. Notable men of Illinois & their state . ed the onerous duties. Dr. Dowie was at the timein Jamaica, where he had been taken to avoid the severe northern winter,in a state of precarious health and unable to help himself; and, by reason ofthe severe mental strain of years and fatigue, he was, much of the time,irrational, and labored under harrowing hallucinations, and from farJamaica was issuing orders and attempting policies impossible for Zionand Zion City. The unfortunate condition of affairs naturally madeDeputy General Overseer Volivas task no light one, but he soon succeededin partially
. Notable men of Illinois & their state . ed the onerous duties. Dr. Dowie was at the timein Jamaica, where he had been taken to avoid the severe northern winter,in a state of precarious health and unable to help himself; and, by reason ofthe severe mental strain of years and fatigue, he was, much of the time,irrational, and labored under harrowing hallucinations, and from farJamaica was issuing orders and attempting policies impossible for Zionand Zion City. The unfortunate condition of affairs naturally madeDeputy General Overseer Volivas task no light one, but he soon succeededin partially re-establishing the confidence of the people of Zion City andthat of the business world. He was not permitted to complete that confidence. For some timelax business practices had obtained in the affairs of Zion and Zion City,caused no doubt by Dr. Dowies oversanguine temperament and by mis-information given him by officers not fully in harmony with Zions , the deputy general overseer felt compelled, at the instance of a 368. wailing people, to protect the innocent from certain financial wreck, andif possible, save the situation. On the advice of counsel, the people were fully advised of the situation,and April 1, 1906, with practically one voice, Deputy General OverseerVoliva was asked to lead them and Zions affairs, and at the same time it wasdemanded that Dr. Dowie, by reason of his mental and physical condition,should be retired. Acting upon the suggestion of a few of his Dowie attempted to prevent this action, and all Zion was soon in themidst of a war of supremacy. Dr. Dowie appealed to the courts. The
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