The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-26
Wire Chief Evans, of Independ,
ent Co., DOwie's Secretary.
Was With the Noted Healer" for
Two Years and Was Expelled
for Saying Ill"
SAYS DowIE Is GREAT MAN

Mr.. II. Evans, wire chief in the en-
ploy of the local Independent Tele-
phone company, was Jonn Alexander
Dowie's private secretary for two years
in Zion City. and relates many inter
esting facts about Rev. Dowie, his
people and the management Of Zion
City.
Mr.. Evans is . Cincinnati boy and
was for several years a court stenogra-
pher. He has an aunt, Mrs. NJ. +.
Long, of Hillsboro, o. who is a strong
Dowieite and who secured him . posi-.
ton under Elijah H. Mr. Evans serving
IN the years 500 ana 1900 as secretary
20 Dowie.
THE city Of Zion" Mr.. Evans ex.
planned, "is an ideal city. The gov.
eminent Is pure and not even smok-
ing is allowed. when went TO work
for The Doctor as he is called, |
had TO cut out smoking, which sub
sequently caused my downfall in Zion.
when you get of . train at Zion
smoking you are expected TO throw
your cigar or cigarette away and en-
ter the city pure. No smoking, drink
ing, swearing or in fact nothing that
is not pure according TO their way OF
looking at It. is allowed in Zion.
They have no doctors except dentists,
and these dentists are supposed to work
on teeth OF the outer world only.
Whes . person enters Zion with de-
oayed tooth, this Is the tooth to be
worked on, for having once entered
Zion you are supposed to be sound and
have no ailments The creed Is really
Immediately akin to Christian Science
only the Zionites will not admit tho
fact did not adhere 10 their belief
but was making an excellent salary
under The Doctor and remained as
long as he permitted me.
1.-The methods Of courtship in Zion
are very original, young man never
going with q young lady unless be ex-
poets TO marry her. When young
man is smitten with young lady he
makes his feeling known to The Doc
tor, or one OF his elders, who consults
with the girl and srranges matters. if
possible. This is what caused my
downfall. I walked TO church with a
young lady twice and WAS brought be-
fore The Doctor and made stand on
the carpet and answer for nv crime.
I was asked if | intended to marry her
and remarked abso mt -mindedly, HI,
I can't take care Of myself, let alone
the young lady.
This is what caused my expulsion
from Zion and have regretted the
slip ever since. ] am not given TO
swearing but this little wo-d slipped
my tongue and caused me all my trou-
BILE. a."
Mr. Evans states that Dowie is a
business man through and through and
leaving his creed out OF discussion. is
q fine man. He Is cunning In business
and Mr.. Evans thinks his great
achievement Of founding anu building
up Zion, marked him rs a man of more
than ordinary ability.
Mr.. Evans being smoker, often
went outside the corporate limits Of
Zion to enjoy his cigar OF cigarette,
but was nearly always hauled upon
the carpet" TO answer for his crime.
He states that he likes Zion, even in
all its striotness, and enjoyed his life
there very much
From Zion Mr.. Evans went to Chi
cago, from Chicago to st. Louis and
from there 10 Memphis. He began
studying electricity in Memphis and
became line man, later accepting the
position he now holds with the local
Independent Co.