The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-10

His condition seemed to be about the
same as for the last two or three weeks.
One Of the attendants remained with
him until midnight and was relieved by
the other attendant. Shortly before
O'Clock this morning DOwie became de-
lirious and his talk was the same as at
religious meeting in the days of his
prime. He denounced people with the
old-time vigor, ordered the guards to
throw out disturbers and acted just as
ne had on so many previous occasions.
He gradually became weaker and the
attendant telephoned for Judge Barnes.
who reached Shiloh House at Z a. m.
Forty minutes later DOwie was dead.
Death Unexpected.
No arrangements have yet been made
for the funeral The death of DOwie ?
was unexpected. A large number of
followers and others are gathered at
Shiloh House to pay their respect.
Mrs Dowie. Judge. Dowie. the proph-
cts father. and his son, who are at Ben
McDhui. Mich. have been notified and
are expected at Zion City today.
Judge Barnes. who was at the bed
side of DOwie. is member of Voliva's
council, but remained friendly to Dowie. d,
believing him TO be insane and not re-
sponsible for his actions Dowie's wife.
father and son held the same view. and
It is therefore believed. though they
were estranged, that they will attend
the funeral.
Biographical Sketch.
John Alexander Dowie was born in
Edinburgh. Scotland. May 25, 1S47. In
1860 his parents removed to Adelaide.
AustT ala, where for seven years the
youth was clerk in a business house.
Here Dowie developed the commercial
instinct that served him so wei in later
life He saved enough money during
this period TO return to Edinburgh at
the age of 20 to take five years
course in theology and the arts. He
became master of Greek and Hebrew
and cultivated literary taste that re-
suited in after years in a library of
10000 volumes with which he was thor
Oughiy familiar.
Six years of UNCONVENTIONAL activity
wearied Dowie. who longed for a wider
held of operation. He forsOok his
church and. in 1873. went to Melbourne.
where ne set up a free Christian taber-
nacle, the first Of its kind, and organ
ICED divine healing association which
afterward became international in
character He became president of this
association and gained fame By going
our INTO the country during the preva-
lence OF putrid fever and apparently eff
fecting many cures by prayer and the
laying on of hands
Finally Landed in America.
After ten years in Melbourne Douia
decided TO remove to England, where
his association had a number OF
branches. but the fates took him across
the Pacific and his announced intention
OF making Great Britain world head
quarters was never carried out
Dowie landed in San Francisco in 1855.
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 vas
the starting point in his wonderful
incorporating career in. the western
world Two years Of wandering along
the California coast followed and then
in 1890 Dr.. Dowie, nfs wife, his son
Alexander, John Gladstone Dowie, and
his daughter, Esther. arrived in Chi
cago. which was 10 be the theater OF
his great work.
Arrested Many Times.
During the next five years Dowia
was arrested at least a. hundred times
for violation Of the city ordinances re-
lating TO the care of the sick. but the
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