The Wilmington Daily Republican

AMAZE THE
AUDIENCE.

Chicago, June 16.-John Alexander
Dowie, or "Elijah III" as he proclaims
himself, surprised his congregation at
Zion Tabernacle this morning by appearing with wings upon his vestments. He
took great delight in strutting about the
altar and exposing the flapping appendages to the worshippers.

The additions to Dowie's costume are
about 18 inches long by 8 inches wide and
look like the wings of a grasshopper. Two
of the wings are in black and purple. The
other pair are in purple, orange and white
the same as the coat of arms assumed by
Zion Church.

A feature of Dowie's address was the
dissertation on "Paranoiacs."
This is
what the preachers, physicians and others
have been calling the head of Zion for
some time. During his talk he made the
startling announcement that there was a
plot being formed by a number of conspirators to seize him, carry him to a
lonely spot, beat him on the head three
times with a hammer and then have him
declared a maniac. Letters, he asserted
had been received by him warning him of
a contemplated attack. Dowie, however,
said he is prepared for any such event and
will have his Zion body guard, of 500
strong, ready to frustrate the plans of his
enemies.

While making this announcement
Dowie paid his respects to John D. Rockefeller and the University of Chicago and
declared his intention also of waging
war on trusts.