five coaches
over the West Shore road for Zion City,
| Ill.,, in charge of deacons.
According to Deacon Newcombe, the
Zionists are returning because others
wished to come to New York. LAS many
as leave will be replaced by new re-
cruits," said the deacon.
Many of the party We're suffering
from colds brought on by exposure in
the work of house to house visitation
and many changes from the heated at
mosphere of Madison Square Garden to
the open air.
While his lieutenants were looking
after the excursionists at Weehawken,
DOwie was left almost alone to conduct
the early morning service at the Car
den.
DR.. and Mrs. Dowie attended the gen.
eral meeting and about 5000 persons
listened to them. Dowie talked on
What a Christian Must Do When
Sick"
He said when a Christian became jill
he should go to elders of the church
iCi iOilCA anu llOI " DIlS oISidli. IAC
criticized a decision Of the court of
appeals holding Zionite indirectly re-
sponsible for n child's death because
there was no physician in attendance.
Dowie said he would carry the case, if
necessary, to the supreme court Of the
United States for Eve will maintain the
common law right to be born and TO
die without medical attention.
He spoke on the Seventh Command
ment and the crime of murder by men
and nations.
During his address he said that he
had received about 50 letters during his
stay here, all of which either threatened
him with murder or kidnapping. Some
of them We're signed Com" He said
he was not afraid. He announced that
lie expected 200 more of his followers
to arrive here. Monday, with a fresh
supply of provisions.
In talking of the visitation work done
here by the Host he said 5000 houses
were visited, yesterday. Estimating that
each contained about eight persons. that
since the arrival of the Host" 4,250000
persons had received the Divine mes
sage
1t was said that the department men,
bers of the Host" had returned to Zion
City because so many of the heads of
department having their places there va
cant, that the management of the city
was suffering. Nothing was said about a
feeling of discoura cement for their going
away.
Many members of the Host received
n severe shock today. wnen they were
informed by the railway companies that
their return tickets would have to be
used during the early part of next week
1t had been understood, it is said, that
all the tickets We're good for two weeks
but now it is said that most of them will
have to return several days sooner or lose
their transportation.
The Dowie meeting. tonight, was given
over principally to a farewell to Mrs.
Dowie and her son, who will leave for
Europe, tomorrow. Both made addresses
appealing to the audience for better be
havior and denying that they We're leav
ing on account of their disapproval of
Dowie methods. The trip to Europe and
Australia. both declared. had been plan
ned many months before the New York
mission was finally decided upon.
Dowie took as the subject of his dis
course the parable of the nobeman who
divided the talents among his servants,
using it to illustrate his argument that
even the Lord rewarded the successful
business man. He was interrupted by
the exodus of about 1900 of the audience,
and made no attempt to resume his
Scriptural lesson. launching out into n
long laudation of Zion as a place Of resi-
dence. during which he announced that
he would not address the meeting. tomor-
row night. when views of Zion would be
shown with explanatory remarks by va
rious overseers.
He then announced the approaching de-
parture of his wife and son. In the
course of his address A. j. Gladstone
Dowie denied that $50 members of the
host had deserted and returned home He
declared that only 112 had gone back to
attend to business in Zion and that 9TH
ers would take their places.