Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-28
Vo|iva's Conveyances to Granger Judge
Lands Asserts Are Waste Of Paper.
Election for Choice Of General 0Verseer Is Order
ed---WII Be Held Under State Laws Of Illinois.

anything more inherently inconsistent
| than Dowie'S claim of private owner
ship and his admission of trust obi.
CATION for the spiritual welfare of gen.
| eratiOns unborn.
Obviously. the theory advanced in his
behalf is not sound
After quoting from Dowie's official
publication lease of healing to show
that for six or seven years Dowie had
declared in the church and through the
| paper that he was a trustee of the eS-
| tate, 50 per cent. of which he asserted
belonged to Zion as whole, the court
! quotes a codicil to Dowie's will execut-
| ed in August, 1905. as follows:
1.-The remaining 10 twentieths cf said
estate in my name, which l hold and
| have held in trust, in said church, ]
do hereby give, devise and bequeath tC
my said successor in Office. to him, OF
her and his or her successors in office
| to be so administered for said church
and the extension of Zion and the king
dom of God in conformity With the rule
and practices of said church."
OF this codicil, the court says:
There is no escape from the plain
, meaning of these words the declaration
is unqualified and it is a complete rec
ignition of any existing trust obliga-
| ton. No specious construction could
| make anything else out of it. and for
the jury to enter n decree of private
| ownership would be to perpetuate a
| fraud
AS to who would be the receiver,
| the decision quotes the following from
Changers vow:
81 VOW in the name of God my father
and of Jesus Christ his son and my
Savior and the Holy Ghost, that I rec
ogniZe John Alexander Dowie, general
overseer in his three fold prophetic
office as messenger of the Covenant
the prophet foretold by Moses and Eli
jah, the restOrer; and promise to obey
all rightful orders issued by him, and
| that all family ties and obligations and
all relations to all human governments
shall be held subordinate to this vow.
This make in the presence of God"
The court says of this vow:
1T is not my duty to express my
contempt for the man that could exact
or take this oath. l will not appoint
Alexander Granger"
The court ordered an election to be
Der Of general overseer, under the
election laws of Illinois, the names OF
persons to be voted for to be certified
to the United States district cour,
within 10 days. If no none than ono
| name shall be certified, the court will
| recognize such person as the legally
| chosen general overseer of the church
If more than one name is certified
such persons shall have the use Of the
Tabernacle at Zion City alternately uu
to the time of election. During such
| time the publication known as Leaves
of Healing will be suspended.
The court said that he would pro-
vide for Dowie inasmuch as the pres
ent value of the estate far exceeded The
actual amount Of contributions and Of
| ferings-make suitable provision for
Dowie, for his services az trustee. The
amount. the court said, would be deter
| mined later.
In the afternoon representatives OF
both factions appeared before Judge
Lands. Receiver Hattely was In court
and his bonds were approved Soon af-
| forwards the receiver left for Zion City
to assume full charge of the city. The
court announced that Dowie is to re-
main in possession Of Shiloh house and
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