Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-16
OOW|E REMINDED
OF CRAVE DANCER
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
CHICAGO, April 15.-General Over
seer Voliva produced the 1irst of his
batch of documentary evidence today
by which he hopes to confound John
Alexander Dowie and his followers.
The instrument was letter written
under date of April 13, 1904. and ad-
dressed to Dowie who was then in
Zurich, Switzerland. The letter was
signed by Overseers John G.. Speicher,
Charles G. Bernard and Judge V. ".
Barnes. In the document they warned
Dowie that unless he changed his ways
III the management of Zion City clash
was inevitable. They stated that from
their examination of the conduct of
affairs of Zion City it was evident that
Dowies had overdrawn his account at
the bank in Zion City; that he received
deposits when it was known that the
bank was insolvent; that he had used
funds otherwise than in accordance
with the representations made by the
stock contracts and certificates; that
the proof of the appropriation of such
large sums for his own personal use
and for ends outside Of the industries
named would be tantamount to a con-
viction of embezzlement in any court
of law. The letter further implored
Dowie to exercise a rigid economy on
the part of himself and his family, say
ing that expenditures to this. end
should be based on needs rather than
upon, fictitious income.
The inhabitants of Zion City, antic-
ipating that such letter would be
read, flocked to the tabernacle early,
and long before the services opened
the big building was filled. After the
regular Easter ceremony, the sensa-
ton was sprung when General Over
seer Voliva requested that OVerseer
Brazefield read the letter. When
Deacon Brazefeld read that section
which said "There is no doubt for a
moment that failure to meet pay
ments and an exposure of the true con-
dition of things would land yourself
and cashier and general financial man.
ager in Jail very promptly" the au-
dience signified it's approval of the SEN
timent expressed by vigorous applause.
The letter continued:
1.-The standard of Zion cannot be
lower than that set by the business
world outside. Your safest place will
be here at home. There Is but one
country outside, and that is Chile,
tacks that would be made, and the
situation here would be hazardous If
you continue your policy.
1.-THE using of funds otherwise than
in accordance with the representations
made by the stock contracts and GER
tificates and the proofs of the appro-
.priation of such large sums to your
own personal use and for ends outside
of the industries named, including
what has been done at Ben MacDhui,
would be tantamount to conviction"
The letter concluded as follows:
"Such is the extent of Zion that no
where in the civilized world will you
be without the pale of the eXtradition
law. Your business enterprises have
connections in every land, and hence in
every country, venue can be laid on a
criminal charge"
General Overseer Voliva then called
Deacon Newcomb, who was one of the
party that was travelling with Dowie
at the time the letter was directed to
the first apostle" Deacon Newcomb
stated that the letter was received by
Dowie in Zurich, but that Dowie first
spoke of the document to him while
they were travelling in France. He
stated that the first apostle" flew into
a great passion when he discussed the
epistle, and stated that the policies that
he had inaugurated must prevail.
Dowie spent quiet Sunday in this
city and presided over simple Easter
ceremonies which were participated in
by a few of his faithful followers at
the Auditorium Annex.
The attorneys for both sides said
that conferences would be resumed to-
morrow and that there were yet hopes
that basis for an amicable settlement
would be reached.