The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-17
OoWie's Great City Is Swallowed
in Gloom.
Discomfort APPARENT. EVERYWHERE
MANY QUESTIONS OF FINANCE
ARE MAKING THE PROPHETS
PEOPLE WANT LIGHT.

CHICAGO, Feb 17.-GladStone
Dowie reached Zion City today from
New York, having left mis- father at
Jamaica, whittier he went with him
a few weeks ago.
Officers of Zion CITY say his home
coming does not bear on lions COM
plications at all. They even declare
they do not think Gladstone brought
any particular message from the gen
eral overseer.
AS to the son assuming the role Of
Zion, member of the triumvirate
SCOTS at the idea.
AS matter of fact, the clouds of
discomfort seem to be gathering thick
ly over the model settlement and the
murmurings have grown louder since
the arbitrary despotism, by cable, of
Overseer Speicher.
Members of John Alexander Dowies
church are discussing practical ques-
tions Connected with the funds of the
city-a subject hitherto avoided.
Troubles of Zion.
Among the many questions troubling
the Zion settlers are:
Who handles the $1,000 a day paid
into the treasury in tithes?
Where is the fabulous donations
sent to Zion from all parts of the
world?
VINO has the money raised a short
time ago for the purpose of sending
missionaries to various parts of the
world?
What about the profits from the
lace and candy factories?
Where are the donations sent in for
the schools?
Why has the temple building fund
dropped?
Where are the thousands of dollars
collected for the proposed temple
which, when erected, was to seat
5000 people?
What has become of the money
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tabernacles, when 1000 persons march
past a huge barrel and drop in their
contributions of a dollar and upward.
Demand on Dowie.
1t is understood that as soon as
Dowie returns from Jamaica a de-
mand will be made for a thorough &C
, counting of all funds received and of
, all disbursements for the last seven
years.
Those who know of the financial
affairs of Zion say that the whole
organization under careful manage
ment should prove a veritable gold
mine. The amount received in tithes
average, up to a snort time ago, $1,000
: a day and to this had to be added 10
per cent to cover the order of a "tithe
upon 1.-THE" issued by Dowie twelve
:. months ago.
Donations, in some instances single
lars, have been received from all
quarters of the world
Another question the citizens fail
to understand is the private ac-
counting department in the admins
tration building at Zion City. Dowie
has a private accountant at work in a
mysterious chamber All the books
kept in this Office are fitted with
special brass locks. The acting over
seeers, in fact, have not crossed the
threshold of this mysterious sanctum
and the accountant himself is said to
be under no orders but those issued
by the first apostle"
Scheme in Mexico.
The latest report to engage the at
tention of the dissatisfied Zionists is
that concerning the Mexican land
DEAL Dowie of Zion City, it is said.
will not deal with Dowie of Mexico,
as it would not be dignified for the
first apostle to engage in specula-
tive land deals Dowie of Mexico,
however, through two shrewd dea-
cons, John A. Lewis and Fielding H.
Wilnite, has formed a small syndi-
cate, it is said, and the result as
planned will be the formation of a
huge private company supported by
English and continental capital