Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29
.D0W|E BACK At ZION
Says He is Glad to Be Home
Again.
HEARTY WELCOME By WIFE
Trip From Chicago Was Made in q
Private Car.
Arrival Void Of All Pomp and Cere-
mony-Wfn Deliver Address in
Tabernacle Today.
HEARTY WELCOME By WIFE

IT am glad to be home again" With
these words John Alexander Dowie, tho
deposed leader OF the Christian Catholic
Church in America yesterday afternoon
stepped within the portals OF Shiloh House.
thus completing his much heralded entry
into Zion City after an absence OF several
months. during which time he had been de-
serted by large part of his followers and
had been stripped of all ecclesiastical au-
thority.
Mrs Dowie. the wife OF the first apostle. -
met him at the door of Shiloh House and
gave him hearty welcome
Dowies return to Zion City was void OF
all pomp and ceremony. Only a handful or
people were at the station to greet him. and
the majority OF these were women.
When Dowie yesterday left the Auditorium
Annex, where he had been stopping since
his return from Mexico. he was driven TO
the Chicago and Northwestern depot, where
private car had been attached to the reg
ular 2 O'Clock train. He was accompanied
by several Of his personal attendants
CHICAGO, April 2s.-Bowed by infirni-
ties. but fired with an indomitabie deter
mination to make personal appeal 70 ms
straying flock to return to their allegiance
to him. John Alexander Dowie lert ms
a nartments at the Auditorium Annex this
afternoon for his long-deferred entry into
Zion City.
The FIRST apostle" will enter the city
which his opponents have tried to convinca
him is now 1.-The enemys country against
the advice of his legal counsel and the
few adherents who have renamed true ~
him and who have been In constant attehu-
auce upon him since his return to CHICAGO
Dowie's attorneys wished to have him deier
his entry into Zion City until after de-
cision of court next week as 10 Whether ina
temporary injunction granted, restraining
Dowie's opponents from interfering III any
way with his enjoyment of his former prlfi-
ileges should be made permanent ross
bilty of bad effect upon his physical con-
dition resulting from excitement aeeehoi"5
the step was also urged.
Setting aside all objections. however,
Dowie Insisted upon being conveyed TO d
train on the Chicago and Northwestern
road Dr. Dowie was escorted by hunioef
of his personal attendants
To Address Followers Today.
Today. If he carries out his an
nounced program, Dowie will address such
| az HIS followers as cam be induced to as
| semble in the tabernacle at Zion City.
The train bearing Dowie and his party
arrived at Zion city at 3:45 pm. About
seventy five people. the majority OF wnom
we're women, were gathered at the station
| TO meet the first apostle
| AS Dowie alighted from the train ne was vas
greeted by shouts Of Peace to theep lie
|: responded with the customary Peace 10
|. thee multiplied" Rain, which had been
|. threatening for some time. then began TO
II fall, and the crowd with one accord began
| to sing SHOWERS Of Blessing"
L I Under the shelter of an umbrella held
| by one of his attendants Dowie made his
i him. Upon reaching the door of the car
| riage he turned, and. facing the assembled
people, made short address.
with all my heart l desire to thank you
| for your kind greeting" said he. 1T is
i not fitting that I should speak at length
| at this time. I regret that the afternoon
| is so showery. / shall hope to meet you
all at our morning sacrifice meeting for
praise and prayer at $50 o'clock and again
in the afternoon at o'clock. Then 1t may
be that the court shall have decided that
may have the privilege of speaking to
you on Thursday"
Denied Accusations.
Dowie then quoted stanza from the
hymn. 81 Stood on lions Mount" Then
uplifting his hands. he cried: stand firm.
| them rock of my salvation
81 have done nothing since / saw your
faces" Continued he, ''of which to be
ashamed. Not one of the accusations made
against me is true-not one. God bless You.
Now bid you goodbye. Peace to thee
He then entered his carriage and was
driven to Shiloh House While on the way
the rain, which had been falling all the
time since Dowie's arrival, turned into hail.
and before the carriage reached Shiloh
House the ground was white with hail
stones. Mrs. Dowie met the deposed leader
at the door Of Shiloh House. and as Dowie
entered his palatial abode he turned around
and said: II am glad to be home again
Voliva and Followers Meet.
Wilbur Glenn Voliva and his followers
held meeting In the tabernacle tonight.
the auditorium being about two-thirds full.
In an address voliva not only denounced
Dowie. but Mrs Dowie as we'll He said:
81 do not propose to permit any sinner
In this movement to escape. Do not think
that Dowie is the only one to be called to
account The next one will be Mrs. Jane
Dowie. In some respects she Is as great
sinner as Dowie. She is on his side tonight
and always has been. The lust in her heart
for power is as great as In his. say the
whole Dowie family must be swept or the
earth"
This statement was roundly applauded.