The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-14

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ACROSS the Pacific and his annoutlced
intention Of making Great Britain
the world headquarters was never car
ried out.
Comes to United States.
Dowie landed in San Francisco ii
1888 needing money. He needed $3.50
and had just told his Wits de had
"asked God for it," when man he
had not seen in months came alone
and put the amount in has hands. That
was the starting point in his wonder
full money getting career in the West
ern world. Two years Of wandering
along the coast followed and then in
1890 Doctor" Dowie, his wife, his
son, Alexander John Gladstone Dowie,
and has daughter arrived in Chicago,
which was to be the theatre Of his
great work.
| During the next five years Dowie
was arrested at least hundred times
for violation of the city ordinances
relating to the care Of the sick, but
the more trouble that was made for
him the more he prospered in reality.
| Branch churches were established in
other cities, a large hospital for the
dealing of the sick was built In Chi
cago and college for the training
OF missionaries was organized; a
plant put IN operation and bank
was also started.
Church in Zion City.
| The Christian Catholic Church IN
Zion City, the outgrowth Of the orig
inal international divine healing asso-
citation was formally organized in
February, 1896, Dowie becoming gen.
eral overeer. Four years afterward
Dowie before large audience IN thu
Auditorium Theatre, announced that
he was "Ehjah the Second" spoken
of in Malachi. This assumption of a
| biblical personality created even more
of sensation among his followers
than that of any of the worldly sue
cesses of the prophet" Previous
to this Dowie had marked out his
plans for Zion City, the GROWING
effort Of his life. Six thousand acres
of land were purchased or secured
| by options and in August of 1901,
the first building was erected in Zion
City, which year later had popu-
lation of 10000.
In Zion City, as we'll as the church,
Dowie was supreme. The title of the
six thousand acres, bought with the
money of the sect, rested in him. Lots
were leased, not Sold Running for
900 years these leases were filed with
the following restrictions: The pre-
misses shall never be used for slaugh-
ter house, saloon or beer garden, to-
bacco store, opium joint, theatre,
gambling establishments, dance hall,
circus, pharmacy, drugstore, Office or
residence of practising physician
or surgeon, place for selling pork
or secret meeting place.
In December of 1903 Zion City was
placed under control Of federal re-
ownership, which was dissolved a
week later ON Dowie s representation
of ability to pay dollar for dollar on
all Indebtedness. At that time Dowie
estimated the value of his holdings
in Zion City at $25,OOO,OOO. Since
then the values of the lace factory,
the other industries and holdings at
Zion City are believed to have in
creased to $28,000,000.
A Second City Projected.
Eighteen months ago Dowie began
the promotion Of a second Zion City
in Mexico. While engaged in this
undertaking his health failed and lie
went to Jamaica shortly before Christ
mas, 1905, for his health. While
there he suffered stroke Of paralysis
from which he never fully recovered.
Dowie Deposed
1t was at this time that he appoint
ed Wilbur Glenn Voliva, his first lieu
tenant, general overseer Of the church.
A month after Voliva took charge in
Zion City he, by power Of attorney
vested in him by Dowie, had all the
! property belonging to the church
transferred from Dowie to Overseer
Granger, charging extravagant and
gross Encouragement by Dowie. At
/ the time the transfer was made Voliva
called all the Zionists to the taber-
/ nacle in Zion City and denounced
Dowie. With the exception Of less
than 200 of his followers all the in
habitants of Zion City chose Voliva
\ ais their future loader, and word was
sent to Dowie IN Mexico that he had
been deposed. He Immediately start
ed for Chicago and took the contro-
versy to courts for settlement
New Marshal for Court in China.