The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-04-26
The Exaltation of Zion
By Apostle Anton Darms

When the work of John Alex. Dowie was
finished, Wilbur Glenn Voliva was called Of
God to become the leader of Zion and has
been in full charge and direction of all its
affairs for the past Thirteen Years.
Some people have only contempt and derl-
sion for a man claiming to be called of God
for the work of the ministry; but God pity
the people, the church, and the nation that
have lost the vision of such Divine call.
Zion believes, in accordance with the
teaching of the New Testament Scrip tures,
that its ministry must be composed of men
who are filled with the Spirit of God and
are called and trained for the work of
directing the people in obedience to the
commands and will of God.
Zion believes not only in the exaltation
Of God in Divine worship on the Lords Day
in the sanctuary, but Zion believes that God
must be exalted in all of the activities of
the lives of those who would serve Him,
whether III the home, school, office, store,
or factory.
Zion believes in a practical, everyday
Christianity, and has nothing in common
with the ways and devices of the world, the
flesh, and the Devil.
Zion refuses to worship the Golden Image
at the shrine of Mammon, where men
sacrifice principle and honor in the oppres-
sion Of their fellownen.
Zion refuses to worship at the shrine of
Diana, where people give themselves up to
pleasure and the indulgence of supporting
the theaters and moving picture shows.
Zion refuses to worship at the shrine of
Moloch, where men and boys, and, be it
said also to their shame, some who call
themselves women, pass through the fire of
nicotine, and benumb their SenSibilities with
liquid fire and distilled damnation in the
form Of wine, beer, liquor, and other spirit
uous alcoholic drinks.
Zion refuses to worship at the shrine of
Jupiter, where so-called medical scientists
with their allopathy, homeopathy, and other
so-called medical systems, dedicate their vic
Tins to this pagan diety from the cradle to
the grave.
Zion refuses to worship God in a hog-pen
where most people delight to take their food
from such as pork and bacon.
Zion has nothing but contempt for all of
these filthy, disgusting practices, and the
City of Zion is a standing, worldwide pro-
test against their use and practice.
Under the leadership of Wilbur Glenn
Voliva the City Of Zion has been established
firmly upon more conservative, substantial
and enduring basis than ever before Under
his leadership business institutions and
industries have been founded, where the
Spirit of God prevails and where the
toilers and co-workers are happy and con-
tented; where each days toll and labor is
begun with the reading Of the Word of
God and prayer and where the Christian
spirit of true cooperation pervades in all
their undertakings.
Wilbur Glenn Volivas record in conduct
ing the business affairs of Zion is unsur-
passed and unimpeachable No more inspir-
ing and unselhsh example is given in the
industrial world in the settlement of the
problems of capital and labor, than is being
given in the untiring labors of Wilbur Glenn
: Voliva in conducting Zion Institutions and
Industries.
Like Nehemiah, governor of Jerusalem
for twelve years without remuneration, Our