Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02
The Elijah Of Zion City virtu-
ally Read Out of His
Own Church
is CALLED UPON TO REPENT
Wilbur Glenn voIiva Placed at the
Head of the Affairs Of the Church
and Zion city-Mrs. Dowe Joins the
RevoIt-FoIIowers Declare Belief
Dowie Is Insane.

Chicago, April 2.--The thousands of
Zion City chose between John Alexan-
der Dowie, first apostle, and Wilbur
Glenn Voliva, yesterday afternoon, and
Voliva was elected unanimously as the
leader of The people,
DoWie virtually was read out of
the church he had founded, and the
thousands deposed him as the head of
the affairs of the city as far as they
mismanagement and with wilfully
squandering their money that had been
entrusted to him. They were chari-
table as they condemned, however, for
they refused to hold that he had know.
ingly erred, and charged he was in
sane.
The movement of yesterday was not
a spasmodic one. 1t was not led by the
dissatisfied and unknown. But it had
all the strength that the men promi-
nent in the business and religious life
of the city could place behind it.
Mrs. Dowie Joins Revolt.
Voliva. the man brought from Aus
tralia by Dowie and placed in tempo
rary charge of Zion City, led the revolt.
Standing by his side and fighting
against the man who for years she had
trusted and followed, stood Mrs. Jane
Dowie, wife Of the first apostle. Glad
stone Dowie, the son, also was allied
with the insurgents, and when his
father had been deposed the young man
promised obedience to his successor.
All the dignitaries of the church were
allied with the cause which Voliva rep
resented. Among the foremost stood
John G.. 'Speicher, who but few weeks
ago had been reviled and deposed by
the man who styled himself a prophet
and the mouthpiece Of God. 1t was a
glorious day for Speicher, too, for he
was returned to the fold and restored
to all the honors that were his before he
won the enmity of Dowie.
Leaders Stand by voliva.
Other men, who stand high in the
councils of the elect. gave vent to their
displeasure and promised obedience to
voliva There was Deacon Yerger,
who carne from Cincinnati that he
might represent his people when the
fight against the first apostle was
made. He said the followers in his
city tired of Dowie and his extrava-
gances long ago. He said they would
welcome. the change as a doubter would
a revelation and that the church would
prosper in his community, as it never
had prospered before.
P. E. Cantel, overseer Of the United
Kingdom, approved of this step too. He
said the cause which Dowie represent
ed had suffered because of his connec-
ton with it. He added that the faith
was of greater value than the man and
the time had arrived when one or the
other must be sacrificed. He finished
by saving the hosts of Great Britain
and Ireland would surround the new
standard bearer, and give him such sup.
port as it was impossible to accord to
Dowie.
Thousands Cheer VoIiva.
Dowie was made an outcast from the
same pulpit that he occupied when he
announced himself a prophet little more
than one year ago. There were just
as many people within Shiloh taber-
nacle to hear the words Of condemns
ton as stood within those four walls
upon that bright Sabbath morning
when he first donned the apostolic gar
ments. And they cheered just as lust
ily when they voted allegiance to Voliva
as they did when they sang the praises
OF Dowie.
The shadows of night were gathering
when the curtain was rung down upon
the tragedy of mans life. Since noon
more than 5000 people had sat within
Shiloh tabernacle and cheered. They
clapped their hands and stamped their
feet when .Speicher the man who had
been shaken from a high place, once
more took his place with the select of
the elect. They cheered as Dowie was
accused of working in the dark. They
yelled with fierce delight when it was
charged that one man, and that their
leader, had by his extravaganza made
it impossible for them to appease their
hunger. They could hardly restrain
themselves as the young, forceful Vol
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