The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-09
VOLIVA HAS UNITED . II.
SUPPORT OF DOWlEITESs

Zion City, ILL.,, April o.--The people
of Zion City heard their former leader,
John Alexander Dqwie denounced from
the. pulpit in Shiloh Tabernacle Sunday
and they approved of it, or at least as
many of them as could crowd into that
vast meeting house signifed their will
lingness to follow in the footsteps OF
General Overseer Voliva lions new
leader was the man that told of DIR.
Dowies alleged misdeeds and the more
bitter and scathing his denunciation, the
more general and enthusiastic the ap-
proval of his listeners. -- MIS- st.. f.a
When, after denouncing Dowie as
"spendthrift," "liar," and "a traitor to
his trust and his people," OverseeT Vo-
Iva suddenly stopped and demanded a
sign of the audience as to who should
be their. future leader, the 5000 people
in the tabernacle arose as one persbn
and shouted their approval Of Voliva
The newly appointed head of Zion,
clad in a robe of simple white and black,
a decided departure from the gaudy
raiment assumed by the First Apostle
on similar occasions, in a calm and stud
led voice, made the announcement that
he was going to take advantage of to-
days meeting to tell them a few truths
about the man whom they had so faith
fully followed for years. He told in
the first few words, he uttered Of the
"per6dy of John Alexander" When
most bitter of his former master there
was none in the audience who showed
such approval as Overseer Jane Dowie,
the wife for thirty years of John Alex
ander Dowie and the mother of his
three children. When Voliva in angry
tones exclaimed: Il will see that all the
costly furniture and expensive library
adorning DoWie's Zion City residence
and which were purchased by that hypo-
|crite, while many of his people were in
need of food are sold and the money
turned into lions storehouse," Mrs.
Dowie half arose from her seat and
with voice J and hands applauded the
words of the speaker.
Voliva, in justification of the over
throw of lions first apostle told how
money had been spent for Dowie's own
comfort while the creditors and the peo-
pie of Zion were demanding their money
Vofiva cites as his own experience that
he had been compelled to keep himself
and a family of five on $50 a month and
THAT ts# lie 6 Ildu 4S Ueeii SDIIlpeHEQ ss 10
turn over tenth of this into the church.
He declared he had been sending the
|storehouse in Zion City an average of
$I,7oo month and other deacons do
ing the same kind of missionary work
had done fully as well for the church.
He informed his listeners that the great
Ter portion Of these funds had been
|squandered by DoWic.
Voliva requested all present TO remain
away from the railway station next
TUESDAY when Dowie is expected to
reach Zion City.
don't want you to go down there
and listen to his egotistical harangue,
said Voliva s.H he should try any of
his spectacular antics on his arrival here
we will soon put a stop to it. y
Alter the meeting the $50 Zion guards
or policemen were sworn III to support
Voliya in all his undertakings and all
except one took the oath Of allegiance.
A message was received from Dowie
during the afternoon stating that HE
would arrive here Tuesday morning and
ordering Shiloh House, his residences iii
Zion City to be prepared for his hone-
coming. Voliya after reading the mes
sage stated iii emphatic terms that Dow
lie should not be allowed to enter eveis
the door of wIiatwas formerly his home