The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-07-15
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in the words Of Isaiah that he was the
voice Of one crying in the Wilderness
eve are interested in all the mighty
men Of God mentioned in Holy Writ. We
are interested in Noah, man who could
stand alone for 100 years. I say that
man who is well grounded will stand for
God anywhere. Thank God there are
some of that kind standing for Zion Some
of the most faithful live in Scotland,
some in England, and some in far away
Australia. Noah had no one to fellowship
with. He had to stand the sneers and
SCOTS of the people of his day. There
were also questions asked about Moses,
David, and about the Christ
"What do you think of these trophies
on the walls? What does lions Six
teenth Feast Of Tabernacles mean to you?
What purpose have we in assembling here? ?
The ministry Of John Alexander Dowie
provoked great many questions. What
other man Of God of the nineteenth centu-
ry aroused any special attention? What
about the launching Of Zion City? There
is present here great host of angels
lowering over our heads There are also
hosts of the demons of hell-millions of
them-hovering over Zion City today.
"Who was John Alexander Dowie, and
what was his mission? Save for a small
company, the masses Of the people have
no interest in Christianity today at ALL
They are interested in money, in pleasure,
and in thousand and one things, ex-
cepting God and Divine things. Conse-
quently, when man appears and delivers
a message different from any one else
people begin to wonder and ask questions
Many writer's and thinkers have said that
John Alexander Dowie was a prophet
There ism t D. D., there ism t doctor or
a surgeon in Chicago, that will dispute it.
The whole world admits he was a proph-
ct. But as to what kind Of prophet,
there is a division. So there has been in
all ages about God s prophets Some say
John Alexander Dowie was a prophet Of
God, and some say he was false proph-
ct, but all that he was a prophet.
"There are thousands Of ministers in
this world today, but [ do not know Of
anyone whom the people are very much ex-
cited about. Even in the so-called
churches but very few people believe that
God calls man. The position taken is
we can do as we please, and 60 as we
like, and we do not have to listen to any
man. But there was a man Of God that
stirred them up. The newspapers gave
him more space than any other man Of the
nineteenth century, not because they
wanted to, but because they had to. Get
it into your minds that a man that is
called Of God is not transformed into a
semi-angel. He has his human traits, but
God speaks through him.
''Here today, and in many other parts
of the world, we have the fruits Of the
faithful deliverance of the old-time Zion
message These are the results Of John
Alexander Dowie s ministry. Let us think
them over. 1t is not so very long ago
that he first stood in this land, with it's
teeming millions, total stranger. Often
in the Little Wooden Hut in Chicago he
was confronted by mere handful of peo-
pie. say that Zion, founded by John
Alexander Dowie, is God s organization.
"When John the Baptist came, when
Jesus the Christ came, did he not have all
the preachers and church members against
him? They were the ones who put Christ
to death. John Alexander Dowie's mes
sage was not his own. He was sent Of God
with a message and it stirred up all hell.
''In the great vision given Nebuchad-
nezzar, God gives picture Of four uni
versal empires, and of fifth universal
empire, which [ believe is Zion There
are lot of people here today who know
that what l say is true-you have to come
to Zion to hear the Gospel preached.
"My ministry is to prepare the Bride.
I propose to explode dynamite bombs in
Chicago. The nine months campaign
just ended has been only a preliminary