New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-10

more. And the more he got the more he wanted.
His lace making plant. for which he imported the
vfsiors ~ tbe tarfg occ,ined three acres and en-
ployed five hundred persons -
Joined his church and lived in his city This IS IL:
! VOW In the name OF God my Father anu J tI1
General overseer In his threefod prophetic Office,
as a messenger OF the covenant. the Testorer and
l promise to obey all rightful orders ISSUED oy ann
and that all family ties and obligations and al
relations to n! human governments shall be held
subordinate TO this VOW This l make IN the pres
To strengthen his hold upon his people he had
announced himself as q re!ncarnatOn or EHldIl-
Elijah the Restorer Re trained his choir and his
congregations so 10 proclaim him. and 70 give oral
addresses when he desired confirmation Of hts
Although Dowie had failed to convert Chicago. he
had largely recruited his church from there. ana
f re Shp Ihg fa aItaSt upon NeW York
This was in 1913. More than three thousand or
ing was widely heralded in advance; Madison
Square Garden was hired I29wIe arrived upon me AZ
scene-and that Vas the beginning OF the END OF
Dowie. The incident IS too recent. too Well re.
dignity his lack OF o-atorcal force. his disagree
able delivery. his tempestuous outbreaks. his III
mi iH ge Sl tTavst OF rei.rin1 New York
looked Dowie and then At the faces OF his not
uuintclligent and apparently well-to-do disciples
and won1ered-hrst. how they had ever come under
his power. and. second, how Ions that power would
last New York had not long 10 wait. DoWls
broke himself IN the TRADE OF abuse he poured out
against the city. II was not 70 be converted that
II heard Il went away. That made him frantic
He foamed at the mouth as he called upon the
from which he had driven them BY his offensive
Detected downhearted. discouraged the Dowie-
ties wendell their way Zonward Doubt had AZ
mission had failed? Was the man himself to be
trusted? Dissensiors appeared IN their ranks
seemed 70 have been greateT than his ability 20
carry them out successfully Marshall Field
afTairs were IN the hands OF a receiver.
coined there The hotels would not receive him
He returned TO be confronted with business
him It Is chafitabie 10 believe that the man
megalomania had become an actual disease that
troubles. sickness appeared among the leaders Of
Zion sickness that did not respond to the prophets
In 1905 Dowio announced his intention Of estab-
AFFAIRS we're growing worse In the Zion in Illinois
Food could not be obtained n the city. and the in
or .starye to death poVvie.s health broke down
GPa Tacr 1h9 his hea6 The his peSp red
along best they could. IL is worth noting that
lie left practically all his fortune 20 the zion city
Corporation. Only 2ls per cent was bequeathed TO
49, IL AZ fri ZOOS that bowie vas in snite ~
pora ton and the actual owner Of the property.
colonization scheme At mono his lieutenants be-
gan to take things into their own hands some
thing had 20 be done. and as beginning DoWte
was deposed and rcpudiated. 1t was said that he
lad sought a divorce from MS VIE, tndt ne Ce-
sired TO Institute polygamy iu his Mexican Zion
and that nc had selected seven women TO he his
own wives Such were tho charges made against
him. and his wife and his son publicly took sides
was chosen as DOwie'g successor, Dowie hurried
home but too late TO stay the tide OF opposition
that had turned against him. Only a few OF his
friends met him az the station. where formerly his
arrivals had been acclaimed by joyful thousands
Later in a meeting. at which he presided. he was
hOotC6 down nv those who had been wont TO hang
upon his words In July came the decision of Judge
Jandls already noted and the appointments OF q
receiver, in December came the IePorI thHI SUnh
Alexander was insane, raViug mailman lfnaslh-
ing himself in battle at tho head OF an army Ilen
he grew uuetPr hut was still subject to haluctna-
lions. His fortune gone, deserted oy ms toiioWets
he grew weaker and weaker until the end-