The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-06-22

Healing Home NO. L IN Chicago and the Zion
Home of today, were placed upon the platform
while a Seventh Grade boy gave brief history
Of Dr.. DOwie s experiences in establishing Zion
Homes, both in Chicago and in Zion City He
said:
I'VE wish to bring before you tonight the
history of lions Divine Healing Homes You
see here IN miniature, the first Divine Healing
Home established in Chicago in May of the year
1894, and the Zion Home of today
Home No. l was quickly followed by Homes
No. and No. g. People came from all parts
Of the United States and Canada, and also from
Europe and Australia, and were blessed and
healed in these Homes amidst the fiercest fires
of persecution.
'Over $4,000 spent in defending the
Homes and the right to pray to God for the
healing of the sick, and at last, after an entire
year of conflict, on December a. 1885, God gave
the victory to Zion.
Meanwhile, the three Divine Healing Homes
became far too small, and on May l, 1896, they
were given up and DR.. Dowie moved into the
large building at Twelfth Street and Michigan
Avenue, which he called Zion Home. For years
this was the headquarters Of the Christian
Catholic Church
''Let us quote DR.. Dowie's words: Surely
this Home where neither tobacco, nor drugs
nor unclean food, nor ungodly people are ever
permitted to enter, ought to be place of power
from whence God can send forth blessing to all
lands; and God is doing this, and for this we
praise Him day and night It is a hive of in
dustry and yet home of peace. This Home will
be hallowed memory in many hearts long after
it has been superseded
"Our Zion Home in Zion City originally
called Elijah Hospice was built in 1902 and
contains 355 rooms. What wonderful thing to
have Home Of this size free from tobacco
drugs, profanity = all worldly things
eve can scarcely think of Zion Home with
out thinking Of the nine o'clock bell and it's
call to prayer. 1t reminds us often of the scene
which caused Millet to paint his well-known
picture, The Angelus "
AT the close, the II. 2 o'clock bell was heard
ringing as a girl sang E'The Angelus'
Zion Garage
Ten very small boys of the First Grade came
in, dressed in khaki overalls, bringing with
them several auto s. The repair men, repre-
senting Zion Garage, took position in the
center of the platform and soon an automo-
bilst appeared, his machine showing signs of
distress
The was quickly taken in hand and the
repair men got busy, one little fellow crawl
ing under the auto and lying fiat on his back,
while another lay on his stomach, both examin-
ing the mechanism in exact imitation of garage
men.
After the difficulty had been corrected, gaso-
lene was supplied the machine was cranked and
the driver sped on his way with frequent honk-
ing noises in imitation of an auto horn Of the
type calculated to make one s hair stand on end.
The little chaps took great delight in this noise
producing the sound with their Threats.
Another autost appeared, wearing immense
goggles, and his machine also was overhauled
ated great amusement, and they entered into
The comic manoeuvers of the little fellows Gre
their tasks with great gusto. There is no ques-
ton but that they will be competent to take
care of automobile troubles in future years.
General Office
The General Office, Administration Building,
was represented simply by banner on which
was inscribed:
''For Further Information, Call on W. H.
Clendinen, General Manager.
Wilbur Glenn Voliva y
AS the portion of the program outlining the
Institutions and Industries of Zion came to a
close, the entire school arose and sang heartily,
"We1l Work Til Jesus Comes''
THE DESTINY OF ZION
A selected portion adapted from the Ora
torio, "The Ten Virgins, - by Gaul, was sung by
the Misses Cendinen and Stewart while the par
able in Matthew 25:1-12 was presented in pan
tomime by ten girls of about fourteen years Of
age Miss Stewart sang the entreaties of the
Foolish Virgins, while Miss Clendinen gave the
responses of the Wise Virgins.
All lights in the Tabernacle were darkened
AS the introduction was sung by Miss Glen
dinen the girls rObed in white and with lighted