Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29
APOSTLE
SC0RNE ED
Voliva Calls Dowie a
Criminal
Whole Family Should Be
EXterminated
Wife of 1Fase Prophet" Held by
New Leader to Be Equally
as Guilty as Her
Husband

by Associated Press.
CHICAGO. April 2S.-"I am glad to
be home again.
with these words OF his lips John
Alexander Dowie, the deposed leader of
the Christian Catholic church in Amer
lea, this afternoon stepped within the
portals of Shiloh house, thus complet-
ing his much heralded entry into Zion
City, after an absence of several
months, during which time he had been
deserted by large part of his follow
ers and had been stripped of all real
authority.
Mrs. Dowie, the wife of the First
Apostle" met him at the door of Shiloh
house and gave him a hearty welcome.
No Pomp Marks Return
Dowies return to Zion City was void
of all pomp and ceremony. only
handful of people were at the station
to greet him, and the majority of these
were women.
Dowie left the Auditorium Annex,
, where he had been stopping since his
return from Mexico, shortly after
o'clock.
He was driven to the Northwestern
station, where a private car had been
attached to the regular o'clock train
on that road.
The train bearing Dowie and his
party arrived at Zion City at 3:45 p. m.
AS Dowie alighted from the train he
was greeted by shouts of peace to
thee"
He responded with the customary
"Peace to thee multiplied"
Weather Man Pulls the String
Rain, which had been threatening for
some time, then began to fall, and the
crowd with one accord began to sing
showers of Blessing" Under the shell
ter of an umbrella held by one of his
attendants Dowie made his way to- a
carriage; he then turned and, facing
the assembled people, made short ad-
dress.
with all my heart L desire to thank
you for your kind greeting" said he.
ut is not fitting that L should speak
at length at this time. 1 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
2 o'clock.
:" Stand on lions Mount"
Dowie then quoted a stanza from the
hymn, 81 Stand on Zion's Mount" Then
uplifting his hands he cried: Stand
firm, then, Rock of my Salvation"
II have done nothing since 1 saw
your faces" he continued, "of which
to be ashamed. Not one of the accusa-
tions made against me is true, not one.
God bless you. Now do as l bid you.
Good-by.'
He then entered his carriage and was
driven to Shiloh house.
Wilbur Glenn Voliva and his follow
ers held meeting in the tabernacle,
the auditorium being about two-thirds
full In an address Voliva not only de-
nounced Dowie but Mrs. Dowie as well.
He said:
Scores Mrs. DoWie
II 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.
''If she thinks she is gong to stand
before this people without confessing
her sins, she is greatly mistaken. In
some respects she is as great a 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 off the EARTH"
Greeted by Cheers
This statement was roundly ap-
plauded.
Continuing, Voliva said:
For years that family has sucked
the blood out of this people to satisfy
their lust for fine clothes and to make
, showing.
"They have made no confession and
no attempt TO repent, but they still
attempt to bluff you.
IF Dowie is not insane, the other
word TO brand him is the word 'crimi-
nal "
Voliva will use the college buildings
as the place of worship tomorrow,
while Dowie holds forth in the taber-
nacle, it being the first apostles" turn
to use that building, in accord
ance with the order of the court allow
ing the opposing factions the use of the
big meeting house on alternate days.