The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-10
PROPHET" DOW|E
DIES At ZION CITY
End Came Suddenly at City
He Founded
REMARKABLE LIFE STORY
He Always Wore an Apostolic Robe.
Meetings Ceased Five Weeks Ago.
only $50 Followers Refused to
Be Led Away by voIivia.
REMARKABLE LIFE STORY

Chicago, March 9.-John Alexander
Dowie died al 740 this morning at Shiloh
house, Zion City. There were present with
him when he died only Judge d. n.
Barnes and two personal attendants 1t
had been his custom all summer and
winter to hold religious services every
Sunday afternoon in the parlor of Shi-
loh huose. About $50 of his ORIGINAL fol-
lowers remained faithful and attended
these services. Dowie always wore mis-
apostolic robes and made characteristic
addresses. Five weeks ago these meetings
ceased and Dowie appeared no longer in
public. The Sunday meeting, however,
was still held by his adherents
Since that time Dowie had gradually
been falling. Friday afternoon, however
there was no indication of approaching
death. He received a few followers and
prayed for some people. His condition
seemed to be about the same as for the
last TWO or three weeks. One of the at
tendants remained with him until Hid-
night, and was relieved by the otly at
tendant Shortly before / ocloel this
morning Dowie became delirlous and his
talk was the same as at religious meet
ing in the days of his prime. He de-
nounced people with the old time vigor,
ordered the guards to throw out disturb
ers and acted just as he had on so many
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- o'oeSio'is' iie i"uuans oeN"'''e
weaker and weaker, ana the attendant
telephoned for Judge Barnes, who reached
Shiloh house at a. m. Forty minutes
later Douia d;ad
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saved enough money curing ,nis periou
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al horary ol lo,VV Voiuiies' with "hiOn
ne was thoroushiy iahi'iiar'
Went 70 Australia.
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prayer ana the laying Oh oi haiios.
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ueciueu 10 ieipoNe ~ i1',sia"u. .l''
association hau NUMBER oi pancnes' 'a'
our the lates look hiiii across tne racine
ana MS arnouilceo illen,ioi, VI i..ahins .i,nI
1reat britaih the "orlu neauquar .eis
was never carried out Do"le iahoeu III
San FRANCISCO IN 1850 heeoilg money. az
heedea szoo ana hau Jus. .oiu ms "ie ne
had asked GOO for H. ne saiu' "heh
man ne had not seen III nioliths came
aioiis anu poe nc .., .'i.o 80 ~, -
Ihat was the starting point IN ms VOL VOL
ar,, -, re- .aars or wanderinp
aia,,, ~ r.i,rornis coast followed and
,h1,,, -, ,eoo ..Daoto,,, Dov,ie bis wife
Me son aio,a,IIer Iobn Gladstone Dowie
ia ,,is d,'nhta,, Esther arrived in
Chioafra ,,,,iaH r,as ~ be tho tbeatre of
bis g,eat n.o,.lg
~ nt'',,,s ~ ,,4 e,o ,.eors Do,vie was
arras,as a. ,aast bnndrad times for
,.iolatian ~ tbo oitr ordinances relating
~ tba oara of no sick hut the more
tro,,hIa that uJss n,ade for hin, The more
he nrosnered in reality Rranch churches
u,ere established in other cities: large
hoae,,o1 ser tha haaiina Of the sicl. yas
h,,iIt u, ohio and a collage for the train
inc Of ,nissionarle was organized: A
whiting nIant nut In oneratIon and a
banl, was also started
rrbe CHRISTIAN Catholic church in Zior
CIV. the outgrowth of the original inter-
national divine healing association was
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