The San Francisco call., 1906-04-05
THE FALL OF DOWIE.

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u Prophet Mohammed. Washington lrvngs lie OF the
Prophet charming literature, with all of the graces OF
composition the endowment OF Macauay and Froude
Care essay has brought out the heroic side OF the o
great Arab his Nohammedan bographer deals with him IN
way that makes his work OF special interest he
nmze Mohammeds place the founder OF new form OF the
religious idea declaring that such work is the easiest IN which man
All men savage civilized incline toward religion They
ponder opon the mysteries OF the future which nor
mind comprehend When comes with SELF
confidence offering cerane pleading the authority OF revelation
and submitting forms and ceremonies the necessary equipment
for entry into glory follow him Joseph Smith Ann Lee and
Jenima Wilkinson followers Ann and Jmma
left but little behind them. But Smith, by virtue OF his nartyrdon
permanent hold the human
imagination and destined be enduring force no matter
what may think OF it.
magnhes civil leader and the founder OF state
Gathering warning tribes OF Arabia into fold he
the Koran gave them book OF religion and civil const
tuition made the OF Ihmae force that made conquest OF
the world from the Pyrenees the Himalayas.
The belief has been held by historians and philosophers that II
Abdeaman had the battle of Tours all Europe and America
Alohammedan instead of Christian and the Koran
would be epounded Oxford and Cambridge and Yale and ar-
ward.
1ormonis closely initiated Islam in its attention
ateraes all modern prophets who have hourshed for
time have attended closely to the affairs OF this world while using
followers to the life The most
successful OF these immediate time DoWe the third Eli
ah the founder Of the Christian Catholic church and OF Zion City
His study example of what determined
do with his followers when he brings them under the spell
Of mystery in religious teaching
He began his California, but made impression here
Settling Chicago he reached prominence success and wealth
promoter the OF such prophets aided
him. Thousands Able preachers OF orthodox
Christianity orsoo their pupts and became his missionaries The
joined him and poured their fortunes into his treasury He
excellent civil for Zion founded manuac
turing industries started bank and controlled millions But his
attention TO all the vast details of the government and business his
holy city him single feature formaty that
needed hold the OF his followers Outsiders
who have attended his religious will forget their stately
He keeny the pageantry and
pesve spectacle controlling The chanting OF sacred songs
by his srpced choir the recitation of his ritual and his
appearance purple robes and his moving and sympathetic
preaching accounted the sober mind for his influence
the doubling unhappy, and
marvel and mystery.
great reign follows his prom
be greater He has been depoed His wife
him and expose him charatan and pretender His
has all the property Zon amounting mil
the teaching poygay, which probably
has family. His says that if he deposition make
trouble he will be by revelations that will the world
Now the greatest wonder of all is that his followers adhere
church be founded the system he the
them
When he prime of his physical presence power
coud his influence Then when failed
miraculous he said because pork and he
the destroy their hogs They preaching
against pork and the farmers in Iowa South actually
killed their hogs thousands and piles But
Doe the head of Zion Now he the SUI
perstious following that while voting unanimously
dpose and defy him, after listening
his and who him hypocrisy that
he thief propose the path pointed by his
ons and regulate lives by the light leading of his
preaching and ritual hoping the life portal
builded!
After this the prophet nor marvel at
his The OF Dowe that mankind is
ripe both sides be fooled and robbed any with
and know all
which know anything.
The MOhammedan biographer of the Prophet Mohammed IS
right The founding OF religion easy long the people
cry give sign, but it is greater found