The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1914-02-28

time all over the United States of America
Hundreds of acres, and then thousand, an
other thousand acres, and yet another, and an
other, and another, and another were purchased
of the beautiful farm lands midway between
Chicago and Milwaukee
The question Who is it.? was still unanswered,
although the newspapers guessed, and lied, just
as usual
Then it was found that a great frontage on
the beautiful Lake Michigan was being acquired,
until mile and half, and, later, two miles and
a. half of water frontage was secured.
"Who is it?" still the inquiry and the
answers and guesses of the press still continued
to be our mirth-provoking reading every morn
ing and evening
Until almost the very end within few days
of our public intimation of the fact, there were
none who guessed Alright.
Z1oN's Three Months Holy War was in full
swing, and, night after night our enemies caused
the streets Of Chicago to ring with their cries Of
rage as they tried to destroy our work, and even
our life
Cries of "Kill him rang through the streets
of the West Side, where more than three thou
sand medical and pharmaceutical students and
their teachers smashed the windows of ZION
mond, etc.
But the Holy War went on, and Victory came
to crown the closing year.
It never seemed to dawn upon the minds of
the blind bats of the press, nor the minds of the
shrewd real estate men in Chicago that ZION was
the buyer Of the ten square miles which now ap-
peared to have been secured by our esteemed
Purchasing Agent, Mr.. E. D. Wheelock, whom
no entreaties could induce to divulge our secret
Could they have been packed into our private
office in ZION, and seen the picture which heads
this page, then they would have been able to
describe the Business Cabinet which we had called
around us for counsel and for cooperation in Sc
curing this great body of land which had been
held for two generations by the farmers who oc-
cupied it, and who loved it.
But it was hidden from their eyes.
No one can ever tell what were the tolls of
those months, from June to December, when we
were engaged in engineering the DEAL" as the
world calls that occupation.
Let us describe briefly our companions, and
the part each took in the work.
Seated on our left is Deacon H. Worthngton
Judd, whom we called to assume the duties of
Secretary and General Manager of ZION Land and
Investment Association
He, with his colleague, Deacon Sloan, of whom
we shall speak later, may be called the Discover
ers of the Site, which event occurred near the
end of the winter of 1893 -18oo But it was not
until we saw it personally, and drove all over
it during long day in June, 1899, that we deter
mined to set about buying it for Gods City in
the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ
Deacon Judd's portrait, and long article de-
scribing himself and his spiritual experiences, and
his business career as a real estate man in Chi
cago, appear in our weekly paper of thirty-two
pages, LEAVES OF HEALING, which describes fully
the work of the Christian Catholic Church in
ZION throughout the world.
The issue of April g. 1899, pages 445 to 448,
contain these interesting items concerning this
fine business man, who, at moments notice,
obeyed our call as Gods Messenger in ZION, and
arranged for the immediate sale of his good and
growing business, to be the executive head of
one of ZIoN's Financial Institutions
1t costs something to come into ZION.
But it is worth more than it costs.
And it pays splendidly in the long run.
1t cost Deacon Judd his place in Society, in