The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-09

NSA IHIOW Oh zion s apostle. told
now money had been squandered fool
1shly for Dowie's own comfort wbile
the creditors and the people of Zion
were calling loudly for money. As an
Illustration of this state of affairs Vo-
Iva cited his own experience in Zion
church. He declared that he had been
compelled to keep himself and family
of five on $50 month allowed him bv
DoWle, and that out of this monthly
salary he had been compelled to turn
over tenth in tithes to the church.
He then asked, What has become of
all this money that has been flowing
into Zion Tor so many years?'
No One Cares for Elijah.
He then asked the congregation if thew
wished to return to the DoWie regime or
preferred to follow him and the business
committee OF twelve Overseers which ne
had appointed and all of whom were in
a unit in the action taken deposing Dow
quieScence in all that had been done for
Zion since the movement against Dowie
was begun
In bringing his announcement of Dowie
u a close OVerSeer Voliva said
Alexander Granger owns this taber-
nacle- He owns this entire estate What
L want you to do is TO send all tithes and
offerings to Zion in the name of Overseer
Granger instead of in the name of John
Alexander DOWie. Make all checks and
all commercial papers of every deScrip-
ton payable to Alexander Granger. The
day has come when you ought to act as
men and women and exercise your Cod
given free will. L do not want you to dc
any more by cOnStraint. 1 want you to be
calm and straightforward and present
these matters in way that none can
truthfully say that you were excited OF
acted on the impulse of the moment If
you want to stand for downright lying.
hypocrisy, shameful misuse of money,
Keep your seats, but all of those present
who are tired of his lying, his eXaggera-
tions his MISREPRESENTATION and his in
SlSfRnRlRC hNrrnaTi-U ~ &c
gross ignorance of all business laws and
principles, stand uD as an evidence of
their announcement of Dowie and his
Methods
Vote Was Unanimous.
The response to this request was in
spontaneous, everyone in the building riS-
ing TO his feet in acknowledgment of NO-
hVa'S leaders, iD.
After the singing of a hymn, Voliva de-
cl&red that if DOwie imagined that or
his arrival in zion civ on TuesdaT he
(Dowiel would be able to brighten Voliva
IIto submission, he never was more bad
~ mistaken in his life
Voliva then requested all present to
keep away from the railway station next
Tuesday when DOWie is expected to reach
zion City Il don't want you to go down
there and listen to his egOtiStical har-
angue,' said VOliVa. IF he should try
any Of his spectacular antics on his ar
rival here we will soon put a stop to il.
he cannot hold a meeting in Shiloh tab
ernacle because we won't let him Should
he succeed IN securing mousse IN winch
TO hold a meeting to address the people
of Zion 1 want you all to remain at home
ana not attend the meeting"
Again NOliVa requested his people to
SIVe their assent TO this arrangement by
rising to thei~ feet. The response this
time was as concerted as when he asked
for the approval of his leadership Of Zion.
Guards Appointed.
After the meeting the go ZjOn guards
employed TO keep order IN the city were
sworn in to support Noliva in ali his un-
dCrtakingS and all took the oath of allie
glance with the exception Of one. a mes
sage was received from D6Wie this after
noon stating that he would reach Zion
City Tuesday morning and ordering Shi-
lob house, his home in Zion. to be pre-
pared for his homecoming. Noliva after.
reading this message stated in emphatic.
terms that DOwie would not be allowed
to enter the door of what was formerly
his Zion City home.