The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-27
Travels In The Best
Cabin On The Ship
REV JOHN ALEXANDER DOWIE HEAD OF FAMOUS
ZION CITY, ACCOMPANIED BY PARTY ARRIVED To-
DAY FROM SAN FRANCISCO BY S s. SONOMA-IS
MAKING A TOUR OF THE WORLD

elijah II" in the person of the Rev.
Dr. John Alexander Dowie arrived to-
day from San Francisco on the S. S.
Sonoma, and he did not come in the
steerage either. Rev. Dowie, the fam
GUS head of Zion City, and originator of
the Christian Catholic Church of Zion,
is making a tour of the world accom-
panied by four of his disciples. The
arrival of the famous eXhorter in Ho-
nolulu caused considerable interest and
a good sized crowd was at the wharf to
see him. Accompanying Rev. Dowie
are Overseer J. G. Excel, general eccle-
siastical secretary; Deacon Arthur w.
Newcomb, secretary and special cor
respondent; Deacon Carl F. Stern, gem
eral personal attendant to Rev. Dowie,
and Deacon Ernest Williams, steno-
grapher and photographer.
Rev. Dowie was 10th to discuss his
plans or the details of his church. He
did not mingle with the other passen-
gers and apparently attempt no con-
versions while aboard the steamer. He
occupies the special stateroom on the
upper deck of the vessel. He was al
ways attended by some of his party
during the voyage so that other passen-
gers did not have much of an oppor-
tunity of conversing with him. Rev.
Dowie was on the deck of the vessel
this morning and took considerable in
terest in viewing the coast as the island
was approached.
Il am making a tour of the world"
he said, "and will be absent until about
June 80. My present plans provide for
my reaching New York about the mid
die of June and beihg in Zion City by
June 80.
"The visit to New York, failure?
No, by the grace of God the visit to
New York was not a failure. 1t was
highly successful in many respects.
There will be another meeting held
there on my arrival in June. The re-
cent financial troubles in Zion We're due
to some of my enehues influencing a
few of the creditors co try and cause
trouble. The affairs nave been settled
and Zion is now stronger financially
than it has ever been before. The Chris
tian Catholic Church has millions at its
disposal. No, I will -oe unable to re-
main any time in Honolulu, as the It'll
nerary of my trip will prevent so much
time being passed here"
Rev Dowie is man of short stature,
He stands about feet inches in
height He is quite elderly in appear
ance, being a man apparently of about
65 years of age. He is stout and wears
a long flowing beard. There is an alert
ness in all of his actions. He gives one
the idea of a sharp decisive person, and
a successful leader. He wore a grey
suit with light wrap. The party soon
left the steamer and went to the Young
Hotel for lunch. During the afternoon
they drove about the city viewing the
places of interest.
According to the itinerary the party
will make no stop at Honolulu, Pago
Pago or Auckland but will go straight
to Sydney which will be reached Feb
ruary 10. Meetings will be held in
Sydney from February IA to February
II. The General Overseer as Rev.
Dowie is called will go to Melbourne
and there will divide his party some
being left in Melbourne to attend to the
work in that city while the General
Overseer will proceed to Adelaide and
join Deacon A. ]. Gladstone Dowie of
the Zion Law Department and Over
seer Jane Dowie in that city. The
latter member of the Zion church left
Boston on October "a, last year going
by way of Europe and the Suez canal
to Australia to await the coming of the
General Overseer.
Services will be conducted in Mel
bourne from February 2S to March
closing with a general conference of the
officers of the church in that city on