The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-04-26

General Overseer has toiled over twelve
years in building up Zion and has been con-
tented with food, shelter, clothing, and the
ordinary comforts of life. AS result,
there never has been any strike or lockout
among the employees of Zion-they are
contented and happy in their work.
While millions of dollars have passed
through his hands and he is doing an annual
business Of over two million dollars year,
he has refused absolutely to take any re-
enumeration to the extent of even one dollar
for all of his unselfsh and untiring services
rendered in the interest of the people of
Zion under his leadership.
The people, who toll in his institutions
and industries and who loan their money
to him as investments, have no complaint
to make or any charges of any kind against
his administration. They have the utmost
confidence in his integrity and honesty.
No leader has ever toiled harder and
poured out his life with greater sacrifice
than he has done throughout all these years.
The splendid success which these institu-
tons and industries have attained unto is
the most fitting enconium for his unselhsh
! services in the interests Of the people,
Gods servants and Gods people have
always been opposed by enemies, who have
sought to bring discord, division, and dis
ruption into their ranks by intrigue or other
device or means. Zion would not be of God
today, if it was not opposed by the world,
the flesh, and the Devil. Zion, however, is
not afraid Of any opposition or persecution
of any kind.
It is utterly absurd and foolish, therefore,
! for the members of the Illinois State Legis-
lature to make themselves the tools of lions
enemies, made up of political pups, election
tally-sheet mutilators, disreputable trick
| sters and others, who are whining and
grunting because they have been defeated
at the polls in the City of Zion by the faith
| full Zion people. 1t is utterly absurd that
! the Illinois State Legislature, bounded on
by few of their constituents, should want
to persecute noble, thrifty, industrious,
peaceful sober minded, and God-fearing
people, who are ready to back up their
leader, Wilbur Glenn Voliva, with their last
dollar and their last drop of blood-thus
sealing their testimony by giving of their
lives.
Multiplied thousands and millions of
people in the State of Illinois protest at the
uncalled for meddling of the State Legis-
lature with the business or ecclesiastical
affairs of Zion Zion needs no investiga-
ton and Zion is not going to have any, as
long as no charges of violation of the
statutes of the State of Illinois can be
! brought against Wilbur Glenn Voliva; and
| the courts of the county and the state judi
ciary are the proper and the only channel
| for the settlement of such cases-not the
! State Legislature
The present persecution of Zion on the
part of the Illinois State Legislature will
attract thousands of noble people through
out the State of Illinois and thus will prove
to be not the debasement nor DETACHMENT Of
Zion, but the exaltation of Zion as the one
beautiful oasis in the State Of Illinois.
Zion is of God and the fires Of persecu-
ton will only bring her forth as gold is
refined Zion will indeed become more and
more as it has been already, the wonder Of
the Twentieth Century, in establishing a
Christian Commonwealth in the midst Of a
world filled with greed, jealousy, and COM
petition; and Zion will 60 on with her mis-
sion, making ready people for the Soon
Coming of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus the
Christ