New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
i afIIJAH II HERE AGAIN.
p,osperous Prophet Has 4cqmred
Vast Tract en- Me.ric0.

a. fobr Alexander Dowie. otherwise Elijah
Ut of the Cchristian Catholic Apostolic
j. - of Zion City. ILL.,, arrived yesterday from
Cruz Mexico. the steamer Seneca He was
lsilpnied by his wife, Mrs. Jane Dowie, overseer
srcOhf -ronlen of Zion and several deacons Of the
q -, Among the latter were Jasper H De Pew,
csel', ot+endant of Elijah, and the first apos-
FsFs-a a,e secretary. Oran Reece; James f. Peters
hes .sa and Mrs. Ida n. Stern Frank w Cot
tna scsr Of the 'hospice'' at Zion City; G. ".
tsn, u Ernest Williams, General John A
spe,-a ara his secretary. Fielding H Wilhitz.
LIVE aortv went 20 Mexico two months ago to
In 1+ the land and select site for new
-a9 ..1o,v to be designated as Paradise Plan
bollss they will leave for Zion City tomorrow
tight ,-,..- a.-,,-o -, ~. hurricane decl.
=. seneca as she was warped into the Brook
sock was Elijah with his abundant snow
~ 80 rserd futtering in the breeze His familiar
eh-S.,+, W. was undiminished, and he had the air OF
pt1-.-, p--.erous prophet. He i'll about month
-. his prayers and those Of his people. he as
az had dissipated the paralysis that had be-
ST. one whole side OF his body. He said he
a1, again fully restored. and his vigorous ap-
s &c atfested his statement, for he was the
,,+,re Of calm content
80 ,,er 70 receive the chief overseer' was a
.. on h.nd Of local zionists, along with Alexan-
der John Gladstone Do"ie' '"e '''
sp.,,s he 10 thee was DR.. Dowie's greeting as
:. rf,o5 his well ironed silk hat 20 those on the
.p.sce be to thee, multiplied" was Wa1ted oacA
os. the narrow gap of water.
May God bless you ALL" was "Ehjahs peheole-
i and the Zouists cheered.
Tes vbole party went to the Fifth Avenue Hotei,
=. G fxe-room suite on the fourth floor OF the
s--a,- 'front.' was awaiting the militant ZIONIST
I b5O@o of,a-n3on was spent in his apartments, ana
NJ .i-,. divided between watching the ebo ana
ne ox yedestrian travel and wheeled traffic past
aass,stn Souare and n conference with ms son,
5lo5stone upon the deeds and n1lsdee9s or @ tae
Ii.-.SF1I of zion since he went away All the p5o-
.. .Sl. ,To-ld including the newspaper men was ue-
~. ~. accees 10 the hallowed enVirons OF the tWeh-
1.L alsG cenf,Iry Elijah who said TO have no
pp-o-ia he interested. He denied hlnseII 10 al,
80 onlv such as had the Zion password
General John 4. Lewis, the general manager ot
80 sTaradise Plantations, said last nlghL IiaC
Ill Tho colony certainly will be esta bliShed Win
" 49, araa nf between two million ard three m1llon
rss and that in the Mexican State OF IaIllau
tsv a~e not vet ready to announce the exact 4oCS-
i- aGey O+her valuable concessions have been oo-
aired from the Mexican government ,.,
III Is nv no means the purpose Sald Genera
r.a5s 40 abandon Zion City. which will still re
sn +be ecclesiastical and financial headquarters
% the church. The fact is that the expansion oL
~ Zionist movement is bringing to US people from
a-iors ~ narfs of the world who could not live in
sSch ? rigorous climate that of Zion City Ihere
s-s also many who would engage in agricultural
1rrsnits and. of course We have no place TOT
.Ls-o ar zion Civ It also will be possible to en-
ssTF IN some manufacturing lines in Mexico more
sdTsntageously than in this country