New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-13

his property to nearly. double It's value .
at the time of his death
Practices His Divine Healing.
He passed ten years in Australia, i
most of that time in Melbourne, and it !
was there that he first began practic-
ing divine healing When he went
there from Scotland he believed he
possessed healing powers and his first
trial was upon himself He declares
he cured himself of chronic stomach
trouble Reassured by this success,
he went among the victims of the
putrid fever that broke out in Mel
bourne shortly after his arrival there,
and it was always one of his boasts
that he cured hundreds of sufferers.
In 1888 he left Australia and, with
wife and children, landed in San
Francisco, where he lived two years
before coming to Chicago. He and his
friends always declared that he left
Australia in order to enter wider
field 1t was repeatedly charged, how
ever, that he was compelled to leave
to avoid apprehension on the part of
the authorities
Real Career Begins in Chicago.
He did little in San Francisco and
his real career dates from the day he
reached Chicago. When he reached
this city he was penniless and hotel
in Madison street where he stopped
| with his family during the first month
he was here was compelled to attach
his baggage in order to secure the pay
| ment of bill of $27.
At first his evangelistic efforts in
| Chicago were of limited kind. He
passed two years laying the founda
/ tons of his work and it was not until
| the fall of 1892 that he was noticed in
the newspapers.
born actor, he studied out those
things that he had grown to realize
made food for the news columns and
heaped upon him as evidence of perse-
cution, he made this as a plea for sup
port. The faster he grew the more he
became a subject for newspaper notice
and with consummated skill he deliv-
cred his addresses an hurled his phil
ippics in order to hold that notice and,
4 if possible, develop it.
When he came to Chicago it was
then the seat of numerous sects and
religions" but with only two or three
minor exceptions he is the only one of
the leaders of the cults that succeeded.
During the time of his growth his
meetings were attacked in many
places and broken up. Dowie was
many times arrested and put in Jail.
followers and at one meeting held in
Evanston the city authorities turned
the fire hose on him and his band in
order to break up one of his meetings.
Founding Of Zion City.
His. first great business venture was
the purchase Of the old tabernacle
building at Fourteenth street and
Michigan avenue. After he had occu.
pied this building for several years
filling it nearly every Sunday, he de
veloped his plans Abr the founding OF
Zion City The north shore theocracy
is laid out on tract of land consisting
; of $500 acres, having a frontage Of
two miles on Lake Michigan and 9
depth of six miles, being crossed by
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Pau
railroad.
In 1900 Dowie took a trip to Pales
tine, where he passed several months
going over the Holy Land. A few
years later he made a special trip tt
New York city, taking with him 5000
first failure. The press of the city 81
bitterly attacked him, showing up hi!
past life, his career in Australia ant
other places, and he was finally viz
: tually driven from the city because o
the hostile reception. The cost of tn,
pilgrimage was enormous and was
severe drain upon his finances, AM
when he returned to Zion City he wa
: broken in health and spirit.
" It was shortly after this that hi
health began to fail him and he mad
several trips to the Bermuda island
and Mexico for the purpose of re
cuperating. All his efforts failed, how
: ever.
> It was while he was on one of thes
trips to Jamaica and old Mexico tina
. he appointed Wilbur Glenn Voliva a
= overseer, giving him general powe
= of attorney, and through this appoint
: ment brought on the revolt agains
him and his communication froI
the church
: ~
= Prominent Peorians Indicted.
Peoria, ILL.,, March 11.-After eigh
weeks deliberation the grand jury rt
: ported Saturday and returned indie
ments against many prominent cit
: zens, including ex-Sherif Daniel I