The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-28
NAMES TRUSTEE
F0.R|z Al n. |. !! ~
Court Rides THAT Property Does 'ses'
Not Belong to. Do vile q n y
$Voliva. (
Held IN TRUST FOR CHURCH !! y B { {
.Overseer Will Be- Chg sen @ at at
B Election to BE Held oil
September 18.
t1sv Associated press. J

by IAHSOCihlS SCo'k
y r15rrA 70, a1uiy u. Neither John Alex
], 11arS Tioowie. founder, nor Wilbur Glenn,
4 vn,Yvnl Y,resent general ovcrsecrpis owner
- the properties 81 the Christian ca thoiic
Church In Zion, Including Zion City, ~,
md said to DO worth from 81, ooo,oo ,] 70
Nj 200 600 according to3a decision named ian y
down to-day by Judge IS. M; Ian - 't dls'
$of the United States District Court Court:
IA 1,,t1ge Lands declared tho property o.
ZION Ky to he trust estnto, anu named 70
4:In,in q IIately, d member Of tho chicago
Il I,nnrfl 81 Trade. receiver Of the churcll,s
#rro r4yty, md ordered the election on sep.
Eto,7,l,er 18th OF nt, overseer drustee OF
tho c,.u, CHI = property by members o. w
church 1T Zion CITY, Judge Lanols VII ~.
decide later what compensation D 10y. -
will he allowed for his past Services 8. ~
tho churcl The court ruled tl ,al ~
capital Of Jion properties, contrlou '.oi.s
3of'property and money from various y. W. in
sons, was givei, to Do VIE N tIuss - III
ci,,rch Judge Lands declared VOID the
conveyance Of the Zion City property 70
Alexander Granger by oliva under power :
~ Z ttorney from Dowle. Judge lLt LII u
n,,oted from writing OF DoWie 10 snow
TINT the latter had always regarded MN, y,
sclf ~ trustee Of the property o. the
church,. IKE IS a Y tii !, 3.5y &. /. y. y. 4
The nd Indication N the bankruptcy pro i,o
ceetl nEs against DoWc was also SCI tlsle,u
"a that pending litigation against. lows ~. =,
nav automatically be restrained & Nli ~ u
III entire litigation is ended.
4 Receiver Hatelys bond OF VOW t,s w" s,' :
4 nnnroye cd lato in the afternoon ny tho !.
court, and Hutely went to Zion CITY ana y.
assumed charge Of tho PROPERTY
MA Zion Uprooted.
(By Associated Press
ZION CRY, ILL, J lily q. --D deacon onn
4 Il evils. who q Is recognized as the
spokesman OF DoWle, and who was o NOS.
by Dowie to mana go the Paradise IiaI e.
tion OF Mexico the rock over when y
Is alleged the Dowio and oliva p''rtis !,
spllt, had the following to say or "A t .!
decision OF Judge Landis:
.@aIf tho decree OF judge lands sta nos
the christionl Catholic fCtiurtl, OF Zion I, Is
uprootoda The church IS founded on stnei
theory OF q #tteocmcy. SLOW then can
mn 81 ection under the laws Of Cook GO IN "
~. proclaim who can be \ leeder " wv Wy
host maintain that God Almighty can e.
deslgrate who shall he the first npostie.
firmly believe that TIE Lore mas e., aes N,
mated J ohm Alexander Dtowle TO lead the
hosts to tl,oe paths OF light. Therefore
when a special election IS called the
whole fabric OF tho Church is desire We ~ g.
II God deslgnntcs the leader how can n
man choose him7
5"As Tar as property rights are cons
cer,sed, they matter little to US. The great
question is that OF spiritual control. Upon
that tho very foundation Of tho church
depends. III am sure Pr. Do'yie9w,ll never N9''
l,e satisfied with tho decision as rem
Gered.''' n 3 M Ii
Y. DowleS declined to di scuss tho courts
decision! He was too III to DO IN court
tn- day $500 $780,