Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-14
THE FOUNDER OF A SECT AND
A CITY EXPIRED REPEAT.
ING SCRIPTURE.
NO RELATIVE WITH HIM
Shiloh House, Where He Died, I'm.
%mediateIy Seized by Receiver
for Benefit Of Creditors
OF Zion City.

Of the remarkable characters of mod.
ern religious history, died at his resi-
dence, Shiloh house, in Zion City. The
founder OF the Christian Catholic Apos.
tolic church, a sect that had its fol.
lowers In every quarter of the globe,
passed away peacefully after a period
OF Inconsistencies.
The end was not unexpected. For
hours the old leader, deserted by all
except a few faithful followers, had
been sinking slowly. Paralysis and
"A complication of dropsy and o,hor
maladics caused death. No relative
was with him at the last. Repulsed
when they made "a final effort to see
him three months ago. neither his wife
Jane nor his son Gladstone was at
his bedside when the end came.
Mrs. Dowic and her son arrived scv.
eral hours after his death from Ben
MacDhui, their home in Michigan,
which is practically all that remains
of the wealth once controlled by
DOwie, estimated to have been many
millions.
Receiver Takes Shiloh House.
Soon after DR.. DOwic's death Shiloh
house, with It's furnishings, was. seized
by Receiver John &. Hatcly in the
name of the United States court, for
the benefit Of the creditors of Zion
City. The house Is valued at 10000
and the furnishings at $50, 900.
The future Of Zion City, It was de.
c!arcd ty General Ovcrsccr Wilbur
Glenn Noliva, DOwie's successor as
head Of the church. will not be affected
Nv the death OF the founder. Receiver
Hately made the same announcement.
Friends who realized that the end
was near sat up with Dowic all night.
Among them was Judge V. V. Barnes.
Although Judge Barnes, Zion City's
chief legal adviser, was one of the
leaders who deserted DOwic for Vol
Iva, his heart always remained faith
fnl to the former head Of the church,
and he continued to advise him and
act In Il measure rs the intermediary
between DOwic and VOliva.
Last Hours of Old Leader.
Dowic was unconscious. At times
his mind would wander. Now he
would fancy that he was leading the
Restoration Hest during the trip that
he made to New York in the zenith Of
his grcatncs8-thc cvangcllytic inva
sion that marked the beginning OF his
downfall.
At other times his mind took him
back to the scene Of triumphs and
struggles in London and other great
citlc5 that he had visited during his
tour around the world. His troubles
with VGliva, the revolt Of his follow.
crs, and the financial difficulties of
his church were all subjects that were
touched upon during rnOse last hours
OF mind wandering.
Prayers and parts Of hymns were
murmurcd from time to time by the
lips Of the ycnorabl" man, whose pallid
face, shrunkcn and cmac!ated form,
told plainly Of the long and unsuc,
ccssfnl fight win disease. Dowic, who
was just 60 years old, had crowded
into his evcntful life the experience
OF a century, and apparently the fun
measure of n cycle OF years had de
scenlcd upon him.
Begins TO Sing Hymns.
In his last conscious moments, whilI
his followers were weeping SOFT,
about his bedside, Dowie began to sing
the hymn, Joy TO the World, tho
Lord Has Come"
At times the words scarcely wcrS
audible. Other words were clear
Again he sang Lead Kindly Light
His last coherent words were:
II have fought the good fight"
Not once during his murmurings do
Dowio refer to his son or his wife
blaming them for much OF the trouble
with his followers which eliminated IN
the revolt led by Voliya. he remained
unrecOnciled, II no unfOrgivlng, to
ward them to the last. In his eyes
and heart they were guilty OF disc.
Dcdlence to him, the one fault that no
could not condone.
Was a S~eotchman.
John Alexander DOwie was born near
Edinburgh, Scotland, May 25, 1847. The
man who, until 1903. he called father,
John Murray D0wic, lives I'm Iowa. At.
er acquiring an education, he became
a Congregational minister I'm Australia.
In 1858 he came 10 America. and after
many ups and downs, arrived in Chi.
cagO In 1890, and established his
church and midway between Chicago
and Milwaukee built Zion City. Hif
followers are believers in faith cur.
Ing. His dlspossession and downfall
are recent history to all. He was
| buried In the CemntorY In ZiCn City.