Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-16
CAREER ENDS
IN DEATH
DOWIE, SELF STYLED ELIJAH,
IN DELIRIOUs VISION
PASSES AWAY.
DELIRIOUS ON DEATHBED
Broken Old Mans Career Ends With
None Of His Family, Who Had De-
serted Him, Present.
John Alexander Dowie.

In a delirious vision in which he
saw himself at the head Of an army
of restoration, one thousand strong,
marching to regain his lost Zion City,
John Alexander Dowie, prophet, apos-
tie and Elijah II. (self-styled), passed
away at TAO Saturday morning.
With him when he died in Shiloh
house, Zion, were only Judge d. N.
Barnes and a negro attendant Judge
Barnes is member of Voliva's coun-
Gil, but has always remained faithful
to Dowie.
In Shiloh house all Friday night
were over 100 of the faithful Dowte
adherents, who had chung to the de-
posed leader in his last days. They
prayed all night that their prophet
might be spared to them a little Ions
or. They prayed until the dawn came
up and the spring sunshine cast it's
first CLEANS into the bedchamber Of
the dying old man.
But Dowie himself had given up
hope. He knew that his end was near.
God is calling me to Him." said Dow
lie, as he aroused from an unconscious
condition half an hour before he died.
81 am going to my reward. | have
fought a good fight. i" Here his
words trailed off into meaningless NUT
terings.
Suddenly in delirium he half rose
in his bed and began vigorous har-
rangue such as he used to give in the
days of his prime. He denounced his
enemies with ali his old time fire, He
hi at.Ie % mt
paper men and other "disturbers' just
as he used to do in the old days when
he spoke to crowded houses at the Au
ditorium.
Gradually his talk became weaker
and weaker. He gasped for breath
and passed away.
All last summer Dowie held Sunday
meetings for the $50 followers who re-
NAMED with him. He always wore
his apostolic robes at these meetings
and made characteristic addresses.
Five weeks ago he ceased to appear
at these meetings. But up to Friday
night there was no indication that
he was on his deathbed. Friday after
noon he received few followers and
prayed for some people. He became
quite weak at night and at | O'Clock
in the morning his attendant saw that
he was rapidly sinking. He then call
ed Judge Barnes. The suggestion OF
q physician was rejected by Dowie.
1t is said that in his last hours Dowie
never once mentioned his family,
which had deserted him.
| In serious condition from protracted
illness, Mrs. Jane Dowie was deeply
shocked when she heard at her home
at Ben McDhui at White Lake that her
husband, John Alexander Dowie. had
died suddenly at Zion City. Restora-
tives had to be given her. She started
for Chicago Saturday afternoon, with
her son Gladstone.
John Murray Dowie, the S1-year-old
repudiated father Of the founder and
former ruler of Zion City, is too feeble
TO view his sons remains. Only early
last week Mrs. Dowie heard that her
husband was in fairly good health.
She and Gladstone had been estranged
| from Dowie during the past six
months.
Gladstone talked for his mother. He
said he couldn't estimate what estate
| his father left.
Dowies body will be buried in Zion
| City beside that of his daughter Esth-
| er, who was burned to death.