The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-30
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Calls Upon Trsepcsrs 70 stand ur ard
MAKE aceusa,lon4
ChIraEa. Aar3 So Standing an.
steadily and vita great fgogt. before
an audience ei e5ao persons in zlaa
tabernacle SUNDAY afternoon John a
exandef poaie hls voice strained 10
lis utmost capacity charged his tea
dueer& L amy were I'll eat. ta Rise lo
their teet and make their accusations
before the congregation The folsQw
efs q Eoliya, the uew leader II zion
City affairs however. at that moment
were attending a revival meeting set
for the same hour at the Zion college
building, "a quarter u a mno distant
There 5000 OF the citys inhabitants
were gathered together with the ia.
nous choir. now Invested u rs eccle.
siastical sarb, and The Zion band and
orchestra Those who listened ID the
words az Dpwie were for the woat part
visitors from other towns brought in
by the hundreds by the electric cars
and railroad trains throughout the sec
ton For over an hour the crowd In
the tabernacle waited for the appear.
ance OF the venerable First Apostle. %
Immediately IN front OF the platform
and In the choir loft were probably
l50 OF the faithful Dowie was borne
by two stalwart negro attendants to
an ante-foom up the stairs to the plat.
form and deposited upon his feet be-
tore the elaborate prayer altar He
was attred in a apostolic robe OF
white and gold and purple. which
had never worn before in public Upon
! his head was a turbau of marvellous
pattern embroidered in purple and
gold, He delivered his address and
sermon seated before the altar. Oniy
occasionally, whe" reused to an an.
usual pitch OF earnestness did he rise
to his feet. Mrs Dowie, who has
severed her allegiance with the Vol
iva faction, sat in wicker chair
among Dowie's followers in TIL con.
gregation Except for presence upon
the platform of former Mayor Harper
Dowie was alone He announced tn,
| hymns and led in PR yer in q voice
| the tirmness and strength of which
| surprised those who have been in at.
/ tendance puon him. He prefaced his
| sermon by spirited denial of the
! charges that have been brought
against him, in the course of which
he exhibited many of the fiery impa
| tiences which marked his discoures
/ In the past
They say | have taken the peoples
money, do they?" he shouted. An,
swers of Yes and NO" came from
/ different parts of the audience A
man in the rear, more pessimistic thar
others, was singled out by Dowie
Pointing his finger at the man
Dowie continued: Let that mar
stand up and give his name Let hin
tell what money | took, ard whom"
With all eyes focused on him, the
man shrunk into his seat. A guarc
was ordered to compel him to stand
but he stood in shamefaced silence
Then 1t was that Dowie rose to r.
feet and demanded that any of thos
present who had anything to charg
against him to do so then and there
With tears in his eyes. he describes
the sorrow he felt upon receiving tn
news while in Mexico of the revo
among his people. He declared tina
he could notleep until be hAAIearl
SA - as aSAs,;s:;., ,,,,, ..,.
was iuil when he found that his Wi
ana son mad deserted him. Then +
pald a tribute to Mrs. Dowie.
MY wife has some noble Qualities
ne SAID. She WAS miS1ed opd H.,