The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-03-15
DO1IE IS
CALLED BY DEATH
Recently DtpJ5gi Head Of The
Zionist Church U1eXpett-
e1iy Passes Away.
Chariot 81 lsfasl and tas Horssmen
Thereof Not IN Waiting This
Time. and Man Who had
Remarkable Career Dies
Like Common Mortalt.

Chicago John Alexander Dovip.
g. mo- more. having passed away at
40 Saturday morning March Q. a.
shiloh ilou.c ZIln City there boins
present with him when hc died uuIy
Judge o s. Barnes and his two per
sonal attendants bowie had been in
poor health Tor thc past five weeks
but hla death Uas unexpected
John Alexander Duwio was born Boo
Edinburgh. Scotland. May %. 1917 ln
1860 hi. parent removed go adelaide
Australia whore Tor seven years the
youth was c'orE boz q business house
Here D1vle developed thc commercial
instinct that served him Bp we'll boo
later litr llo saved enough money
during thIs period to return no. EIiu
burg ut lho age of 90 10 take five.
years course Zoo theology aud tbo arts
Six yoau of denominations activity
wonr.U1 bowie who iuurod Tor wild.
or field ui operation liu furHau, his
church and boo 1878. went tu Nul
bourne whore Dee Fut up trpH chr.
tiru tabernacle the urt oI lts Kind.
and organized 70 divine healing usao.
citation. which urlorWurd became inter.
national in iis character liD became
president of this association and
gained fame by going out into taD
country during tine prevalence nj put.
rid fewer lui apparently unCctlug
many cures hy prayer aud the laying
ON uf hands
Duwic landed lu san Francisco iu
1883 needing money lle needed s2an.
aud had just told bis wife be- had
asked God Tor a. he said. when
man he had NOT seen lu months came
along aud put the amount Ia his
hands That was the starting point
IN his wonderful monoygottlng career
In the western world Two years OF
wandering along the California coast
followed and thon Ia 1890 Dr. Duwie.
his wife his son Alexander. John
Gladstone Dowlc. aud his daughter.
Esther. arrived 10 Chicago witch was
10 be- the thcator Ut his great work.
The Christian Catholic church In
Zion ely. the onigroYth NJ the orig
lnnl International Divine Healing nv.
NN'AAAANNH MNN ANNNNMNNN NNHMNlNNu III
February, 1896. Dowie becoming gen.
eral ovefseer Four years afterwards,
Dowic, before large audience In the
auditorium theatre. announced that
he was Elijah. the Rostorer This as.
sumption Of q Biblical personality ere
atcd even more Of "a sensation among
his followers than any of the worldly
successes Of the prophet"
Previous 90 this Dowip had marked
out his plan for Zion city. the crown.
Ing cnort OF his life Six thousand
acres Of land were purchased and Ina
August, 1901 the FIRST building was
erected Ia Zion city. which II year
later had population of 10000
In Zion city Duwio wus supreme
The title OF the G.OOO acres bought
with the money of the scot rested Ia
him. Lots were leased. not sold Eight
cen months ago be- began the promo.
ton Of second Zion city ln Mexico.
While engaged IN this undcrtnklng
his health failed aud be- went to Ia.
maIcn for his health While thcre he
suffered a stroke NJ paralysis. from
which no never fully recovered.
Il was ut thls limo that Wilbur
Glenn Nolivia, formerly Dowic's right
hand man, REQUIRED charge Of Zion
city ana practically deposcd his for.
mor master being now 40 the head
Of former followers Ut Dowic