Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-05-16
ZION GUARDS SAVED
\ DOWIE FROM RIOTERS
Meeting OfFirst Apostle Broken
! Up by voliva Faction.
CROWD CALLED DowIE RoesER
Disturbance Became so Violent that
q Riot Call Was Sen INA Negro
Giant and Zion Guards Protected
che First Apostle.

Giant and Zion Guards Protected
che First Apostle.
Chicago, May ia meeting over
which John Alexander Dowie presided
ct Zion City Sunday afternoon was
broken up by q number Of followers
OF the opposing faction, assisted by
several outsiders, and before the null
titude dispersed, a free fight occurred
Dowle was addressing the audience
and made the statement that the over.
seers OF the Voliva faction were rob
bers and thieves At once a number
OF those in the audience were on their
feet shouting, mo, no; you are the
robber! Why don't you pay your
debts!"
The disturbance became so violent
that Zion guard was sent to restore
order. The guard took hold Of an
old gray.headed man. who was loud
est in his demands for Dowie to pay
his obligations. and this was a signal
for q free fight.
A dozen men seized the guard, and
were about to drag him down the aisle
when Gladstone Dowie and Deacon
Arlington mounted the platform and
called upon the audience not to create
o disturbance and to take their seats
After quiet had been restored, Dow.
a. In aft Cd In
the meeting, but he was jerred and
called traitor and robber until he flnal
~ decided 10 dismiss the audience.
A riot call was sent to the police sta.
ton and Captain OF Police Walker.
with four men. hurried TO the taber.
nacle In a wagon. BY the time the
police arrived, most OF the audience
had left the building.
Negro Giant Aids 0owIe.
In the midst OF the trouble, Bur.
leigh, the negro attendant OF Dowie.
pushed upon the platform and placed
himself at the First Apostles" side
while those of the uniformed Zion
Guards who have taken sides with
Dovie, formed a line OF defense In
front OF the platform. No attempt
Of violence was made against Dowie,
however.
bowie was 80 weak that he had 70 be-
carried from his carriage into the
tabernacle by two attendants. II was
announced at Shiloh house, however,
Sunday night that he had eaten a very
hearty dinner and that he felt no I'll
effects from the excitement OF the AZ
ternoOn.
At an aftermeeting. called for Dow
fe adhercnts only. but which was In
vaded by q large number Of those whe
were riOtous At tho former meeting.
Dowie pree,pi,s;ed q second general
disturbance.
Why Woman Died.
He caused 10 be read q letter from
one Of his supporters stating that the
writer's wife had passed safely
through lie crisis Of q serious illness
NAile E1Nie prayed for her Tits fact
Dowie compares Stth the case 81 Mrs
d. y Can,eli. Wtef 81 an oysrseeF.
Who died ias, Friday without medical
aitsaiioh. while vollVA and hls sup
por,srs uyys oaerfsE prayers for he's
TecoysTy Dpuie declared that he
feared the EumAn died becaass abe
Aae associated herself With me rebels
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