The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-03-04


Ito be destroyed
GOD PROTECTS HIS CHOSEN
My Bible says "No weapon formed against thee shall
prosper and every tongue that shall rise against thee in
Judgment thou shalt condemn" And desire to say that
defy any to point thing aimed against that
has prospered-just show one thing.
A GREAT DESIRE
Yes my brothers and sisters, I going to stand for
Zion City and my desire that shall be able to throw
out to all the world, banner-ZION CITY, THE ONLY
CITY OF GOD ON THE EARTH! NO DOCTORS! NO
TOBACCO! NO SALOONS! COME WITH YOUR
FAMILIES! BUY UP THE LAND! BUILD YOUR
HOMES. SEND YOUR BOYS AND GIRLS TO ZION
COLLEGE!
May God forbid that should put much as
straw in the way of any any woman and you know
that would not do it. And you know just well do that
these divisions and factions not we'll pleasing to God
The time will when everything will be all right; and
there people who hate today who, in to
come will love and we will be good friends.
No person say that do not put forth every honest
effort and not to ose but stand for ZION and for
Zion City, and going to be consistent and is because
II have been consistent that where am today. The
men in Zion City today who respected by people through
out the world those who have shown the white
feather The only to win is by doing right; and
bitterness in your heart is sin in the sight of God. If
were unable to fight this fight and the time love
I
Everybody would off and pray until could there should
be absolutely hatred i'll feeling in the heart of
My brothers and sisters just want to show you
things and shall be absolutely truthful in any statement
that may make and if should say things that
to be little bit cutting, they all said with kind heart
and sometimes certain things because that is the only
way to get some people to see the of their
ZION LANDS ALI. TO BE KEPT FREE OF OBJECTIONABLE
THINGS
Everybody knows that could place thousand witnesses
Ion the stand who will that John Alexander Dowie
in creating these that every foot of this
land should be kept free from certain things. will place
you the stand and you will have to that that
of the considerations when purchased your prop
erty that had not been for the mo tobacco wh
KY pork etc., you would not have paid thousand
dollars for lot.
will also ask you this, my friends: You purchased
lot here for the of twelve hundred dollars and
then somebody along and puts business house
residential lot-a butcher shop shoe store,
other kind of store-woud you like to have butchers
shop next door to your house? WE'LL if they do
Twenty Seventh Street and nobody protests then what to
hinder man, next year. putting butchers shop next
door your house-and then the first thing you know next
year all Zion City next to your houses there will be
fruit store tobacco store, butchers shopor some
kind of store.
All my brothers and sisters it is not necessary to do
wrong in order to live There is person who working
harder than to bring it to that there shall be
plenty of employment in Zion City But that cannot be done
without eadership-No, it cannot!
You ask me, "Would you like to everybody back
in the Church and attending the Tabernacle services
most certainly would they will do what is right There
people here who at time just as
bitter anybody could be- and they all found to be
kind friend when they
know that the old devil has created disturbance
and has caused people to and do things that not
right. And do not say for moment that spot
less or that am perfecnot by manner of means but
do that standing for ZION and for Zion City, and
/ am standing for what you all stood for years ago.
Now, my brothers and sisters let all pray. do not
iota what they say, going to do my work.
and going to try and be faithful to God and to the
people; and know that then God will very richly bless
Now, in this Church truthfully sing-"Blest be
the tie that binds hearts in Christian ove because
all united and all pulling together and say to you
and all here this afternoon that you afford to give
not only your houses and lots but also your lives the
salvation of Zion City.