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Zion City growth under Dowie described in 1900s Chicago article
The Chicago piece portrays John Alexander Dowie’s Christian Catholic Church plans at Zion City on Lake Michigan, detailing its large audience from Chicago, the planned city’s factories and schools, and the distinctive community rules including no pork or tobacco. It notes Dowie’s leadership, the moral tone, and ongoing speculation about the community’s future and other Zion settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John “Alexander Dowlé
Don
Chiicago
Christian Catholic Church
Michigan Avenue
John Alexander Dowle
Zion
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Dowie
Downle
Zion City
Bowla
Successul
Belek
Verious Otter
Mall
Zion College
Northwestern Railroad
Dowia
Emmaus
Elim
Tabernacle
Aion’ Publishing House
Zign
Jerusalem
Lata
Ott
Amina
Oneida
Dowle
Ubions
Ian
Christ- Hal City