The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-27
D0NlE SHORN;
RECEIVER ]: ! ' ]! | ] Fur Q I ZION
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erosity OF good people thfuout the
world have looked upon the estate as
the result largely Of my own good
the form Of contributions from the same
common source-the people all over the
world mostly outside Of Zion City. .s
- believe the property TO be COM
pletely mine to do with as l please, and
that no human being has any claim or
interest in It. I consider, however,
that The way got theiiproperty and the
lutely when / have ceased to. control it,
to put it in trust in perpetuity for the
Christian Catholic apostolic church, so
that 1t shall go down to generations to
do good in that line, with the exception
Of 27a per cent, which I think is fair
for myself and my family
Voliva Violated Trust.
After calling attention to the fact
that inasmuch as Voliya's conveyancess
the spirit and intent Of Dowie Is power
Of attorney to Voliva, which the court
holds both VoliVa and z Granger well
know, the court said:
AS between sDoWie, Voliva and
Granger those instruments were mere
The court then says: ~ -, ..;$s 81
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equity that where az person. accepts
money in property. to be used by him
for the benefit Of some other person or
persons or for the advancement Of some
lawful enterprise, such money or prop
erty constitutes a trust estate.
'sThe inquiry then is: Did these Of
ferings come to Dowie for his private
purse or did the contributors intend
that the funds should, be devoted to
charitable or religious usesf' II for
any other purpose than the purely per-
sonal benefit Of Dowie, the estate is a
trust. If their relation is one Of con-
| fldence, or if he who receives the money
| is in position Of influence over him
| who gives the money as, for instance, if
the person receiving the money 1s the
advocate Of a religious faith and by
word and attitude and environment In
| duces conviction insthe minds of large
numbers Of people that, as an instru-
mentality Of divine authority, he can
and does relieve physical Ills and is
clothed with power to exert an influence
on the spiritual welfare of men and
women who thereupon give him Of their
| lands and goods, surely the motive OF
such gift ought not long to remain a
| matter of doubt in the minds Of ra-
| tional men. ..-- . ,....... f..
Same as Church Contributions.
"The fact that such contributions
came to him in the form: Of checks and
currency: thru the. mail land express,
| the contributor -omitting to require the
execution Of formal declaration of
trust, does not tend to divest the trans
actions Of the real character: It is
just as if the. contributor sitting in a
collection plate Surely, in such case,
the court would not decree that the
parson might put, the money in his
pocket on the alleged score ? Of, no
agreement to the contrary, merely be-
cause the contributors had failed to
arise in his place and exact pledge
Of trusteeship. 4: 9.sn3 80, ayaa#
anything more Inherently inconsistent
ship: and his admission Of trust obiga-
tion for the spiritual welfare Of gen
erations unborn. He says it is his own
property and yetaohe; considers that
because Of the way. hagsotsit7 hesis alb
solutely bound to st aln st over to his
successor IN perpctr ht Tor tie church.
"Now, IL he lis: t>9.Edsve successor
that necessarily imprassahis own repre-;
sentative. capacity, fqf the Individual
is to pass it on to his successor, how
can. he be at liberty to dispose Of 1t
Eotherwise in his lifetimeq If, during
+ his lifetime, he came to divide it Up
among his followers or part with it to
some otherpuse, as he may, if. it were
his private fortune, his admitted ob1i'
cation to future generations, would, by
his. own act, be thus made impossible
! of fulfllment. Obviously, the theory
advanced in his behalf is not sound.'
| Denounces Granger's Oath
AS to who should be receiver, the de-
cision says ...-....e
ut IS strongly insisted BY voliva
and his associates that the defendant
Granger, be continued in charge. This
appointment. it is asserted, is an alb
solute necessity. I do not concur il
this proposition. Waving all question
as to Granger's unftness from thu
standpoint of business ability, some
time ago he took vow from which
quote the following: ...4
ts'I VOW, in the name of God, my
father, and Of Jesus Christ, his son ane
my Savior, and the Holy Ghost, that
I recognize J ohm Alexander Dowie, gen
eral overseer, in his three-fold pro
phetic office as messenger of the Gov
enant, the prophet foretold by Moses
and Elijah, the restorer; and I prom
ise to obey all rightful orders issued