The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-14
RI0TING IN TEMPLE
AS DOWIE SPEAKS
Insurgents Call Elijah" Liar
and Thief and Fights
, Ensue.
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o Chicago sst May ~ 14The first physical gdR
Miban Glen 2 Woliva aia zhe teaees o
Sunday in the sacred Shiloh temple
where the "First APOSTLE attempted
to hold religious services. The follow
ers Of Voliva invaded the meeting i'll
force and disturbance followed dis
turbance.
The elimination came when Lieuten-
guards attempted to eject from the
building man who from the audience
was hurting bitter invective at the for
mer leader. A score of the Voliva fac
ton dashed to the mans assistance
and in the melee which followed one
policeman was injured. A riot call sum
moned the entire police force to the
a assisted 1 bT Gladstone bo y eo and the the
Zion guards, to quell the riot.
Giant Negro Shields Dowie.
Dowie himself was not attacked, but
his giant negro attendant dashed to
the platform and with folded arms
stood by his masters side ready to
protect him from violence.
Turnout the battle. which lasted for
more IMAM uIIeenN minutes, tHe dSeu
apostle sat clad in his gorgeous apos-
tolic robes on the platform. His eyes
glistened and he clutched the sides Of
his chair as if he would have liked to
spring upon his enemies. His frequent
shouts for the battle to cease were
UNDECIDED and it was only when the
combatants were exhausted that they
resumed their seats. No arrests were
selves fortunate in uuelling the trouble.
Dowie was frequently interrupted IN
lowers bySa number of the deserters
VIZ HHypocrite, "liar,'' :sdead beat"
and other terms were hurled at the
former s'Eliiah" by those who de-
clared that he had stolen their money.
Dowie Was Mad. =
The trouble. came at the afternoon
meeting at which more than 500 per:
it is claimed, were followers of Voliva,
who declared that they had come to
the meeting ''to. see the old man make
his last speech.' 49,. e., ..
The trouble began early: Dowie =, was "a;
| the platform and those who knew him
| looked for an explosion. They did not
have long to wait. At the singing OF
| the second song, about 100 Of those IN
| the tabernacle did not rise to thei1
| feet. = :.
| Dowie. noticing this. stopped the
song and shouted angrily for. them te
stand up or get out. Upon their refusal
he ordered the guards to put them out
Kisses for "Apostle.'
| The guards started, when nearly hall
of those who had remained seatet
| started out. At this Dowie motionet
! for the song to continue and 1t wa
sung to the end. ri. ~
Pale with wrath Dowie then started
on his sermon. .
HDon It forget,' he yelled, rthat tn.
| Christian Catholic Apostolic church il
Zion is under my banner. Those rebel
lious oyerseers have ceased to, exist
They are, ,usurpers, thieves dogs am
robbers '..,~.-
At that point Dowie was interrupted
ber,' and by catcalls and Kisses. 49, &c..
| Elder Arlington, who was acting a
choirmaster, begged the people to al
low Dowie to continue and all was one
more quiet when man in the rear o
the room shouted:
i "You old robber, you pay you
debts,' and another man under the gal
lery yelled: ,"Where is my Mexica
money!"
Another Bedlam.
Bedlam again broke loose, an Of
man under the east balcony being es
pecially loud in his denunciations.
"Thief, robber, looter,'' and othe
expressions this old man, who is a farm
er, named Gould, hurled at his forme
leader. Is.
Lieutenant Colonel Morriss grabbe
Gould by the coatcollar and attempte
to put him out. The riot followed
Christopher Mccormick, the policema
on duty in the tabernacle, attempted I
subdue the mob, but was roughl
handled. One woman belabored hi
over the head with an umbrella and h
suffered injuries which may force hi
to keep his bed for at least a week.
Following the quietin9g of the mo
Dowie again resumed his speech, bl
this time with less intensity. .
Voliva held meeting Of his FOLLOW
ers in the aafterno9n in the; open air 81
ment was manifested in Zion City la