The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1907-03-16
ELIJAH DOW|E IS
CALLED BY DEATH.
Recently Depose1 Head of The
Zionist Church UIexpect-
eddy Passes Away.
"Chariot Of israel and the Horsemen
Thereof Not In Waiting This
Time, and Man who had
Remarkable Career Dies
Like Common MortaIs.

Chicago John Alexander Dowle,
Is no more. having passed away at
7:4O Saturday morning, March ., NJ
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 %. 1s47 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 well in
later life. lie saved enough money
during this period to return to Edin.
years course In theology and the arts.
Six years OF denominational activity
wearied Dowie, who longed for a wild.
err field of operation. He forsook his
church and, In 1878, went to Mel.
bourne, where he set up "A free Chris
tan tabernacle, the first of It's kind,
and organized n divine healing asso-
citation, which afterward became inter.
national In it's 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
m nv nd Iay In
on Of hands.
1888 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
In his wonderful money.getting career
In the western world Two years of
wandering along the California coast
followed and then In 1890 DIR. Dowie,
his wife. his son Alexander, John
Gladstone Dowie, and his daughter,
Esther. arrived In Chicago which was
to be the theater OF his great work.
The Christian Catholic church ip
Zion city, the outgrowth OF the orig.
inal International Divine Healing as.
ISOLATION. was formally organized In
February. 1896, Dowie becoming gen
eral overseer. Four years afterwards,
Dowie, before large audience in the
auditorium theatre. announced that
he was Elijah. the Restorer. This as.
sumption of Biblical personality ere.
ated even more of a sensation among
his followers than any Of the worldly
successes of the prophet"
Previous to this Dowie had marked
out his plan for Zion city. the crown.
Ing EFFORT OF his life. Six thousand
acres OF land were purchased and In
August, 1901, the first building was
erected In Zion City, which n year
later had a population OF 10000
In Zion City Dowie was supreme.
The title of the 5000 acres bought
with the money OF the sect. rested In
him. Lots were leased not sold. Eight
cen months ago he began the promo
ton OF a second Zion City In Mexico.
While engaged In this undertaking
his health failed and he went TO ia.
maica for his health. While there he
suffered a stroke Of paralysis. from
which he never fully recovered.
II was at this time that Wilbur
Glenn Volivia, formerly Dowies right.
hand man, secured charge OF Zion
City and practically deposed his for.
mer master, being now at the head
OF former followers OF Dowie.