Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-09

House. his residence in Zion City, to be
prepared for his Homecoming. Vollva after
reading this message vowed that Dowte
would not be allowed to enter the door Of
what formerly was his Zion City home.
When most bitter in the denunciation of
his former master there was one In
the tabernacle who showed more approval
of Voliva's remarks than Overseer Mrs.
Jane Dowie. When Voliva angrily exclaim-
ed: II will see that all the costly furniture
and expensive library adjoining Dowie's
Zion City residence, and which was pur-
chased by that hypocrite while many OF
his people were In need of food, are sold
and the money turned into Zion store
houses" Mrs. Dowie half rose. and with her
voice and hands loudly applauded the words.
Overseer yoliva, in justification of the
overthrow Of lions first apostle, told how
money had been squandered foolishly for
Dowies own comfort while the creditors
and the people of Zion were calling loudly
for money.
As an Illustration of this state of affairs
Voliva cited his own experience In Zion
Church. He declared that he had been
compelled to keep himself and family on
S5U month, allowed him by Dowie, and
that out of this monthly salary he had been
compelled to turn over tenth in tthes to
the church. While receiving $50 month
Yoliva declared that he had been sending
the storehouse at Zion City LOO every
month and that other deacons had done
fully as we'll as he had for the church. He
then asked what had become of all this
money that has been flowing into Zion for
In replying to his question he said that
the greater portion Of these funds had been
squandered recklessly by Dowie q 6reat
deal of 1t having been used by lions for
mer leader for his own personal comfort
and few of his fayorites. He then asked
his congregation IL they wished to return
to the Dowie regime or preferred to follow
him and the business committee of twelve
overseers which he had appointed and all
of whom were a unit in the deposfny of
Dowie. The audience acauiesced in all that
had been done for Zion since the movement
against Dowie was begun. In bringing his
announcement of Dowie to a close Overseer
Voliva said:
Alexander Granger owns this tabernacle.
He owns this entire estate. What want
you to do Is to send all titheS and offerings
to Zion In the name OF Overseer Granger,
instead of In the name of John Alexander
Dowie. Make all checks and all comniarc. al
paper OF every description payable to Alex
ander Granger. The day has come when
you ought to act as men and women and
exercise your God-given free Will I don't
want you to do anything by constraint. I
want to be calm and straightfor ward ard
present these matters In way that mono
can truthfully say that you were excited or
acted ON the impulse OF the moment.
IF you want to stand for downright lying,
hypocrisy and shameful misuse of money
keep your seats, but adj OF thosa present
who tired of his lying. his exagger.l-
lions, his Misrepresentation and his fncoIl-
sistencies and his hypocrisy and his gross
ignorance OF all business laws and prfncf-
Piles stand UP as an evidence of their de-
uouncement of Dowie and his methods"
The response to this request was instan-
taueous, every one in the building rising in
acknowledgment of voiva's leadership.
voliva then declared that If Dowie on his
arrival In Zion City on Tuesday thought to
frighten him into submission Dowie never
was more mistaken in his life.