The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-09
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ZION. CRY. LII, April With the
approval OF thousands. of Dowicltes in
open meeting TO- day, General Oversecr
Glenn Volivaed ddnouhced John Alexander
Dowlc as a spend: thrift, llar and traitor,
and was, in turn promised support as
leader. OF the Christian Catholic Church
In Zion to mi. the. ot sthc founder
iof the church, now. d eposed;;
., On the platform wi tn fsss.ol iva at Shiloh
Tabernacle. were, IA rs. ]. 5olln Alexander
Dowie,{ Judge Barnes. head Of the law
department Of Zion. q TIL did Overseers
Specher,y Excel .a; Cantel and SGranger
Six thousa nd people were ispresent. III At
the conclusion Of a Short prayer by Over
seer specher, the Il cwS eaSer$t Of! Zion,
clad in a robe Of simple white and black,
a.. decided departure from ron Al the guady raj
lnent assumed 1. by. the First q postle on
Of the platform and in n slow, calm and
studied voice, made t he's announcement
that tlic was going to take advantage OF
to- days meeting s.::to tel lsiaS few truths
about, the man whom they had so faith
fully followed for. several years. 5s.
Mrs. DoWies Appeals.
~ VolvA told OF tFo3s ,''depl3 l3rable'3 condi-
-t!ons "a a. zinn CT tyst hem he: arrived a
Imnntll axo from y lAnstral lltl Shnd took up,
the. $nlaiagement ! 81; zion's .Hinterests at
LOWE s Icon,mand 4 !. i: plen tA OLIVIA angri-.
lyiexclained II wilLsee that t,allithe costly
furniture AMI expensiYe library adorning
4Dowics Zion City residence, and which
were, phi, chased sbY that q lIypncritc while
sn,anys Ills be wa q iced sof food
55fie sold and the4mone S turned Into Zion
ctp NJ Ire r nrr,jos slo1 oy,
with her voice and hands, loudly ap-
pla,ided the words. p
0vG1seerg Yoliva In Justification of the
overthrow Of Zion's First Apostle, told
how anno1e} had been squandered foolish-
" for gDowie'sf own fort while the
creditors and the people OF Zion were
calling loudly for money
X lie cited his own experience in. Zion
Church He declared that he had Leen
compelled to keep himself and family on
$50 u month. allowed him BY Dowie, and
lhat out of this monthly salary he had
been compelled to turn over tenth in
tthes sto@ the e4church. e.
EVhilef receiving $50 a month. Noliva dc.
clarcd that he had been sending the store
house at Zion City sl7O0 every month,
and that other deacons had done fully
as well as he had for the church. TIe
asked his congregation If they wished to-
return to the Dowie regime or preferred
to follow him and the business commit
tee of twelve overseers which he had ap-
pointed and all of whom were unit In
the deposing of Dowie. The aaudlence
ncquicsced In all that had been done for
Zion since the movement against Dowie
was begun. Overseer Voivai iconcluded:
Ignorance and Hypocrisy.
alexander Granger owns this tabcr-
nacle. E1e owns this entire estate What
offerings to Zion IN the name OF Over
John Alexander Dowle. MaIagall checks
and all commercial paper ef{g every de-
scripton payable to Alexander Granger.
The day4has como when you ought ito[act
ns mon and women and exercise Your
God-given free will.
"If you want to stand for downright
lying, hypocrisy and shameful misuse OF
money, keep your seats, but OF all those
present who are tired OF his lying, his
eXaggerutions his Misrepresentation and
his Inconsistencies and his hypocrisy and
his gross Ignorance Of all business laws
and principles stand up as an evidence
of their announcement of Dowic and his
methods
The response was instantaneous, every
one IN tho building rising In acknowledg-
mcnt of Volivn's leadership.
VolIva then declared that IL Dow!e, on
his arrival in II Zion City OH Tuesday,
thought to frighten into submission.
DowIc never was more mistaken In his
life. Voliva requested all present to keep
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