The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-04-10
mo CALF TO Be KILLED
Decidedly Frosty Welcome Awaits Dowie
at Zion City Today.
sBy Associated Press]

Zion City, Ills, April 9.-Zion City is
sleeping on it's arms" tonight, to
quote one of the erstwhile followers of
John Alexander Dowie, awaiting the
coming of the first apostle. There is
only one subject of conversation and
that is the possible eventualities of to-
morrow, which is expected to see
Dowie again set foot in the community
he founded.
Another mass meeting was held to-
night in Shiloh tabernacle and final in
structions given by Overseer Voliva,
the new manager of Zion's affairs, for
the conduct of loyal followers of the
new regime when the deposed 'proph-
ct" attempts to regain his scepter
Dowie has been heralded as sweep
ing down on the city in blaze of
wrath, declaring that an underling can
not depose his creator. The on
slaught, as far as tonight's meeting
showed, is awaited with repressed
anxiety, but with outward composure.
With VOliva in the centre of the stage,
and Mrs. Dowie on his right hand,
overseers and deacons of the church
tonight urged the members of the con-
gregation to deprive Dowie's entrance
of any dramatic tinge, by remaining
away from the railway station, busy
ing themselves with the common af-
fairs of life, as though there had never
been an Elijah III.
Because Dowie is sick carriage
will be allowed to meet him, as it
might meet any other sick man, for
theoretically at least he is no more, if
as much, as any other citizen of this
town. He will be driven directly to
Shiloh house and taken to apartments
as far as possible from Mrs. Dowie.
Dowie's location in the house was de-
cided on following the receipt of the
Associated Press bulletin from Little
Rock, Ark, this afternoon in which
Dowie is quoted as saying that Mrs
Dowie will never be a wife to him
again.
Probably the idea is mutual" re-
marked Gladstone Dowie, son of the
prophet, when the news was given to
him. Il am not in the least surpris-
ed"
Under the circumstances, will you
allow him to enter Shiloh house?" the
junior Dowie was asked.
"Yes, guess We'll have to, but he
will be put in a wing of the house far
removed from my mothers"
The substance of the Little Rock
bulletin was conveyed to Mrs. Dowie
by her son, but following her rule
since the rupture in Zions affairs be-
came public, she refused to see report
ers.
While it is believed that practically
all members of the church will refrain
from giving Dowie any open signs of
approval or disapproval tomorrow, it
is almost certain that there are few
people still faithful to the founder of
the city, and they will be at the depot
to meet him. Among these, it is said,
will be a number of negroes.
For today in the houses of two
brothers, both colored, Autographs
bearing the likeness of Dowie were
placed in the windows and kept there
despite numerous vigorous requests
that the offending pictures be remov
Ell
Gladstone Dowie, who, with his
mother, is expected to meet the first
attack of the deposed apostle in the
privacy of Shiloh house, tonight re-
peated solemnly the statement he has
often made of late that if the "old
man" insists on a fight he, Gladstone,
still had card up his sleeve which
was being reserved for the crisis.
What this card is has never been
made public, but the present manage
ment of Zion apparently regards it as
a trump of great potency and mas
much as scarcely anybody thinks
Dowie will lay down his arms until !
beaten it is said this card !
will be thrown face upwards on the
were extricated and it is asserted that |