The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-01-26
REFUSED
WEDLOCK
ANOTHER ROW ON IN
THE HOLY
ZION.
DOWIE ON WAR PATH
OyerSeer DisObeyed Orders
in Matter Of Marriage

Chicago, Jan. ee zion city Is ON The
verge OF another upheaval This time
II may be spiritual as wen az temporal
ana involve either tho return Of Dr
Doy,ie 10 his former complete ascend
encv or his abdicatl0n Of authority IN
tho church as wen rs in financial af-
fairs. Din the event OF the former con-
tineency IL Is feared that the ultimate
financial consequences would be serious
This chaotic condition Of affairs, which
threw the officers OF the church and the
recently appointed "trumyirate' into
ione ana heated conferences. Is the direct
outcome. OF o. cabIegram which The First
APOSTLE" sent TO Judge V. V. Barnes from
I.itchfeld. Jamaica II read:
cancel the authority OF OversSff Spell
cher ana remove him from the church
for acting as the devils matrimonial bu-
rcau IN marrying Deacon Cotton and
Doris Aufdcmberger.--D
since that time many other messages
have passed between Or. Dowic and his
chief legal adviser. Judge Barnes. and
Il Is understood that the latter has
worked hard to save the head Of tho
overseer.
any statement on the subject. would not
deny the receipt Of the telegram and
the subseauent action. II Overser Spell
cher refuses to accept this order and II
the triusnvlrate refuses 70 insist upon IL
ana II comes to an open rebellion there
IS little question that the majority Of
I lie members OF the church would stand
by their first leader.
! ~ llt ..tlfif.
seeking 10 Dust Overseer Speicher IS
based upon the latters alleged >ssump-
tion Of spiritual authority and reversal
Of spiritual rules. Deacon Frank Cotton
u was until last week manager Of the Zion
hospiee. one 81 the most Important po-
sltlons IN the church. He has been ono
of Dr. Dowies chief iieutenants since
the worlds fair year.
Less than Il year ago Deacon Cotton''
wife died. Within few months he had
grown attentive to her sister. Doris
AufdembesBer
Now. among the rules Of the christiai
Catholic church in Zion some Of thu
most important deal with lhc marriag'
relations. Before "A couple can be mar
ried 10 Zion City II is necessary to pro
cure the permission OF Or. Dove, jus
as % ~ necessary 10 get a httliAke II
eense IN other cities.
During Dr. Dowie's last visit To Ziol
City Deacon Cotton asked permission {
marry hts s.ster-in-law. This was ne
fused peremptorily. The exaet reaso
was not given out. but It is suppose
that Dr. Dowies desired the couple t
. wait until az least another year had pass
, cd. one other instance Is on record {
a deacon being required 90 wait tw
years.
A. soon MS Dr Dowle hld gone NJ
Cotton applied 10 OYerseer Speicher n
a license This was granted, and th
deacon an6 his sisler-m-law were MAJ
ried ON Dec 20. hardly "a week after -
Dowle bad sailed
E Through his secret service T. Dow
; heard OF this. and hts iierg denunciatio
= OF q took the shape Of the messagn qloi
el and another ono removing Dcaco
Cotton from his Office ~ the hospicc an
from his membership in the churcl
When Deacon Cotton and his bride r
turne from the honeymoon 10 New YoI
they were called 20 ''tho carpet" al
read ne order They lcn the ci,y n
mealniciy