Arizona republican., 1906-04-09
ZION CLOSED
 DOOR LOCKED
Against the Approaching
 Founder of It
The Leadership of Overseer VOliva Unanimously Accepted at a Dra- matiC Meeting Yesterday.

John Alexander DoWle, denounced | from the pulpit in Shiloh tabernacle l today, and they approved of it. or at i least as many of them as could get ! into that vast meeting house signified ] their willingness in manner that left no doubt of the sincerity of the pur- pose to follow in the footsteps of the ! first apostles successor, General Over i seer Voliva.
 Zion's new leader was the man that | told of Dowies alleged misdeeds and the more bitter and scathing the words of denunciation the more general and enthusiastic was the approval of his listeners. When, after denouncing Dowie as a "spendthrift," liar" and "a traitor to his trust and his people" Overseer Voliva suddenly stopped in his denunciation of the founder of the sect and at the end of moments hes itation demanded a decision from the audience as to whom should be their | future leader. the 5000 people in the tabernacle arose as one person and signified their willingness to follow Voliva to the end.
 Todays meeting was called for 2:3O o'clock in the afternoon. but as early as 10 o'clock this morning all the streets centering around the house of worship, were filled with Zionists, some walking. others running, but all headed in one direction.
 By the time Overseer Voliva, accom- panied by Mrs. Voliva and their little daughter. reached the meeting house the place was full to overflowing with the former adherents of Dowie. wno had been waiting for hours to listen to the public exposure of the man who made Zion what it is today
 On the platform with Voliva were Af~c Tnl, Barnes, head of the law department of Zion City and Overseers Spreicher. Excell, Cantel, and Granger. At the conclusion of a short prayer by Over seer Spreicher, the newly-appointed head of Zion, clad in a robe of simple white and black, a decided departure from. tlla -gaudy- Haiment assumed by the first apostle on similar occasions. stepped to the front of the platform and in a slow,ecalm and studied voice made the announcement that he was going to take advantage of today's meeting to tell them a few truths about the man whom they had so faithfully followed for so many years
 He then told the vast audience of the "deplorable conditions" he found at Zion City when ne arrived here a month ago from Australia, and took up the management of the home of the Catholic Christian church at Dowfe's command. The speaker did not mince
 words and told in the first few words he uttered of the perfidy of John Alex ander Dowie. When most bitter in the denunciation of his former master
 there was no one in the tabernacle who showed approval of his remarks more than Overseer Jane Dowie, wife for thirty years of John Alexander DoWie and mother of his three chiI-
 dren.
 At one point in his remarks where Noliva in angry tones exclaimed: q will see that all the costly furniture and expensive library adorning Dow fe'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 turn ed into Zion store houses"
 Mrs. DOwie half rose from her seat and with her voice and hand loudly applauded the words of the speaker Overseer Voliva in justification of the overthrow of Zion's apostle told how money had been squandered foolishIy for Dowie's own comfort, while the creditors and the people of Zion were calling loudly for money As an illus tration of this state of affairs, Voliva cited his own experience in Zion . church. He declared that he has been compelled to keep himself and family on $50 a month allowed him by Dowie and he has been compelled to turn
 over a tenth in tithes to the church
 He then asked what has become of all this money that has been flowing into Zion for so many years?"
 , He then asked his congregation if they wished to return to the Dowie l rir1ll
 the business committee of twelve over
 seers which he had appointed and all
 of whom were unit in the action talk
 en in deposing Dowie. His answer was
 an emphatic acquiesence in all that had been done for Zion since the movement against Dowie was begun
 In bringing his Announcement of Dowie to a close Overseer VOliva said:
 Alexander Granger owns this taber nacle. He owns this entire estate. What I want you to do is to send all
 tithes and offerings to Zion in the
 name of Overseer Granger, instead of
 in the name of John Alexander Dowie- Make all checks and all commercial
 paper of every description payable 10 Alexander Granger. The day has come when you ought to act as men and ! women and exercise your God given free will I don't want you to do any more by constraint. I want you to be calm and straightforward and present these matters in a way that none can
 truthfully say that you were excited
 or acted on the impulse of the mom- ent. If you want to stand for down right lying, hypocrisy, shameful misuse of money keep your seats, but all of those present who are tired of his ly- s ing, his congregations, his misrepre s Sentations and his inconsistencies and his hypocrisy and his gross ignorance of all business laws and principles contIrus6 oy paoa