The San Francisco call., 1905-05-23
DENUNC|AT|ON
FOR APOSTLE
Rev. DR.. BOyard Scores
John Alexander Dowie in
Language Not Measured
PRESBYTERY IN SESSION
2. G.. Stevens Is Ordained an
Evangelist With Forms
of Impressive Ceremony

''Dowie Is not q fanatic, but a concen-
trated egotist. craving notoriety and lead
ership; he is a cold-blooded hypocrite,"
declared DR.. F. d. Bovard at the Meth
ooiEt preachers meeting yesterday morn
ing In the Central Methodist Episcopal
Church on Mission street. DR.. Bovard.
who is the editor OF the Christian Advo-
cate, was telling OF his recent visit TO
Zion City and took occasion 70 make a
scathing arraignment OF the First Apos-
tie" John Alexander Dowie. DR.. Bovard
sd:
Not since the days when Brigham Youns
City through which the Mormon hierarchy
neeces the saints, has there been such g
with the town and found out what was
going under the crust OF Zion. 1 visited
oitions patients were admitted TO the hospital
The clerk Indignantly replied. This is no
hospital; Il is hospice." and that unless
had the smallpox. the bubonic plague or
some other contagious disease could come
In Tor the regular rates. from IS 70 IS day.
itarium and the guests looked like they were
al there for their health"
In conversation with the school children
they said oh, yes, we get sick, but
pray, and II We don't get well we send for
The elders and they pray and we DO what
I then asked. Do al the children who
become sick get well? ?" They answered. ''Oh.
then saw they were getting into deep water
and scampered away IN dared and en-
bsrrassed manner.
I then met a Zionist carpenter asked him
how II came 70 pass that the FIRST apostle
Wes running q hospital. He said they were
not allowed 70 call Il a hospital. but he
said many sick came there and owing 10
lack OF faith they had to be cared for. Some
got well some died. some went away as
they came.
he said that SO far as sickness and health
n the zion Nlty were concerned zion vas
he me- ~ W.
people who got sick and through lack Of faith
COME FOR THE FLEECING.
Dowie says TO the world. Come unto me.
all ye sheep. and viii shear you close"
Zion as town is as dead one OF those
white elephant signs propped up by the side
of the railroad Zion is impossible. and while
7 DO rot wish 10 pose a prophet even
since Dowie has cast aside the honor. firmly
believe Zion is a doomed city.
At the meeting Of the presbytery at the
Presbyterian Mission Hall. 500 Sacrament
10 street. yesterday, P. G. Stevens and
". I. Parker Jr. were licensed to preach
and the Rev. p. G. Stevens was or
6afne6 an evangelist. Mr. Stevens is IN
charge Of the Franklin-street Presbyteri-
an Church.
The questions for ordination were pro-
pounded by the Rev. ]. H Laughlin.
moderator Of presbytery. The ministers
present placed their right hand upon the
head Of the candidate, while Professor
Land5n> Of the San Francisco Theologi-
cal Seminary delivered the prayer
The ministers then gave the right hand
OF fellowship TO the ordained and well
coined him TO take part with them in the
ministry.
REV. MIR. PARKER GE1s CALL.
A call was given 10 Mr.. Parker by the
,congrega ton of Olivet Presbyterian
Church. which he accepted. He and the
Rev William Kirk Guthrie were ap-
pointed a committee TO arrange for the
installation. The Rev. Mr.. Laughlin will
moderate the installation meeting, the
Rev. J. NJ McElhinney Will give the
cnarge to the pastor and the Rev. Rich
mond Logan the charge to the people.
The installation takes place Friday even
ing. June >, AT 7:S0 al Olivet Church.
It was decided TO hold the next meet
ing OF the presbytery at st. Johns new
church. Richmond district, Of which the
Rev. George G. Eldredge is pastor.
The Rev. William Martin, d. D., Of
Santa Rosa, spoke on ''Eschatology'' be-
fore the Presbyterian Ministers Union
Yesterday.
The CoUrtship Of Miles Standish," was
the subject Of a paper read yesterday
by the Rev. William RAIDER before the
Congregational Ministers Union at the
Young Mems Christian Association build
Ing.