Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-16
APOSTLEDOWIEDEAD
HEAD Of zion CHURCH PASSED
AWAY In CHICAGO.
bowie Lived Up to His Teachings and
Was Never Attended by Physician
1t Is Believed He Died From
Dropsy CompIications-"The Apostle
Is Dad," Is the Cry Everywhere.


John Alexander Dowie, deposed
head of the Zionist church, died at 8
o'clock Saturday morning in Chicago.
The end was not expected, although
beaten in his fight for the control OF
the property he found the Prophet
never recovered his former vigor.
Dowie died at TAO Shiloh house, Zion
City. At his bedside were only per-
sonal attendant, negro servant and
Judge Barnes. He was as well the
day before as at any time in the past
six weeks At midnight Friday he be-
came delirious and imagined he was
holding religious services. He de-
nounced an imaginary interrupter and
ordered the guards to put that man
out" Delirium lasted until daylight,
when he grew weaker. An attendant
called Judge Barnes. The Prophet"
was unconscious when Judge Barnes
arrived and never regained his senses.
JuukG bdIuCS MdS W DOVlS
to the last. He never believed the
charges of fraud and immortality pre-
ferred against Dowie, although he
thought him insane the last few years.
Barnes is a member of Voliva's coun-
Gil, but remained a supporter of Dow
les personally.
Dowie's wife and son, Gladstone,
with his father, John Murray, are at
the summer home near Muskegon,
retained to Mrs. Dowie during the re-
Ownership proceedings.
The wife was Frustrated at the
news. She has been seriously i'll for
three months and may be unable to go
to the funeral.
All rancor has gone from Zion. "The
Apostle is dead" is the cry. All in
dustries closed and the workers pour
ed out forming a great procession to
Shiloh house, Voliva, who succeeded
Dowie as the head of Zion and was
most active in ousting him, was the
first to enter the death chamber He
went in a reverential manner.
Ever since the court proceedings
that shut him out, Dowie held SER
vices in Shilo house until six weeks
ago. Attendants carried him to the
audience chamber. For six weeks he
has been unable to address his fol-
lowers. Two hundred and fifty only
remained faithful after VOLTA denounc-
ed the original leader
The funeral will probably be held at
Shiloh park. Zion City
Dowie lived up to his teachings and
was never attended by a physician. 1t
is believed he died from blood poison
ing. resulting from dropsy complica-
lions.
Funeral Thursday.
A touch of the ostentation that
marked the rule of John Alexander
Dowie in the Christian Catholic
church, which he founded, was OBJ
served during the funeral services of
the deposed leader The white robed
choir, which was shorn of it's vest
ments when Overseer Voliva assumed
control in Zion City, took an active
Part in the ceremonies which were
hCiu Ou uuloudy dlleIuOOu III LlOu
tabernacle.
Judge v. v. Barnes, one of the few
elders of the church who remained
faithful to Dowie, conducted the SER
vices and preached the funeral SER
mon. During Tuesday and Wednesday
the body lay in state In the reception
hall of Shiloh house. the Dowie resi-
dence. The burial was at Lakemound
cemetery at Zion City, beside the grave
of Dowie's daughter, who died several
years ago from burns caused by the
explosion of an alcohol lamp. No me-
mortal services for the deceased were
held in Zion City Sunday, the only pub
lie reference to his death being q
tribute paid Dowie by one of the dea
cons at the early morning church SER
vice. The regular order of service
was ordered.
Mrs. Dowie and Gladstone, her son
arrived at Zion City Sunday.