Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-11
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Funeral OF Apostle" to Be Held
in Shiloh Tabernacle
Thursday
ALL SHOW HIM REVERENCE
Impressive Ceremony Arransed-Vo-
Iva and His Followers Will Partici-
pate-Many People Will Attend tho
Services From Cities Where He Had
Followers.

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Of Zion City to its founder will be ac-
corded Thursday afternoon, when the
remains of John Alexander Dowie will
be given great public funeral.
An elaborate memorial service will
be held in Shiloh tabernacle at o'clock
and then the body Will be Inferred in
Lake Mound cemetery, In the center OF
Zion. where the First Apostle" will
find resting place beside his daughter
Esther who died two years ago.
The memorial service promises to
throng the tabernacle as 1t has not
been crowded since DR.. Dowie pro-
claimed himself the first apostle in
1905. All stores, factories and schools
Will be closed, and the inhabitants of
Zion-laying aside for a few hours
their fractional difference-will unite In
final tribute to the man whose genius
made possible the community.
Ii is expected that large numbers of
persons will attend from Waukegon
and other north shore points, as well
as from Chicago. and the tabernacle Is
likely to be filed to its capacity of s.
900. Overseer Voliva will attend the
services and funeral provided he re-
covers in time from an attack of tom
silitis, from which he Is suffering. altho
he will not take an active part He has
let 1t be understood thruout Zion that
there is not the slightest objection on
the part of the administration to Off
nd r>f ha OH -.
ticipating In the funeral, and a tre-
mendous popular tribute will be the
result.
There was no excitement manifested
in Zion yesterday over the death of
DIR. Dowie. A very noticeable desire
was shown, however, to treat the menu
DRY of the one-time leader with as
much charity as possible. The dpin-
ion is generally held that DR.. Dowie
was not in his right mind for a long
time before his death, and, because of
this viewpoint, the inhabitants are ex-
pected to unite in demonstration of
reverence and respect almost unpar-
alleled In the history of Zion.
The tabernacle will offer most inn
pressive spectacle on Thursday. On
the platform will be the leaders, both
of the present administration and OF
the small band of Orthodox believers
in the doctrines OF the Christian Cath
Ollie Apostolic church. who have never
wavered in their fealty to Dowie.
The full Zion choir, of several hum
bred members, in their flowing white
robes. will sing the requiems for lions
founder. Leader John d. Thomas will
request all former members of the
cloir-who sang in it in the days OF
Dowie's glory-to join with the pres
ent members for the occasion. The flu
neral GRAFTON will be delivered by v
" Barnes, present head or the Zion
law department, who has always re-
tanned personal veneration for Dr.
Dowie, altho he joined Voliva from mo-
tives of duty to the community as a
whole
The body of the dead leader, clad in
a magnificent apostolic robe Of white
satin, embroidered with purple. gold
and scarlet will be removed from Shi-
loh House to the tabernacle just before
the service begins. During tomor-
row, Wednesday and a part of Thurs
day the body will lie in state in the
reception hall-of Shiloh House - the
residence of DIR. Dowie and the place
he died-and all Zion is likely to file
past to look for the last time on the
face of the man who gave birth to the
city and to the cty's creed. From 1 to
3 O'Clock tomorrow, from 10 to -
O'Clock and from 2 to 4 o'clock We'd
nesday, and from 10 to IL o'clock
Thursday the public will be admitted
to Shiloh House to view the body.