New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-10
DOWIE DIES NEGLECTED
HOUSE SEIZED At ONCE.
Prophets Wealth Gone-FOrmer
FOuosrers Mourn Him at Last.
rRy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

religious history, cled at 40 o'clock this /
morning at his home Shiloh House. in Zicn
Ci;y. The founder OF the Christian Catholic !
Apostolic Church. sect that had its followers in
every quarter Of the globe. passed away peace
FULLY after a period Of Inconsistencies pre- |
oeded by delirlum. He was sixty years old.
The end not unexpected For hours the |
old leader. deserted by all except few faithful
followers had been sinking slowly. Paralysis
and q complication Of dropsy and other maladies
caused death No relative was with him at the
last His wife and son were repulsed when
they made q final effort 10 him three months
ago and neither was al his bedside when the
end came
Mrs. Dowie and her son arrived late tonight
from Ben MacDhui. their home IN Michigan.
which is practically all that remains Of the
wealth once controlled by Dowie. estimated 10
have been many millions
Soon after Dowie's death Shiloh House. with
IT'S furnishings. was seized by John c. Hately,
the Zion City receiver. in the name OF the United
States Court. for the benefit of the creditors of
Zion city. The house IS valued al s5o.O0o and
the furnishings at $4,000 A custodian now is
IN charge Of the rooms where the body Of Dowie
lies in state.
The future Of Zion City. it was declared by
General Overseer Wilbur Glenn Voliva, Dowie's
successor as head OF the church. will not be af-
made the same announcement
When the end came Judge Barnes announced
II TO the people in Zion City, though the great
majority Of them long since deserted Dowie for
vollya. large crowd had gathered outside the
house when the news OF his serious condition
spread
The first apostle has passed away" was all
that Judge Barnes said and he returned 20 the
house There were few dry eyes among the
-
dead man were forgotten.
VoLIvA VISITS HOUSE.
The news quickly spread through'the city. The
work in the factories and stores was stopped
The employees Of the great lace works. brought
from England by Dowie came out and gathered
around Shiloh House. Toli1a. though suffering
from tonsillitis. the house and visited the
room where the body lay. Then, with bowed
head, apparently deep in thought. he returned
20 his dwelling
Flags were lowered TO halfmast the prin-
cipal buildings. the roof Of the great taber-
nacle and the college building
In accordance with the often expressed wish
Of DR. Dowie and also Of Mrs. Dowie. the body
viii proba bly, be laid 10 rest in Lake Mound
the cemetery in Zion City where the body OF the
daughter Esther who was burned TO death is
buried. It is probable that the funeral sermon
win be preached by one Of the overseers and
that J. ". Cutler. as the principal deacon who
remained faithful 10 Dowie will act as assistant
!. F. Morris. Of the Mound City guards. will
is IN. general charge Of arrangements. The
funeral prohably viii be held on Monday
II had heen Dowie's custom since last summer
70 hold religious services every Sunday after
noon in the parlor Of Shiloh House About
three hundred and fifty OF his original followers
remained faithful and attended these services
DoVie always wore his apostolic robes and made
Characteristic address. Five weeks ago these
meetings ceased. and Dowie appeared no longer
IN public. The Sunday meetings, however, are
still held By his adherents.
DowIE BECOMES DELIRIoUs.
Since that time Dowie gradually failed on
FRIDAY afternoon, however. there was no indi-
cation Of immediate death. He received few
followers and prayed for some people His
condition seemed TO be about the same as for
tho last two or three weeks. One OF the at
PENDANTS remained with him until midnight. and
was relieved by the other attendant Shortly
before ] O'Clock this morning Or Dowie became
ceir.oCs. and talked as if at q religious meeting
He denounced people with tho oldtime vigor
ordered the guards 10 throw out disturbers and
scted as lie had many previous occasions.
He gradually became weaker and weaker and
the attendant tclephoned for Judge Barnes. who
reached Shiloh House at a. m. forty minutes
later Dovie die6.
Judge Barnes who 1T the bedside of Dr.
Dowie is a member Of Voliva's council but re-
NAMED friendly 10 Dowie. believing ilini to lie
insane and not responsible for his actions
DoNie's wife. father and son held the same view
and il IS therefore believed. though they were
estrsnged. that they will attend ;he funeral Mr.
vova declared that the death Of the former
leader would not affect the future Of the Church
IN any adverse manner
Because OF DR.. Dowies sad mental and physi-
cal condition." said Voliva. ''he had been a
hindrance in many ways. Now that he has
gone all bitter feeling. just or unjust will dis
appear. Dr. Dowie has done work for hu-
maniiy that is, in some respects. second 10 none
that has been done by anybody, past pres
ent. Nothing VIII be heard but talk OF his good.
especially n It should be proved that his mind
began 10 fan several years ago His death will
no. alter the conduct OF the Church
John Alexander DoVie born in Edinburgh.
Scotland on May 2s 1857 He was. accordingly, not
quite sixty years old when he came 10 the end or
his picturesque career. during which he had or
ganized a religion made fortune out OF II, and
then lost both his fortune and his hold upon his
followers at one time said TO number one hundred
thousand u is a significant commentary upon his
methods that the same line OF conduct that brought
him his success compassed at the last his downfall
i Is but one step from the sublime TO the rdicu-
iOus and while DoWie was never sublime. for n
time n least he impressed his disciples with be-
lief in his divine Inspiration Consumed by his own
vanity. convinced. perhaps, by his own arguments,
he lost his sense OF perspective. took the fatal step
across the narrow boundary. ana revealed himself,
except 10 few blinded fanatics. IN his true suit OF
motley
There Was nothing in the mans early upbring-
ing 10 give hint os what his lfe vas 10 be- He
was thirteen years old when his father took the
family to Australia. and John Alexander was soon