The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-03-14
ELIJAH DOWIE IS
CALLED BY DEATH.
Recently DepOSed Head of The
Zionist Church Unexpect-
eddy Passes Away.
"chariot Of Israel and the Horsemen
Thereof Not In Waiting This
Time, and Man Who had
Remarkable Career Dies
Like Common Mortsls.

Chicago John Alexander Dowle
is no more. having passed away al
$40 Saturday morning, March 2, al
Shiloh House, Zion city, there being
present with him when he died only
Judge o. n. Barnes, and his two per
sonal attendants Dowie had been in
poor health for the past five weeks,
but his death was unexpected
John Alexander Dowie was born ir
Edinburgh, Scotland, May 25, 1s47. In
1860 his parents removed to Adelaide
Australia where for seven years the
youth was clerk in a business house
Here Dowie developed the commercial
instinct that served him SO well in
later life lie saved enough money
during this period to return TO Edin,
burg at the age " 20 to take a five
years course In theology and the arts
Six years of UNCONVENTIONAL activity
wearicd Dowio, who lOnged for a wild
err field of operation, lie forsook his
church and In 1878, went to Mel.
bourne, where he set mp free Chris.
tian tabernacle, the first Of It's kind
and organized a divine healing asso.
citation, which afterward became inter.
national in its character He became
president Of this association and
gained fame by going out into the
country during the prevalence of put.
rid fever and apparently effectlng
many cures by prayer and the laying
on Of hands,
Dowie landed in San Francisco in
1883 needing money He needed $3.50
and had just told his wife he had
asked God for It," he said. when a
man he had not seen in months came
along and put the amount in his
hands. That was the starting point
In his wonderful money.getting career
In the western world. Two years of
wandering along the California coast
followed and then in 1890 Dr.. Dowie.
his wife, his son Alexander John
Gladstone Dowie, and his daughter
Esther, arrived in Chicago which was
TO be the theater Of his great work.
The Christian Catholic church In
Zion city, the outgrowth Of the orig.
inal International Divine Healing as.
ISOLATION, was formally organized I'm
February, 1896. Dowie becoming gen.
eral oyerseer. Four years afterwards
Dowie, before a large audience in the
auditorium theatre. announced that
he was Elijah, the Restorer This as
sumption OF Biblical personality ere
ated even more Of a sensation among
his followers than any OF the worldly
successes of the prophet"
Previous to this Dowie had marked
out his plan for Zion city, the crown
ing effort Of his life Six thousand
acres OF land we're purchased and IN
August, 1901 the first building was
erected In Zion City, which A wear
later had population Of 10000
In Zion City D0wie was supreme
The title Of the 5000 acres bought
with the money Of the sect rested in
him. Lots we're leased, not sold Eight
cen months ago he began the promo
ton of a second Zion City I'm Mexico
While engaged in this undertaking
his health failed and he went to 10
maiCa for his health While there he
suffered stroke OF paralysis, from
which he never fully recovered.
II was al this time that Wilbur
Glenn Nolivia, formerly Dowies right
hand man, secured charge Of Zion
City and practically deposed his for
mer master. being now Al the head
OF former followers Of Dowie.