WILL DOWIE REAPPEAR?

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3307, 28 August 1911, Page 7

WILL DOWIE REAPPEAR?

TAYLORITES’ CAMP AT PROPHET’S GRAVE

“John Alexander. Dowie will rise fro mliis grave andi 'lead his people as oft old. The unrighteous will be smitten hip and thigh. The followers after strange doctrines will be confounded, and Elijah El. will come again into his own to lead hi peoole to greatnes and glory beyond that of the zenith of his. former reign.” This is what the Taylorites, or Zionists, who believe themselves the truly elect, are proclaiming by day at Zion City. --By night they are camping out at Dowie’s grave in Zion Civv, waiting for tlie resurrection. Declaring that they saw a great white cloud above tlie grave of> Dowie in Zion a hort while a«o, and because they take it a® a manifestation, that Dowie is soon to rise from has grave, followers f Elder Taylor leder of the original Dowie cult, have spent the fat few nights sleeping on. Dowie’s crave to be present when lie rises up. ■ At the time the cloud rose over tuie grave the Taylorites say the rest of the citv was covered by dark, ominous clouds. Several of the followers have slept on the grave different nights, but one fanatic in particular has not missed a night iwee the reported manifestation.—American paper.