Dowie.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXII, Issue 3681, 30 March 1904, Page 2

Dowie.

PA IBIOTIC ACTION BY CITY CoUNOILLOBS. Adi-.la.ime, March’29. At a meeting of tin- City Conn hi, tho Mayor strongly condemned Howie's « >l-j \al inter.«nce. He said ha was thankful Dowie was not a British subject and regietted that be belonged to a nation on friendly terms with the British Umpire. He asked all to reprobate Howie’s action by standing and saying with him “God save our gracious King.” All responded. The Mayor was specially tbanksd for refusing Howie the uss of the Town Hall. The use of the city baths for immersing his conyerts was also refused.

It will be of interest to oar readers to know that Mr “ Elijah ” Dowie was a minister in a Congregational church in Sydney at the same time as the Rev. Mr Hounsell vvastbere. This was 28 years ago. Ho very often took Rhe services for Mr Hounsell, andAvas even alien a great ranter, but a good speaker. He was getting about £S a week, but when the mantle of E ijtih fell upon him be commenced to build up the Zionist movement, and gave up his £S a week.