Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-04-13
"ELuAH' D0WIE
STOPS IN CHICAGO

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former leader John Alexander Dowie,
denounced from the pulpit in Shiloh
tabernacle, and they approved the
denunciation and signified their will
ingness to follow General Overseer
Glenn voliva, lions new leader, who
told OF Dowie's alleged misdeeds IN
bitter and scathing words of denun-
citation, eliciting enthusiastic approval
OF his listeners. .... ....s
After denouncing Dowie as a spend.
thrift, liar and traitor, Voliva demand.
ed a decision of the audience as to
who should be their future leader,
and the 5000 persons in the taber-
nacle rose as one person and signi-
fed their willingness to follow Voliva.
voliva then told the vast audience
of the "deplorable" conditions he
found at Zion City when he arrived
here month ago from Australia and
took up the management of Zion.
The speaker did not mince words but
told Of the ''perfldy Of John Alexander
| When Voliva in angry tones ex'
claimed, 81 will see that all the cost.
ly furniture and expensive library
adjoining Dowie's Zion City residence
and which were purchased by that
hypocrite while many of his people
were in need of food are sold and the
money turned into Zion storehouse,' .
Mrs. Jane Dowie half arose and loud.
~ applauded the words.
Overseer Voliva in justification Of
the overthrow of lions first apostle
told how money had been squandered
foolishly for Dowie's own comfort
while the creditors and the people of
Zion were calling loudly for money.
Mexico City, April 6.-John Alex
ander Dowie, the first apostle OF the
Christian Catholic church of Zion
City, left here with his party last
night for Chicago, where he will con.
front the local leaders who have az.
tempted a revolt against him. DR..
Dowie was in good health and spirits
and indignant at the conduct Of the
men who, according to letters in his
possession, were protesting loyalty
to him within the past week.
Chicago, April 6.-Physical collaspe
of Mrs John Alexander Dowler yes
! terday followed runors that the party
in favor of the first apostle" had
grown so strong that serious con-
flict between the two factions In Zion
City might follow the return Of her
husband. Friends of Mrs. Dowie say
that she expire -sed the belief that
bloodshed might result. Yesterday
she fell in a swoon while in her
home and it was feared for time
that she had suffered a stroke OF
paralysis. 1t was reported later that
she Is suffering only from a severe at
tack of nervous pro"tration.
Chicago ILL.,, April 11.-Dr. John
Alexander Dowie will not advance on
the "hosts" of Zion as suddenly as he
expected. Last night, after a long
consultation with his legal adviser,
Emil C. Wetten, Dowie gave out the
statement that it might be several
days before he saw fit to enter the
city which he had founded. He is
now considering the means by which
he can legally secure control. He
was met at the depot by crowd OF
curious. He seemed in good spirits
and was driven to the Auditorium
Annex.
Chicago, April 13.-One Of the
charges that has been brought against
Dowie, that to the effect that he had
agreed secretly, with a commission OF
Mormon missionaries, to turn over to
the Mormon church Zion and all Of It's
vast holdings, was emphatically denied
by Dowie yesterday. The only basis
for this story, it was explained, was
that some months ago a coterie OF
Mormon missionaries appeared III
Zion City and distributed pamphlets
expounding the doctrines OF Mormon
ism. According to the statements OF
DR.. Dowie and his counselors, these
men were Immediately thrown out OF
the city.
Dowie yesterday upset the plans for
a peaceable adjustment Of his troubles
with Zion church as announced Wed
nesday night Yesterday he directed
his attendants to announce to all In
quirers that the report that he was
about to compromise with Overseer
Voliva and his followers was untrue.
He said that he would conduct a legal
contest in the courts and get his prop
erty back.
Attorney e. Victim, his legal al
wiser, when told of his declaration,
said:
II can only repeat what I said last
night, and that Is there Is good
prospect for adjustment of the
troubles without resorting to the
courts. The situation mas not changed
so far as know.