Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-01-19
ON DEyINE MISSION.
Mrs. s. 3. Blathner, Disturber Of the
Methodist Meetings, Interviewed.

Saturday morning q representative
of the LEDGER called upon Mrs S. e.
Blathner. Of New York, who is stop
ping at the Planters. Mrs. Blathner
is the zionist who has been disturbing
the Methodist meetings In this city.
Her belief is that "Elijahr Dowie. of
Zion city, ILL.,, has come to restore the
world, and states that she is mis-
sionary from bis church.
10 the past summer she has done
Emission work In ST Louis, where all
religions have mission building to-
gether. She did w O. 7, O. work at
the Union Station, and in the slums.
In fact she has done all manner Of
missionary work.
She Is woman about 40 years OF
age, medium height, dressed 10 black,
rather dark Completed and presenting
very neat appearance. AS conyer-
sationalist she is quite pleasant, and
as she wants TO convert newspaper
man did not hesitate to talk. "Proyi-
dence bade me come to Mexico and to
blast the devils out of the city's
people, " said she to the writer.
II have been member ofIthe Chris
tian Catholic Apostolic churche in
Zion for fifteen years, but just since I
have been in this city have | acknow-
ledged Dowie."
''In New York, when Bro. .Dowie vas
there, went TO file petition for
prayer. While l was writing it he
came in,and thinking was reporter,
began reviling me. When be was in
formed that had the divine spirit 10
my heart, said, She may have the
divine spirit in her heart, but she has
the face OF the devil Even after l
went to Zion City he would telephone
me that could not come to services
for he still suspicioned my being in
league with the newspapers"
Everything in Zion is tribune,
three in one, there is nothing secret
goes on, No one sleeps there. II Bro.
Dowie sees any one In his congrega-
tion yawning, he says in a loud voice,
Go home and sleep and return when
you are awake but II they remain
and continue to yawn, he goes and
beats it into their heads. l want to
convert Tri-une: a policeman, a doc
tor and newspaper man. The police
and newspaper man, because they
prosecute us, and doctor because he
tries to heal with medicines +"
~ am Missourian and my father
was doctor, but we do not believe In
physicians. The Tri-une Of a zionist
is faith, a pure heart and power. l
have the first two and pray daily for
the other. Another prayer say
daily is that II / should ever be in
jure1 or sick, and a physician lays a
hand upon me that God will permit
him to be struck dead and his soul
lifted to higher sphere"
"We say the churches are like boat
with one oar, which goes ln clrcle.
The oar is Salvation, but our church
has two, Salvation and Healing, and
we go straight ahead"
"They say they are going toexamine
me TO see II am insane. l am led by
providence and II judged insane the
Lord intends that ! shall 60 among
these people at the asylum and teach
them,"
Both white and colored are on social
quality in Zion City but there has
never been a case Of misegenations
God leads with wisdom"
Mrs. Blathner does not know how
long she will remain here, but says she
| viii stay until tie spirit moves her.
Concerning the disturbance in the
Methodist church here she said she
knew nothing of 1t, aud did not ap-
pear as If she wished to discuss the
guhiect