The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
DOW|E RAVES
At HIS WIFE

ST. LOUIS, April D-Standing on the
steps Of a sleeping-car. with barred head
and voice trembling from suppressed emo
ton. DR.. John Alexander Dowie shortly
after midnight publicly denounced his
wife. exclaiming dramatically, 81 will not
share my bed with dog
The Mexico special train pulled into the
Union station at 12:15 clock A concourse
of people surrounded the Dowie car as
soon as it came to stop, and Dowie ap-
peared on the platform and stood with
barred head for a brief interval steadfast-
ly gazing upon the ssemblage. while a
Gordon of police endeavored to preserve
order When quiet was restored Dowie
with uplifted hands said:
My friends and fellow Christians in the
Christian Catholic Church II is with the
greatest delight that / receive your welcome
at this midnight hour. There is much l would
say to you. but this brief interval at this
hour prevents all but few words. The most
heartless things are being faced by me this
evening l have had shame heaped upon me
and see sin Used TO cover up faults have
learned things concerning my wife and l cay
TO you ! viii net share my bed with a male
demagogue- The great sin is my wife's be-
fragment of I stand in this midnight hour
Christ, our holy Lord Jesus. would have me
stand and step from her lies of last Lords
day and proclaim 70 my shame the things
that have been heaped upou m-. came mon
this Unexpectedly. and now tear her and
her sins from me
said TO me: First apostle, l am so glad TO
see you and to see that you recognize me after
i've years. No one can ever complain that you
are not a Christian gentleman" And
am cast down with the shame that has been
cast upon me by my wife's Let me die
The SHOWS of winter my brow
I had hoped God would let me go last De-
cember. but God has seen fit 10 bring back
TO health Oh, can you magine what this
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Raising his voice to a high pitch in its
intensity he cried out:
I will not share my bed with dirty dog.
Pausing moment, he exclaimed:
Goodby. voliva. goodby will place you in
the penitentiary where your brother has been
for seven years. and will
All aboard," shouted the conductor.
and as the car attached to the Wabash
train began its trip TO Chicago Dowfe
called out. God bless you ALL"
ZION CITY, Ill, April e.-Zion City
is sleeping on its arms" tonight, to
quote one of the erstwhile followers of
John Alexander Dowie, awaiting the
coming of the first apostle" There
is but one subject of conversation and
that is the possible eventualities of to-
morrow, which is expected TO see
Dowie again set foot in the community
he founded.
Another mass meeting was held to-
night in Shiloh Tabernacle and final
instructions were given by Overseer
Voliva for the conduct of loyal follow
ers of the new regime when the de-
posed prophet" attempts to regain his
scepter.
Dowie has been heralded as sweep
ing down on the city in a blaze of
wrath. declaring that IAN underling
cannot depose his creator" The on
slaught, so far as tonights meeting
showed, is awaited with repressed
anxiety but outward composure.
Overseers Speicher and Excel at TO-
nights meeting spoke of the alleged i'm
morality Of Dowies teachings Some of
the ideas credited to the first apostle
were too shocking for print, touching on
the parentage OF Jesus Christ in a way
that silenced the audience of 1000 per-
sons In the midst of this silence a man
in the audience jumped to his feet and
exclaimed, as he pointed a quivering
arm at speicher:
You are nari You are lyingr
The overseer answered that he spoke
only of facts.
Mrs Dowie. to fortify herself against
the expected strain of tomorrow did not
attend the meeting, but spent the evening
at home with a few friends.