The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-12
Local Members of the Christian
Catholic Church Repudiate the
Rule Of Dowie at Zion City
REV. J. ADAMS TALKS FREELY
States That He is With the Revolution
and That Mem bers of the Church
in kenosha Are With Him
No Hope for Dowie

stand with the revolution. The Rev.
James K. Adams, who is the elder In
charge of Zion in Kenosha, came out
firmly this morning for the revolution
and he IS now making a canvass of
the members Of the church seeking
their aid in deposing Dowie, and
Iplacing Zion City and the church of
which he is minister on a firm foot
ling. Mr.. Adams admits without
sorrow that should Dowie return to
Zion and have his power restored, his
head would be among the first to fall
into the basket, out he is confident
that Voliva and his associates have
won a b1ood1ess victory.
Elder Adams stated that he is of
the opinion that Dowie is too sick a
man to ever return to Zion, and that
he will be unable to stand the long
trip from Mexico, on which he was
scheduled to start this morning. It is
lpossible that Dowie will return to
Izion, but the minister seems to be-
lieve that if he comes he will be
Imet with the symbols of mourning
land laid to rest in the Zion cemetery.
| Elder Adams has the full confidence
of his people in Kenosha, and it is
Ievident that Kenosha will be among
the first cities to uphold the work of
the men who are attempting to make
IL Few regime at Zion City. In speak
4ng of the great crisis of the Christian
ICatholic church, Elder Adams said,
4 aA nj Of lob
with the revolution so far as l have
iseen the members of the church and I
lam making the ronnds as rapidly as
Epossible. We may have service on
Sunday at which onr position will be
Estated, but it is more probable that
the church will go IN body to Zion
LCity to attend the meeting at the
Tabernacle. DR.. Dowie IL very i'll and
/ / do not believe that he will ever
r each Zion City, but should he come
home again do not believe that he
will be able to swing the people with
his old time power. / can see a new
and progressive era for Zion City. 1t
is the ultimate plan of the leaders of
1.-THE SO called revolution, to place all
of the property of Zion in the hands
of a board of seven trustees sand the
transfer of the property ofsthe church
and of Dowie to Deacong Granger is
Imade simply as a temporary plan.
Granger will hold this property only
until the seven trustees can be
Ise1ected. The people are satisfied
with the lease holds, as they believe
that this is the best way to keep Zion
as clean city.
None of the members Of the church
believe in the stories against the
J character of Dowie and it is certain
that he has done nothing that would
Iresu1t in criminal prosecution along
these lines. Dr.. Dowie did seek a
] divorce from his wife and in defiance
to the rules which he had made for the
schurch and this.1was the first time
that the elders began to believe that
Dowie was Weakening
u Elder Adams stated that he had no
doubt but that DR.. Dowie had lost
some of his mental power and when
speaking Of some Of his strange
actions the elder pointed his finger to
his head in a significant manner to
indicate that these actions were due
to lack of mental power.
"The new rule laid down by Over
!, seer Voliva'', said Elder Adams,
provides that ali money paid into
), the church as tithes shallsbe used for
!, the advancement of the religious in
, terests Of the church andgnot cent
of this money will be diverted to
, other uses.
"To me, said Elder Adams, 'sDowie
, is like Napoleon. Therelwere ninety
days between Elba and Waterloo, but
there will be no ninety days for
Dowie. If Dowie returns to Zion
City next week he will Immediately
see the conditions and will retire.
Dowie could never remain Fin Zion
with another man at the head. He
must have the top or nothing for he
has often said to me 4 like to sit in
the center. =
Elder Adams stated that the most
serious phase of the lions City ques-
ton was to be found in the fail
ure of the Zion City Bank,
and he insisted that the men who
were in charge of the bank had re-
ceived deposits after they had known
the institution to be inso1vent. Elder
Adams stated that the depositors of
the bank who had not received their
money we're now holding meetings
and that the prosecution of the Off
Gals of the bank including Dowie as
president might be expected at any
time.
Elder Adams stated that the up
heaval at zion would have no effect on
the Kenosha church as the local
church IS entirely self sustaining.
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