The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-03-12
D0M1E rs DEAD
APOSTLE RAVES ANDORDERS
GUARDS TO THROW OUT
THE DISTURBERS.

AbtoDu dutn lISscuI w u0u CnO
Comes-Dies in Delirium
/ at Shiloh House
/ Other News.
= Chicago, March 9.-John Alex
ander Dowie died at 7:4O o'clock
this morning, at Shiloh House. Zion
City. There were present with him
when be died only Judge D. N.
Barnes and two personal attend
ants. It had been his custom all
summer and winter to hold religious
services every Sunday afternoon in
the parlor OF Shiloh House. About
$50 of his original followers re-
mained faithful and attended these
services. Dowie always wore his
apostolic robes and made charac-
teristic address. Five weeks ago
these meetings ceased, and Dowie
appeared no more in public.
Since that time Dowie has been
g .adually failing. Friday after
noon, there was no indications of
approaching death. He received a
few followers and prayed for some
people. One of the attendants re-
! mained with him un4il midnight
and was relieved by the other at
tendant.
Shortly before ore o'clock this
morning, Dowie became delirious.
I and his talk was the same as at a
religions meeting in the days of his
: lprims. He denounced people with
the old-time vigor. ordered the
: guards to throw out disturbers, and
! acted juet as he had on so many
/ Iprevious occasions. He gradually
u became weaker, and the attendant
telephoned for Judge Barnes, who
Shiloh House at Z A. M
For minutes later Dowieswas dead
Mr.. Dowie, Judge Dowie, thl
prophets father. and his son, ,wht
are at Ben McDhui, Mich, hav,
been notified and are expected a
Zion City today.
|, Dowie was born in Edinburgh
~ Scotland, May IS, 1847. In 1861
his parents removed to Adelaide
Ausirslia, where for seven years tn
youth was clerk In business. II
saved enough money during thi
period to returnIto Edinburgh a
the age of 20 to take a five years
course In theology and the arts. II
became master of Greek and He
brew, and cultivated a literary tast
that resulted in after years in a Ii
brary of 10000, with which he wa
= thoroughly familiar.
4 Six years of UNCONVENTIONAL &C
Il tivity W aried Dowie, who longe
II for wider field of operations. H
II | forsook his church in 1887 and wen
IL to Melbourne, where he set up
il Free Christian Tabernacle, the fir;
II of its kind, and organized divin
Il bealing association, which afte1
II ward became international in chal
II acter. H. became president of thi
Il association, aud gained fame by g
Il ing out into the country during til
II prevalence Of putrid fever and al
Il parently effecting many cures b
Il prayer and laying on of hands,
Il After 10 years at Melbourne
Il fDowie decided to remove to En-.
Ii land, where his association had
II number Of branches, but the fat.
Il took him across the Pacific, and b
II ANNOUNCED intention of makir
Il Great Britain world headquarte
Il was never carried out. Dowie lant
II ed In San Francisco in 1888, neet
II ling money. He needed $25o, ar
II had just told his wife he had "asl
II led God for it," he said, when
,tE Iman he had not seen in month
1lt came along and put the amount
III his hands. That was the startir
= point In his wonderful money.ge
EEting career IN the western worl'
Two yearssof wandering along Il
90 California coast followed, and thel
= / lin 1890, Dr.. Dowie, his. wife, b
son, Alexander John Gladstor
y IDowie, and hisp daughter, Esthe
Z 1arrived ID Chicago, which was
~ Ibe the theatre fshis great work.
n During the next five years Dow
was arrestedat least 100 times #
violation Of the city ordinances +
lating to the care of the sick, b.
the more trouble that was made f
! him, the more be prospered. Brane
churches were established in 9th
cities, large hospital for the hea
T ing of the sick was built in Chicag
a'printing plant put in operation
J and bank was also started. II