The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-21

From the New York Sun.
IF John Alexander Dowie, who calls
himself Elijah the Restorer," and
has founded what he calls the Chris
tian Catholic Church in Zion" the main
prop of which is faith healing, doesn't
die In the meantime. he is likely to give
this town next October the greatest re-
ligious show 1t ever had The visit that
Mr.. Dowie has planned for himself and
1000 of his followers will make the visit
of a greatest show on earth to country
town look small in comparison.
While Dowie's manager, w. B. Kindle,
held services In a studio in Carnegie hall
Sunday, at which thirty-odd followers
listened to denunciations of doctors, drug
stores and other things that 1t is a part
of the Dowie creed to hate, G. A. Cor
lette, his assistant, who is Dowie's CHER
lace salesman in this city, told report
err about the contemplated crusade.
This visit of Mr.. Dowie to New York
said he lis to be the browning aehieVe-
ment of the work in this country. 1t Will
cost 100000 We have signed contracts
with the Madison Square Garden people
for the place during the two middle weeks
of October. In Chicago they have already
s,sned contracts with the Pullman peo-
pie for bringing our people in ten special
trains, all Pullman cars. The people VIII
come in these direct from Zion City TO
New York, and Mr. Dowie and his CABINET
will come with them Mr.. Dowie and the
cabinet will put up at one Of the lead
ing hotels.
"Of the 1000 followers. there will be
1000 men and 1000 women. They form in
zion city what Is known as the Reetora-
ton Host. They are missionaries, ans are
divided into companies, each with It's
lenders
me members of the Restoration Host
aiwavs go in pairs. They will advertise
he meetings in the garden which MI
D4Vsie will conduct How will they do 1t!
Wei each pair will visit all the houses
ibay can In day. leave Dowies message
laaflet and invite the people II inc
house to go to the garden. we haNe
been doing this in Chicago for ions
fire In this way we hope during Inc
geak the Restoration Host will be mere
la sit nearly all the houses in the Guy
-, oad,tiop 10 this work. each pain
must hold a street meeting gay ,a'
wlu make 1900 daily meetings. '"
bleou't got permits for these yet "ha'
-. fsve done has been TO see tne mayor
z.ogstarv who assured us that we couio
get fhem when the time came
lrno restoration Host will keep this
g.. 80. week and then go back. Mr..
So,gis himself will continue on another
st, With the meetings in the garden,
,.tt.h nv that time will have been SUI
aclently advertised. There VIII be two
meetings a day, and faith healing, of
course.
.su-s have arrangements all made for
hoftsiug the men while they are here,
hui not the women. The men will be
lodeod in hotels and will eat in the gar
aea The women we will place in board
ine houses. but the garden will be head
quarters for all. We have already ar
rams ed for rooms in a few of the hotels.
aThe ultimate end of this movement
Having New York as its center is the es-
enlistment of another Zion City. Mr..
DoSgia has thought of 1t for long time.
&c win be ten miles square like the one
out W. st. and for colonists we will bring
sonae It the people from Zion City in
Wisca sin. That city has proved tre-
nend0us success. We have an investment
OF $50 10000 there Only recently we sold
$3.50 Qa9 worth of stock in the lace indus
try
"once started in New York we shall