Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09
OUT Goes D0W|E.
5000 ziooites Swear Al
|egiance to VoIiVa.
He Denounces Oowie as Spend
thrift, Liar and Traitor.
Mrs. Dowie AppIauds Every Word and VOL
iva's Position Is Secure.

Zion City, Ills, April S.-With the APP
proVal Of thousands of DoWieiteS in
open meeting today, Overseer Glen Vo-
liva denounced John Alexander Dowie
as a spendthrift, liar and traitor and
was in turn promised support as lead
er Of the Christian Catholic Church of
Zion to fill the place of the founder Of
the church now deposcd and on his
way from Mexico to fight for what he
considers his rights.
When after Gcnouncing Dowie, Over
seer Noliva suddenly demanded a de-
cision Of the audience which crowded
Shiloh Tabernacle as to who should be
Their future leader, the COCO persons in
the auditorium rose as one person and
signitied their willingness TO follow Vo-
liV:. TO the end.
On the platform with Voliva We're
Mrs. John Alexander Dowie, Judge
Barnes, head Of the law department Of
Zion City, and Overseers Specher. EX-
cell. Cantel and Granger.
AZ the conclusion of d short pra yer
the new leader of Zion. clad in Il robe
of simple white and black, a decided
departure from the gaudy raiment as
Sumed by the First APOSTLE on similar
occasions, stepped to the front of the
platform and in a slow, calm and stud
ied voice made the announcement that
he was going to take advantage of to-
days meeting .to tell a few truths
about the man whom they had 50
faithfully followed for several years
Noliva then told the audience Of the
''deplorable" conditions he found at
Zion ('itr hn
from Australia and took up the man-
agement Of lions interests at Dowie's
command Tile speaker did not mince
words. but spoke bluntly Of the "pcr-
lidity of John Alexander"
When most bitter in the dcnmcfatiOn OF
his former master there was no one in
the tabernacle who showed more approval
of Nolivas remarks thar OverSrer Mrs
Jane DoWie. When Noliva eXctedly cx-
claimed: .T will see that all the costly
furniture and the expensive library adorn-
ing Dowie's u on City reS.d nee and which
We're purchased by that hypocrte while
many of his reorlc were in need of fooG
are sold and tho money turned into Zion
storehouses." Mrs. Dowie half rose and
with her voice and hands, loudly applaud
cd the words.
Overseer VOliva in justification of the
overthrow of lions First Apostle told
how money had been squandered foolishly
for Dowies own comfort while the cred
itors and the people of Zion We're calling
loudly for money.
AS an Illustration Noliva cited his own
experience in Zion church. He declared
that he had been compelled to keep him
self and family on so month allowed
him by Dowie and that out Of this month
ly salary he had been compelled to turn
over n tenth to the church. While recciv
ing SO month Folva declared that he
had been sending the storehouse at Zion
City $500 every month and that other
deacons had done fully as we'll rs he had
for the church. He then asked what had
become Of all Of this money that has been
flowing into Zion for SO many years.
In replying to his question he said that
the greater portion of these sums had
been squandered recklessly by Dowie, 2
great deal of it having been used by
lions former leader for his own personal
comfort and a few of his favorites.
He then asked his congregation if they
wished to return TO the Dowie regim"
or preferred to follow him and the bust
ness committee of - overseers which hn
had appointed and all of whom were u
unit in the deposing of Dowie. The au-
dience acquicsced in all that had been
done for Zion since the movement against
Dowie was begun. In bringing his denun-
citation of Dowie to- close, Overseer Vol
iva said;
Alexander Granger owns this taberna-
Gle He owns this entire estate. What
want you to do is to send all offerings to
| Zion in the name of Overseer Granger
instead of in the name of John Alexan-