The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-14

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M mass aasiutaacc, and w ths n,sle" shict
followed o0s p1ilcrsaa8 vas injured A
Slue call summoned Tho entire polics foFcg
Ia TN building, hut II wa oil they could In.
asaiatsd ~ Gladstone DUwir and tho 2ion
uuafdu. % dusii Tho fio,.
Dowie hlnsalf wa mt attacked. bat
he giant negro attendaut dashed ~ the plat
form and with foided arm stood ~ his
masters slide ready 10 pro,ect him from
violence,
Throuahou, The battle which lasted for
mors than fiteen minutes, the aged
'Apoatle' at clad In he gorgeous apostolic
robea on the platform. Hia ayes RliHtencd
and he clusohsd the sides ~ hia chair a. N
he would have liked 10 spring upon his
enemies.
His frequent shouts for the battle 10
ceass were unheard and II was only when
tho combatants we're OF Exhausted that thoy
resumed their aeata. No arrests were made
and the police considered Themselves for
tunate In quelling tho trouble.
Throughout the meeting Dowie was In
terrupted In his tirades against Voliva
and his followers by the deserters who
thronsed the meeting. "Hypocritel' 'Liarl'
Dead beat,' and other terms were hurled
at the former Elijah" by those who declared
that he had stolen their money.
The trouble came at the afternoon meet
ing, al which more than 900 persons were
present. a ma jori'y Of these IT is alleged,
were followers Of Voliva who declarpd that
they had come to the meeting, 'to hear tho
old man make his last speech.'
The trouble began early. Dowie was
evidently angry when h. was carried to
the platform and those who knew him looked
for an explosion. They did not have long
to wait. At the singing OF the second song
about one hundred Of those in the Taber-
ma clio did not rise to their feet.
Dowie noticed this, stopped the song,
and shouted angnly for them to stand up
or get out. Upon their refusing he ordered
the guards TO put them out.
The guards started to do his bidding,
when nearly half of those who had remained
seated sta rted out. At this Dowie motioned
for the song to continue n it was sung
to the end.
Pale with wrath Dowie then started OF
his sermon.
Don't forget he yelled, that the
Christian Catholic Apostolic Church in Zion
Is under my banner Those rebellious
overseers have ceased to exist. They arc
usurpers. thieves, dogs and robbers"
At this point Dowie was Interrupted
by cries Of NO, no. You're the robber!'
and by catcallst and Kisses.
Elder Arlington, who was acting as choir
master. begged the people to allow Dowie
to continue and all was once more quiet,
when a man in the rear Of the room shouted;
You old robber you, pay your debts.
and another mar under the gallery yelled:
"Where is my Mexican money!"
Bedlam again broke loose. an old man
under the east balcony being especially
loud in his denunciations.
Thief! Robber! Looter!' and other ex-
pressions this old man, who is a farmer
named Gould, hurled at his former leader,
Lieut.. Col. Morris grabbed Gould by
the coat collar and attempted to put him
out, and the riot followed, Christopher
Mccormick, the policeman on duty in the
tabernacle, attempted to subdue the mob,
but was roughly handled. One woman be-
labored him over the head with an umbrella
and he suffered injuries which may force
him to keep to his bed for a week.
Following the quieting OF the mob Dowie
again resumed his speech, but this time
with less intensity.
Voliva held a meeting of his followers
In the afternoon in the open air at Zion
College.
Great excitement was manifested in
Zion City tonight and 1t was said that 'the
dove Of peace had forever flown from