The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-24

hsff . Sossn real estate oflces. sxtsg.
ess candy f~xctostes IN the west. Bet b
fsy the nese rsUAssbee part Of the
buseness. - the Bringing Of the tfrhes
into the SssrehouDe. md Dowte q .
tenth legion which never fails him. To
remind his sotiowcsy % this duty. i'm
posed BY tbs Monfc law ana many
times revived. h SEVERAL overseer has
signs On the trees and ON the lamp
posts Of this earthly zieu. bearing such
inscriptions 40.
win q msn rob 0odr Yet ye
have robbed me Re have robbed
me In tithss and offsSings."
Bring ~ al the tSshes into the
storehouse. thns rkers y Be meat
In my house. md prove me now
herewith s.ith rhs Lord o. hS:ss
which are Caesar's n unto God
the things which = Gods"
such are the methods % John Aier-
andsr Dowie. They have been the
methods Of other men OF Ms Kind. who
have started new religions.
Until ! met the general sverseer Of
Zion City. supposed tine original
humbug had nved long agu bot al are
back numbers. an must feet sntiQuat-
ed and absolutely useless beside this
modern man. who manages 20 amass
millions OF dollars earned by hxrd work
and tariff and self denial. mud given to
carr gu the Wild dreams OF such men
AZ Alexander Dowie.
Chicago thinks this financial genius
a good business man. Zion city believes
him To be the reincarnation OF Elijah
and a prophet but tho world must con-
tinue 10 believe him a fortunate freak.
Al least this was tho impression Of h
newspaper men who have been abl
tn get within n stones throw Of him.
To make n study OF his character.
There Ii In the nature OF msn. or In
the circumstances In which he n con-
ditioned. something which leads him 20
recognize and worship n superior being.
There h also something which leads
him to seek q mediator between him
self and that Being. Greedy schemers
ma ~sduerading az prophets OF inspired
teachers ind II q TO take millions Of
dollars from people. by Offering them n
new or comfortable religion. IL
being th~ nature OF man TO worship.
between the infinite below and the in
Unite above. John Alexander Dowis has
succeeded.
What this "somethinx" n in man
which compels him TO sacrifice his
tn a man IKE Dowie. whether Il
be n deduction OF reason. the effect OF
tradition and biblical record. or be-
OF selfish hopes which they have
for the bettermcnt OF their earthly con-
dition. canno be stated.
In view OF this propensity OF human
nature. philosophers. In seeking a
name for man. have designated him ms
n religious animal" ready always TO
bend their knees before the altar. 20
Gods partial. changefui. pas
s%ionate. unjust: whose attributes
were rage. revenge and lust"
John Alexander Dowie has not Offer
ed his religious animals a pleasant re-
iiglon. or oes he care to ciothe his
teachings In elegant language. Chica-
20 newspaper men have declared him
TO be a coarse brute" and he has de-
monstrated that this In the truth.
Standing before n magnificent au-
dience I'm tho great auditorium OF Chi
cago. with 100 elders around him and
back OF them. n choir OF 100 voices. this
genius and freak struts forth. adorned
In Tyrian purple and silk OF Ind. and
announces that he In h beginning OF
the restoration. that those who crIticise
him are devils and thieves. that .he
people OF Chicago stink. and will live In
that wicked city as long as they can
and then go tn hell. He has no respect
or reverence for other religions. OF the
aotc HHcu Nuu Ashu Auttn. nc tU.oWb
insults Into the faces OF Catholics and
Professionals alike.
But this style OF religion seems =, be
required by a certain class OF people
who have moved to Zion and purchased
land at 81, 900 per acre from the general
overseer.
Doubtless many OF the people OF Zion
City have left their business In Chicago
and other cities To Join the restoration
host In the hope OF gaining something
worldly for themselves. S~clfishnesss In
n fundamental evil OF human nature,
which all men ave been compelled 10
admit. IL In not an evil which belongs
to any one class OF human society. II
IL generic n moves all ranks. Only
each individual looks on those who
stand next or near him I'm society. and
desires TO be equal with or superiority
over them In wealth or popularity,
While Dowie has built his city on self
ishness. thousands OF people by sacri-
nee and by feeding his avarice, have
ton, n have the promise or the
prophet that he will steer the craft
across the bar into the Valley or Hin
nom and the Buelah Land where flow
ers bloom and music throbs sweet on
the celestial air.
Though the ingenious Scotchman
and the religious financier may be trin-
ing with the most awful mystery OF the
universe. he N succeeded I'm separat-
Ing vice from thousands OF men. and
given them better homes in his little
heaven than they had in Chicago. and
put them I'm a clean and beautiful city,
where men and women may grow In
the truth and grace OF God, whether
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