Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-03-15
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 a
Remarkable Career Dies
Like Common Mortals.

Chicago.-John Alexander Dowie
Is no more, having passed away at
TAO Saturday morning, March 8, at
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 in
Edinburgh, Scotland, May 25, 1847. 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 we'll in
later life. He saved enough money
during this period to return to Edin-
burg at the age of 20 to take a five
years course in theology and the arts.
Six years of denominational activity
wearied Dowie, who longed for a wild
er field of operation. He forsook his
church and, in 1878, went to Mel
bourne, where he set up free Chris
tan tabernacle, the first of its kind.
and organized divine healing asso-
cation, 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 effecting
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
n his wonderful money-getting career
n the western world Two years of
along the California coast
oilowed and then in 1890 DR.. Dowie.
lis wife, his son Alexander. John
gladstone Dowie, and his daughter
esther, arrived in Chicago which was
be the theater of his great work.
Inc Christian Catholic church In
ion CITY the outgrowth of the orig
1al international Eivine Healing as
oclatlon, was formally organized in
eDruary, 1896, Dowie becoming gen
raj overseer. Four years afterwards.
owie, before large audience in the
auditorium theatre, announced that
was Elijah, the Restorer. This as
lmption OF a Biblical personality Gre f
ted even more of sensation among 4
IS followers than any of the worldly +
lccesses of the prophet" -
Previous to this Dowie had marked :.
1t his plan for Zion city, the crown =
g effort of his life. Six Thousand +
res OF land were purchased and in 8
1gust, 1901, the first building was e
ected In Zion City, which a wear "
ter had a population of 10000 Il
In Zion City Dowie was supreme q,
le title of the 5000 acres bought
tn the money of the sect, rested in
H. Lots were leased, not sold. Eight
months ago he began the promo =,
m of a second Zion City in Mexico !"
lille engaged in this undertaking
health failed and he went to Ia.
llca for his health. While there he
1ered stroke of paralysis. from al
1ch he never fully recovered. as
{ was at this time that Wilbur m
mn Volivia, formerly Dowie's right. n,
nd man, secured charge of Zion
y and practically deposed his for -,
r master, being now at the head VI
former followers of Dowie. ur
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