Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
He Makes Speech Before
Audience in Zion City
Tabernacle Sunday
LARGE CROWD, MOSTLY VISITORS
Vastly Larger Crowd Went to. the
Meeting Held by voIva-Dowie APP
peals to His Former Followers to
Return Their Allegiance to Him =
Shows Physical Weakness.

Chicago, April 30.-Standing un-
steadily and with great effort before an
audience of $500 persons in Zion tab
ernacle Sunday afternoon, John Alex
ander Dowie, his voice strained to its
utmost capacity, charged his traduc-
ers, if any We're present to rise to their
feet and make their accusations before
the whole congregation. The followers
of Voliva the new leader in Zion City
affairs, however, We're at that moment
attending rival meeting set for the
same hour, in the Zion College building
a quarter of mile distant. There
5000 of the citys inhabitants We're
gathered, together with the famous
choir, now Invested of its ecclesiastical
garb, and the Zion band and orches-
ira.
Those who listened to the words Of
Dowie were for the most part visitors
from other towns, brought in by the
hundreds by the electric cars and rail-
road trains thruout the forenoon. For
over an hour the crowd in the taber-
nacle waited for the appearance of the
venera BILE first apostle. Immediately in
front of the platform in the choir loft
were probably $50 of the faithful.
Dowie was borne bodily by two stall
wart negro attendants from an ante
room up the stairs to the platform and
deposited upon his feet before the elab-
crate prayer altar. He was attlrod IN
an apostolic robe of white and gold
and purple which he had never worn
before in public. Upon his head was a
t,n.ban of marvellous pattern embroid-
cred in purple and gold. He delivered
his address and sermon seated before
the altar.
Only occasionally, when reused to an
unusual pitch of earnestness, did he
rise to his feet. Mrs. Dowie, who has
severed her allegiance to the Voliva
faction, sat in wicker chair Except
for the presence upon the platform of
former Mayor r. d. Harper, Dowie was
alone He announced the hymns and
led in prayer in a voice the firmness
and strength of which surprised those
who have been in attendance upon him.
He prefaced his sermon by denial of
the charges that have been brought
against him, in the course of which he
exhibited much of the fiery Impotence
which marked his discourse in times
past.
'.They say that I have taken the
peoples money, do they?" he shouted.
Answers of Eyes" and mo" came
from different parts of the audience.
A man in the rear more persistent than
others was singled out by Dowie.
Pointing trembling finger at the man
Dowie continued: Let that man stand
up and give his name. Let him tell
what money l took and when" With
all eyes focused upon him the man
shrunk in his seat. A guard was or
dered to compel him to stand, but he
stood in shamefaced silence.
Then it was that Dowie rose to his
feet and demanded that any of those
present who had anything1 to charge
against him do so there and then. With
tears in his eyes he described the sor-
row he felt upon receiving the news
while in Mexico of the revolt among
his people. He declared that he
could not sleep until he had learned the
worst, and his cup of grief was full
when he found that his wife and son
had deserted him.
1lItIl he paul d. " MIS-. LOW
ie- my wife has some noble quali-
ties" he said "she was misled and inn
posed upon. They used her until they
were thru with her and then cast her
aside. My son played tricks upon me
which he ought not to have done, but
he, too, was deceived"
Dowie made his first appearance in
the tabernacle at s: 80 yesterday, when
he conducted prayer and praise ser
vice. About one hundred were in att
tendance. Voliva called similar meet
ing at that hour also, which was
largely attended. Dowie has taken up
his abode in Shiloh house, where he
intends to remain in retirement /, at
least until after the decision of the
court on the matter of his injunction
against Voliva and others next Thurs
day.
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