The Washington times., 1907-03-09

that the profits which shareholders shall
receive in the Wv OF dividends shall he
by way OF compensation for the use Of
their capital and all the assets and
property of tho Zion lace industries shall
h- held. owIcG. possessed. and controlled
10y said j. Alex. Dowlc without any
liability q" account thereof 10 amy party
How Zion hou.ished and urospc--d is
story well known 10 all. And then
cam. tine beginning of the cnd-af least
as lar as D1WIcs TulD WIS concerned.
Mrs. Judd's Death
Some time in 1891 it was discovered
thar Dowie himself while preaching the
effectiveness of prayer for others. had
been sccIeG, taking massage treatment
for rheumatism. Tao report seriously
disturbed some OF his followers. bit
the Prophet Eijah" soon pat a stop
To- uuwcIc.ne gossip
Dowie often came I'M conflict with the
autEoriuss I'm 1901 AIRS. Emma judd
OF Chicago. died lu childbirth she WIS
/ fn ssch terrible agony that Dowi. called
. I'm person o. pray for her. 80 physicians
Were admitted o. SEQ her and afcer
death physicians testified that both the
fife DI herself and child could have been
saved Airs Luuisa Christensen. and q
{ boy named MagTice Huston. also died
under the -nrJy,r -ystcm." The law
investigated but Dowie escaped punish
mcut
1 or In, -Nummery' ceremony Zion
Hosts. flowing robes and Angel OF
thJlIs of Zion, much has Ur,n writ
+ ten. and need not be repeated here. The
rules Tor In" uWclICrS in Zion were
cast iron. Tobacco, lutoNlCdutS and
/ kissing d., youu- folks were an under
/ the ban o. tho Prophet"
Tho downfall OF bowie ma- ha said
/ L. date from October. 1915. when ie,
with The Hosts OF Zion. invaded New
{ York aud took up their headquarters :u
. Madison Seuar. Garden. Every person
. m Zion who Wis able To walk ~aS
. freed To- make the trip. Preparations
wer. made ON great scale and the
3 expenses were enormous The prophet
+ expected the trip would prove most
profitable. whereas IL ended in dismal
failure.
Failed at New York.
/ New York would not take Dowic scrl-
ouslv Tho little rcd-faCed fat man,
hopping about on "a platform clad IN
@audy robes, was taken as Il joke. and
. his audiences laughed ~ him. The blow
/ to Dpwic's vanity was a sever one. In
Zion city everyone bowed down be
for. him. I'm New York everyone Ia,
! IIawcd him. Then ne opened his walls
4 OF wrath ana became a blackguard. Hc
( heaDed vile aousc and insults on the re-
portcrs. calling them stink pots and
! the more 20 ranted the verse they
roasted him. After dismal campaign
nc gLve up thc fight and returned 10
The next scheme of the Prophet
was Il New Zion" 10 DC located i'm
/ Mexico. He sought 10 establish q
New Zion" TO bc located in Mexico.
+ branch of the Christian Catholic
! CHurcn' there. bat Mexico wulId have
noue of hml. the tide had S-e against
/ him.
| Crushed and broken i'm spirit by his
/ failure ana 10y the condition OF affairs
IN Zion. nowio went ON a Ions triu
and finally wound mp in jamaica, a
! shadow of his former self.
/ Then Zion arose and asserted its in
| dependence. The Prophet WAS hurled
/ from power. ana OyersccT Nolvia was
! nut I'm charge OF the city, its resources.
/ and it's immense debt, To save what nc
| could for tire people
Prophet 0verthrown.
/ Formal announcement Of tho oyer
/ throw Of Dowie was made April -, 1870.
! by Uversecr John Spcichcr. who pre-
! sided over a meeting of 300 members
/ of the Christian Catholic Church in Zion
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