The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-30
.DOWIE SPEAKS
IN TABERNACLE
Demands That Any One Who
Has Charges Against Him
Rise to His Feet.
V0LIVA HOLDS A MEETING
FEW OF THE LAMBS WITH
ELIJAH.

Chicago, April Outstanding unsteadily
and with great effort before an audience
of $500 persons in Zion City tabernacle
this afternoon, John Alexander DOwie
charged his traducers, if any were pres
ent. to rise to their feet and make their
accusations before the whole congrega-
ton. The followers of Voliva the new
leader in Zion City's affairs, however
were at that moment attending a rival
meeting, set for the same hour at the
Zion college building, a quarter of m
distant There 5000 of the city's inhab-
ltants were gathered, together with the
famous choir, now Invested of it's ecclesi-
asucal garb and the Zion band and or
chestra- Those who listened to the words
OF bowie were for the most part visitors
from other towns, brought in by the hun
dreds by the electric cars and railroad
ITalnS- For over an hour the crowd in
the Tabernacle waited for the appearance
OF me venerable first apostle" Imme-
diately in front of the platform and in
the choir loft were probably $50 of the
faithful
In Apostolic Robes.
DOwie was borne bodily by two stall
wart negro attendants from an ante-rOom
up the stairs to the platform and de-
posted upon his feet before the elaborate
prayer altar. He was attired in an apos-
tOlic robe of white and gold and purple
Upon his head was a turban of marvel
Gus pattern embroidered in purple and
Rold- lie delivered his address and ser
men seated before the altar. Only occa-
Sionally when reused to an unusual pitch
of earnCstneSS did he rise to his feet
MTs. DoWle sat in chair among DOwie's
followers in the congregation. Except for
the presence upon the platform of former
He announced the hymns and led in
prayer in voice, the firmness and
strength of which surprised those who
nave been in attendance upon nim
Denied All Charges.
He prefaced his sermon by a spirited
denial of the charges brought against him
in the course of which he exhibited much
of his former fire.
They say, I've taken the peoples
OF Yes" and NO came from different
parts of the audience. a man in the rear
more persistent than others was singled
out by Dowie. Painting a trembling Tin
ger at the man, Dowie continued:
Let that man stand up and give MS
name Let him tell what money | took
and when With all eyes focused upon
him, the man shranl1 in his seat. guard
was ordered to compel him to stand, but
he stood in shame-faced silence Then
DoWle rose to his feet and demanded that
any of these present who had anything to
charge against him to do so then and
His Cup of Grief Full.
Displaying great emotion. Dowie de-
scribed the sorrow he felt upon receiving
the news while in Mexico of the revolt
could not sleep until ne had learned the
W orst, and that his cup of grief was full
when he found that his wife and son had
deserted him Then he paid a tribute to
Mrs Dow My wife has some noble
qualities u- said. ''She was misled and
imposed upon. They used her until they
were through with her and then cast her
aside. My son played tricks upon me
whi-i he ought not TO have done. but he
too, was deceived"
Dowie made his first appearance in the
tabernacle at $50 this morning, when he
conducted prayer and praise service.
attended by 100 persons. Voliva also held
q meeting at that hour, viii r was large
" attended.