The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-29
RELIGIOUS WAR
GRIPS ZION CITY
Rebel CIergymen Jailed by
voIiva

49, @NEAf AttNtAaIE anu
violence has taken place Of propa
Eantia in the Zion City religious
billboard war" One Independent"
worshipper was beaten into uncoh
sciousnsss. shots were fired and an
other Independent" harricad9d him.
self In HIS home and held voliva FOL.
lowers At bay at tho point Of a
rifle.
The bitter feeling OF the las, sew
erai months broke out In violence
when sign painted BY followers
OF ovrrseer Wilbur Glenn vollva op.
posite tho Grace Missionary church.
afIti'Noiiss. was bouiha rsfed by eisc.
trio light bulbs filled with paint.
Immediately crowd a. voilva fol
lowers gathered and accused Rn.
dolph fauison. a member Of tho Grace
church. Of having led In the Sign.
beard attack. Tho crowd rushed up
on him In fnsuacInx manner and
Pauison fed Several shots were
fired at him. none taking effect.
Pauison managed 20 reach his
home a few feet ahead % tho mob
% pursuers lie seized tho rifle, and
pointing II thru a front room window
warned the crowd against entering.
All fen back. A call was sent for
the Zion City police. Deputies we're
called from waukeran. After sew.
erai moments Of waiting tho crowd
listened To the advice OF leaders and
lefs the neighborhood. paulson then
managed to escape from the house
and left the strife torn city over
night.
In tho meanwhile another crowd
wayiaid Ford Wilson. son.in.law Of
the Rev. Thomas Nelson. pastor OF
tho Grace church. lie was beaten
untll no fell to the pavement un.
conscious. His attackers fled. leay.
inR their victim PROSTATE.
The Rev. Mr.. Nelson also charged
the choir OF his church was insulted
and threatened by special police In
tho employ Of vollva ms they were
returning from services the previous
night.
over-cer volva Jailed three Metho.
dist ministers for conducting prayer
meetings after 10 O'Clock at night. :"
Two OF these he ordered released the
next day after severe lecture. A
third languished In a cell for four
days.
Methodists in Chicago and In north
shore suburbs have named com
mittee TO investigate and are band
ing together 10 help their clergy.
men In Zion fight this relentless
persecution"
Get out OF the community N you
have a drop OF honest blood. and go
start n community OF your own"
reads Volivas def" 10 all the clergy
In the town not OF his faith. The
war Is on. red hot. and viii be waEed
until every traitor goes TO his own
place"
voliva's folks declare that mo gen.
tleman. not 10 mention Christian,
would break into q church settle.
ment and establish n counter organi
zation."
They charge that the Rev. II. r..
o'Brien OF the Zion City NJ. T.. church
paid n man 81 TO smear with red
paint a sign put UP by voliya and
bearing the statement that intruders
are nothing moe nor less than re
ligious buns. thugs and vagabonds,
sent 10 Zion City by traders. porch
climbers. election thieves and tally
sheet mutliators" The Rev. Mr.
O'Brien was one of those arrested
and will be tried shortly. He denies
the story.
1T was one Of the Rev. Thomas
Nelson's Independent congregation
flock that negotiated with George w.
sexton 10 smear tho sign" said Mr..
O'Brien.
"voliva has boasted holl drive us
out" went on the indignant pastor.
"He has stated he will buy our $40.
600 property for 10 cents on the dol.
lar. We will not leave"
Tho new sign put UP by voliva
TO replace the one smeared with
paint IL guarded by police day and
night. IL reads:
"zion's slogan. This City for
Zion people and Zion people onlyl
The Zion flag floating over every
building. over every foot, inch
and pinch OF the original city
site. Therefore. thieves and thugs
will find this city hotter than
hell"