Nebraska Newspapers

    THE CITY OF ZION
fn the fall of '89 a certain John
Alexander Dowie had, for some time,
been making more or less of a sensa
tion, 'in and around Chicago, as a
Divine healer.' He had gathered
around him a number of followers,
ind. in 1890. had organized the Chris
tian Catholic church. He and his wife
> .aducted a ‘Divine healing home" on
Michigan avenue, and so large had his
congregations grown that he had for
some time been hold.tig services in
the Auditorium.
It now transpired that the general
overseer of the Christian Catholic
church was planning much larger
things (hati he had hitherto attempted.
He Announced that it was his purpose
Dr. John Alexander Ocwic.
to found a city as a home for his fol
low- r; a new Zion- and that he had
secured a site on the shore of l.akc
Michigan, about forty miles north of
Chicago.
The day for such things had gone
by, it was said, people no longer fol
low - I their religious leaders blindly,
or allowed them to dictate in temporal
matters The newspapers treated the
wind * afTilr us a huge joke and it
ban 11 ways hem me of Howie’s chief
grievances that he Is continually and
persistently miarej resented by the re
porters.
Nevertheless flu* preparations went
steadily forward. Payments were made
on the land, a city was mapped out,
tents were put up. and building be
gan
Today a prosperous city with a
population that is ueariug the ten
thousand mark testifies to the power
•f Howie’s name. It took Chicago for
ty years to acquire the population that
Zion City lias reached in two.
The most Interesting object In Zion
CMy. from an industrial point of view,
Is (tie laca factors-. It was announced
•►»r*y In the history of the place that
ihe manufacture of lace would be a
leading occupation. Howie himself
turns out delicious confections, and
its fame is rapidly spreading through
out the West. A large bakery Ss in
successful operation, and it is ex
pected that a new health food will he
put on the market in the near future.
A laundry, a lumber yard, a brick
yard, a printing and publishing house,
and various other departments minis
ter to Zion's wants and give employ
ment to her people.
The Zion general stores occupy a
prominent place on the main street,
and seem fitted to supply every need
of the inhabitants, from cooking uten
sils to literature for the "faithful.”
Elijah Hospice, an immense frame
hotel, is advertised as "modern in
every respect, and capable of accom
modating a thousand guests at a
meal,” and the administration build
ing, contain.) commodious offices,
with comfortable and convenient fur
nishings.
A substantial brick and stone build
ing is observed and a neatly uniformed
guard” readily gives the information
that it is Zion College and that it will
soon be ready for occupation. The
present building is only a wing, to
which a large central portion and an
other wing are to be added In the fu
ture.
Further inquiry elicits the informa
tion that a complete school system,
continuous from kindergarten to col
lege, Is being worked out by the edu
cational department.
The general appearance of Zion is
one of activity and substantial thrift.
Everything is aggressively new. The
peculiar character of the people is
made evident in numerous ways. For
instance, the visitor notices, with a
little start, perhaps, the motto, “Till
He Come," over the ticket window in
the station which the Northwestern
Railroad has provided; signboards,
conspicuous on every hand, warn all
against the use of tobacco, alcohol, or
profanity within the sacred precincts;
the long beards which many of the
men wear, in accordance with Howie's
command, give them a somewhat pa
triarchal look, in contrast with the
many smooth-shaven faces among the
unregenerate; the salutation, "Peace
he to thee,” sounds strange to twen
tieth century ears; and walking along
Eramaus and Elim avenues, one won
ders if Chicago is really only forty
miles away.
On entering the Tabernacle the vis
itor realizes even more fully that he is
in a community set apart from the
world, where the working of miracu
lous cures is au everyday affair. On
the white wall, above the pulpit, are
various queer-looking objects arranged
in symmetrical groups. Closer exami
nation reveals the fact that the groups
are composed of articles discarded by
converts to the new faith. Crutches,
canes, surgical appliances and medi
cine bottles abound; here Is a collec
tion of pipes that would delight the
heart of a sophomore; there are
brightly colored Insignia of various
secret societies (for Howie is the in
veterate enemy of all such):
very conservative estimate or tlie
amount already spent in establishing
/aon City. To the inhabitants this re
markable development is but a surety
of greater things that are to come. A
most aggressive optimism pervades
the conversation of the people and
the literature of Zion publishing house
(optimistic, so far as Zion's future is
concerned, but deeply ami darkly pes
simistic as to the moral ami spiritual
state of that large majority which
they call the "world”).
Not only do tney confidently antici
pate great growth for their own city,
but they prophecy that other Zions
will be founded whic h will ' Kind their
crown, capital and consummation in
Zion City at Jerusalem.”
It is with this large view of the
future that tne city lias been laid out.
Ample parks have been provided for,
residence and manufacturing districts
have been assigned, and thousands of
young trees have tir^n set out along
the broad streets. Au underground
anu overhead wires, gas and water
mains, sewers, etc., are > tie confined
to the alleys—a provision sufficient, in
itself, to convert to “Ikiwieism ’ those
who have suffered from the tearing
up of pavements.
The community is not comparable,
in any way, to Brook harm or Amana
or Oneida, or to any other of the
Communistic colonies. There is
scarcely a trace of Communism In
the administration of Zion's affairs.
The lots are not sold, we are inform
ed, but leased for eleven hundred
years, “for the land is the Lord's.”
(But Dowie holds the title deeds.)
Failure on the part of the lessee to
conform to certain provisions of the
lease, in regard to the use of alcohol,
tobacco, etc., forfeits the lease.
Each man builds bis own house anil
works for himself, but each is reqtiir
ed to give one-tenth of his Income,
whatever that may be, to the "store- j
house," for the maintenance and ex
tension of Zion.
Individualism in industrial matters
Is strongly encouraged, if one may !
judge from Howie's dictum in regard
to trades unions, which says:
"Zion’s workmen are members of no !
labor union, nor do they work for a
uniform scale of wages, for in Zion
the skill of each man's competency is
encouraged by an ever-increasing |
wage. Ail men are not equal, and a
level line of compensation is death to
ambition.”
This has no uncertain sound, and
seems to settle the question once for
all, so far, at least, as Zion is con
cerned.
It is one of Dowie's characteristics
that he stands for very positive and
definite ideas Alliterative allusion::
to "pigs, pills and physicians,” and
"doctors, drugs, and devils" are con
spicuous in Zion’s literature. The use
of pork in any form is absolutely for
bidden. Oysters also come under the
ban. The "Fourth” must be celebrat
ed without the firecracker, and Christ
| But there is a class of people who
I seek and earnestly desire an authori
tative guide outside of their own con
sciences, and to this class Dowie ai>
peals.
Zion City is a theocracy and Johr
! Alexander Dowie is its prophet. His
position is somewhat similar to that
: of Brigham Young among the Mor
rnons. but the religion of Zion differs
i radically from that of the Mormons
I in that it contains nothing that is at
| \ ariance with the general conception
1 of good morals. Indeed, whatever
i may he thought of the marvelous
| cures which it so plentifully records
no one can read a copy of the “leaves
of Healing” without being impresses
! by its high standard of morality.
Dowie has become an establishei?
f
Mrs. Jare Dowie.
fact in both the religious and the in
dustrial worlds. Call him a gigantic
fraud, if you will, he still remains. On
more than one occasion his enemies
have gleefully announced his immi
nent downfall, only to find that he
knows how to wrest victory from de
feat. His shrewdness and executive
ability proclaim him a natural leader
of men. He has raised himself by his
own unaided efforts, from the position
of a poor and obscure "Faith Healer”
to that of absolute autocrat of a pros*
pero'js and growing community, with
an almost unlimited income at his
command. A certain dignity and state
surround him wherever he goes, for
he is far too clever to undervalue the
importance of proper stage settings.
His violent denunciations from the
pulpit, his assumption of healing pow
er, his theatrical proclamation that he
is a second Elijah, have made him the
subject of criticism and ridicule
without limit. Yet, after all, it must
be admitted that his followers are de
voted and enthusiastic, and that his
influence over them appears to be for
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wont to England to collect Informa
tion and purchase machinery for the
enterprise. When he returned he was
accompanied by a number of English
tueenmkers. A large brick building
*as built, ami s great room is being
«-apidly Ailed with looms, while, with
those already set up, many different
pal terns of lace curtains are being
ajisiiufactured. as well as trimming
*nces of various kinds.
Zion City i* "Justly proud of her lace
factory, but it is not the only success
ful enterprise of which she can boast.
There is a caudy factory which
Tht' Tabernacle is an Immense, barn
like structure, capable of seating
seven thousand. It is to be replaced
by a more substantial building, now
In the process of construction. A site
has also been selected and conse
crated whereon Dowie promises to
i rect a n.illion-dollar temple as a cen
ter around which Zion will revolve.
Now the Restoration ’tost, three
thousand strong, has inraded New
York City, and Madison Square Gar
den is transformed into a "Hospice'’ |
for their accommodation.
Three million dollars would itc a
mas trees are denounced as foolish.
The rule against alcohol and tobacco
is rigidly enforced. A strict system of
supervision extends from the ‘'sanita
tion of individual Zion households” to
the moral and spiritual state of the
people.
it will thus he seen that while Indi
vidualism may he encouraged In In
dustrial lines there Is litile room for
its growth in ethical matters.
Says Lyman Abbott, “Each man’s
conscience is an authoritative guide
V' himself, it is not au authoritative
guide for his fellow.”
their general good. The community
Is, at present, prosperous, happy and
comfortable, and Zion's ambition to
show the “highest birth rate and tho
lowest death rate of any city in the
country,” seems in a fair way to be
realized.
As to what will happen when
L-owie dies, it is hardly worth while tr
surmise, for he is not yet sixty and
looks as though he might easily at
tain the allotted “three score and ten*'
ANNA NICHOLS GOODNOVV.
Copyrighted. 3993, by The Associates
Publishers’ Curuorutlun rhn-nxi)
A Wealthy Motor-man.
Peunls R. Creedon, a well known
resident of East Orange. N. J., who
owni> property valued at nearly $50,
000, and who receives a good income
from it every year, works every day
as a inotorman of an Orange trolley
car at a salary of $1.90 a day. Mr.
Creedon does not do this because ,
he needs the money: he does it be
cause his physicians advise him to '
take up some such occupation in the
open air. He lives in a handsome
residence.
You ran do your dyeing in half an
hour wjjh PUTNAM FADELESS
DYES.
The Oldest Dunkard.
The Rev. Samuel Murray of Irving
ion. tnd.. is the oldest minister in the
Dunkard church, both in years and
term of service. He has just passed
his 97th birthday, and has preached
fifty five years, retiring from the pul
pit two years ago.
No chromos or cheap premiums,
hut a better quality and one-third
more of Defiance Starch for the same
price of other starches.
Had First $10,000 Cook.
William K. Vanderbilt made ihe
family name well known In Europe
some years ago by paying his French
cook $10,000 a year. And tradition
has ir that it was William K.'s daugh
ter, Consuelo, now Duchess of Marl
borough, but lhen a child, who was
so dissatisfied with this high-priced
cook's way o. serving a chicken that
he was summarily discharged. It is
probable that there are several $10,000
a year rooks employ od by plutocratic
Americans now in society, but. nobody
minds such figures any more.
Ask You Druggist for Allen's Foot-Ea^e.
I tried ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE recently
end have just bought another supply ft
bn* cured my corns, and the hot. burning
and itching sensation in mv feet which was
almost unbearable,and I would not tie with,
out it now-Mrs. w. .1 Walker Camden.
N J. bold by all Druggists, :.’So.
Some men's sayings would fill many
volumes and their doings wouldn’t fill
a postal card.
Tolstoi's Present Life.
Professor Edward A. Stainer, of i
Grinnell college, who has recently re- j
turned from a visit to Russia, spent 1
some time on the estate of Count Leo |
Tolstoi. He says the count, has been |
exceedingly ill of late, but is recov !
(-ring and spends a portion of each I
day working in his fields. He re- J
ceives many tourists, whose visits he
does not crave, yet he treats all with
courtesy. He keeps in touch with
everything going on in Russia of a po
litical or socialistic nature, but recog
nizes the fact that his age and in
firmities will not permit him to par
ticipate in public affairs or discus
sions of any sort. He is still writing,
however, but does not expect to under
take any extended literary labory
through fear that he will not live to
complete it.
Filipino Basket Balt.
Basket ball Is a game that especially
appeals to Filipino boys, but they do
not play it in the American style.
in the first place, the ball is really
a small, hollow basket, made of wick
er work, and therefore extremely light.
An equal number of boys line tip on
Slther side, and they kick the ball to
*ach other, the trick being to keep it
>ver on the other side. Instead of
'orcing it forward, as boys do when
playing football here, the rules of the
Filipino game demand a backward
kick, so that the boy must look over
bis shoulder and strike out with bis
heels, mule fashion.
Sometimes Filipino boys have lively
tklrmishes, in which the ball does not
get all the kicks.
SPOILED CHILDREN
Usually Make Sickly Men and Women
The "spoiled child" usually makes
a weak, sickly man or woman be
cause such a youngster has its own
way about diet and eats and drinks
things that are unfitted for any stom
ach and sickness results.
"I was always a delicate, spoiled
child and my parents used to let me
drink coffee because 1 would cry for
it." says a Georgia young woman.
"When l entered school my nervous- j
ness increased and my parents i
thought it was due to my going to
school, so they took me out again. !
But I did not get any better and my
headaches got worse and weakened ;
rue so that I wus unfit for any duty.
Sometimes I would go a whole day
witnout any other nourishment than
a cup of coffee.
‘i>ast spring I had a had attack or
Gie Grippe and when I recovered I
found that coffee nauseated me so
I could not drink it and even a few'
swallows would cause a terrible burn
ing in my stomach It was at this
time that a friend who had been much
benefited by the use of Postum sug
gested that 1 try this fcod drink. 1
found it simply delicious and have
used it ever sIdcp and the results
speak for themselves. 1 have gained
VZ pounds and my nerves are as
steady as any one’s.
”1 consider myself well und strong
and I make it a point now to take a
cup of Postum with a cracker or two
as soon as 1 come home from school
in the afternoon. Postum with crack
ers or a biscuit makes my luncheon.
It certainly sived my life for I
know coffee would have killed me in
time had i continued drinking it.
"I have a young girl friend, a sten
ographer, who declares nothing
strengthens and refreshes her like j
Postum and she has a little oil stove
in her office and makes a cup of Pos
tum at noontime. I have recommend
ed this wonderful beverage to many
jf my friends who know what it hau
done for me." Name given by Pos
turn Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
Look in each package for a copy of
rhe famous little hook The Road to
i Wellttile.'*
Hs Knew.
Judge Andenried of Philadelphia
was hearing a ease, the proceeding in
which brought to the front a man
named Gosler. A German lawyer rep
resented one of the litigants and ho
persisted in mispronouncing Gesler's
name, calling him Jesler. Finally the
judge said: "The gentleman’s name is
Gesler, not dealer. You surely remem
ber the tyrant al whose order William
Tell shot the apple from his own son’s
head?" "Sure I do," said the German
heartily, “is dis de man?"
How’s This?
Wo nlT*r One Hundred Dollars Reward f»r anr c**«
of catarrh that cannot be ourea by Hal. ■ Cattarh
Cure. F, J. CHKNKY Sc CO.. Trope.,Toledo. <».
We. the underdfrned, have known F..I.Cheney for
the last lft years, and believe him perfectly honorable
In all buefnesM transaction* and Huan> (ally able to
carry out anv obligation* made by thrlr firm.
Wist & tut ax. Whole*ale Druaslsts. Toledo. O.
Wai.dino, Kinvax & Marhx, Wholesalo Drug*
Klstfl, Toledo, O.
Hall’s catarrh cure 1s taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood aor! in ictma surfaces of tha
vysteni. Testimonial* sent free. Trice 75o per
bottle. Bold by all Druggist*.
Hall’s Family Tills are the best.
To the housewife v.ho has not yet
become acquainted with the new
things of everyday use in the market
and who is reasonably satisfied with
the old, we would suggest that a trial
of Defiance Cold Water Starch he
made at once. Not alone because it
i3 guaranteed by the manufacturers
to be superior to any other brand,
but because each 10c package con
tains lti ozs., while all the other kinds
contain but 12 ozs. It is safe to say
that the lady who once uses Defiance
Starch will use no other. Quality
and quantity must win.
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I For rcMaren rceUifug. goffcn* the gum*, reauccf *»•
fc»mnmt!un, allay* |*a!u. euro# wiiju colic. 23c a bottl*
Sometimes a man's shady character
keeps him In hot water.
President Roosevelt'3 Gold Plate.
General Sherman used to say that
j it the nomination for the presidency
were offered to him on a gold platter
he would decline it. President Roose
velt has recently received an invita
tion on a gold plate. It was not po
litical, but it asked him to attend the
mining congress in Lead, S. IX. next
September Phe plate- was not big
enough to eat a dinner from, as ir
measured two and three fourths by
five inches, but it was large enough to
3how what kind of gold the Black
j ,iills produce.
Piro’s Cure c-aunot be too highly spoken of na
a cough cure.—J. \V. O'Ukikn, 822 Third Av&,
; ti.. hiluueapolis, Minn., Jau. 6, iWx
Sympathy for the Phonograph.
George W. Peck, ex-governor of
Wisconsin and creator of the most un
ruly boy in fiction, was induced to
drop a penny in the slot and listen
to a phonograph. “That thin* is al
most human,” said a gentleman frort
the interior who was the governor1’
guest.
“I am sincerely glad that It is not
entirely human,” answered Mr. Peek,
as the penny's worth of music still
vibrated upou the atmosphere.
This remark caused a prolonged
I “why” to proceed from the other.
"Just imagine.” mused the sympa
thetic governor, "how the poor in a
chine would have suffered while a wo
man was transferring that awful
shriek into its interior.
lewis' “ Single Hinder ” straight 5o cigar.
No other brand of cigars is so popular with
the smoker. He lias learned to rely upon
its uniform high quality. I**\via’ Factory.
Peoria. III.
A wise man knows all he tells, but
he never tells all he knows.
Remarkable Pension Application.
Perhaps the most remarkable pen
sion application ever presented in
congress is that embodied in a bill in
troduced by Congressman Pearre of
Maryland. It recites with great grav
ity and a wealth of circumstantial de
tail thai the applicant, when a child
in arms in 1861, was so frlhgtened by
Yankee invaders in Maryland that he
became paralyzed and has never been
able to do any work.
Superior quality and extra quantity
must in. This is why Defiance
Starch is taking the place of all
others.
St. Mark’s Tomb.
The ox<a\aiious in the catacombs of
St. Cecelia in Home have revealed
what is believed to he a large under
ground basilica that was used bv the
vtrly Christians. A trace of the altar
and the Episcopal chair were found.
There was also found in a statu of ex
cellent preservation a number of an
cient paintings, including a Greek por
trail of Christ. Three tombs were
discovered, declared by archaeologists
to be those of St. Mark, St. Marcel
inns, who was martyred by Diocletian,
and the famous Pope Demascus.
A woman lovese a man in proportion
to his ability to make her angry.
FREE TO WOMEN!
io prove the healing and
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with book of lu.itructions
absolutely free. This is not
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package, -enough to con
vince anyone of its value.
Women all over the country
arc praising l'uztine for what
lit baa done in local treat*
went of female lilt, curing
i.atjivuiijifi 11«#ij «uu wonaenm a* a
cleansing vagimd douche, for m>re throat,, nasal
catarrh, as a mouth wash and to remove tartar
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wii* <jo.
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