The religious movement ina gurateadn d inspired by Mr. Do vie came
to 11e known as the Christian Catholic l postolic Church in ion,
after fr. Uoxvie announced himself First L postlein September,
1904. It has been through an evolutionary process, which with the
progress of Mr. Do vies assumptions of office and authority, xvill
appear in later chapters. Since the revolt in pril, 1906, the word
i postolic has been dropped, not by Mr. lloxvie of course, hut
11-the new regime 11nder Deputy General Orerseer oliva. 11Ir. I
o-ieh xs been vario islyd esignated l-his follolvers. They were
accllstomed to refer to hirn affectionately as the L 6 L Doctor, or
the General Overseer, or as the First . pestle. This of course was
llefore the overthrow of his authority, for now scarcely an-one can
I e fonnd so submissive as to do him rererencr. His organization is
popularly called ion, h i c ltoi the r knon-ing means the Kingdom
of God referred to in thc Old Testament nnder the name Zion. The C.
C. l. C. in Zion is regarded as one of the agencies for
establishing the Kingdom of God. The denominational churchcs are
regarded as apostate. hut arealso, so far as they are the gospel,
considered to be a part of the Kingdom of God. The nembers n-110
are truly Christian are a part of ion, altlio they may not hc in
the restored, primitive C. C. I. C. in Zion. This is their
theoretical attitude, altho Is. Dowie would hardly be thought to be
villing to concede as much, when 1x-e hear him sa-in The purpose of
Zion is to smasll e-eryother church in existence. . . . The Much of
this was written while Mr. Dowie was still in power and for the
sake of vividness it has been thought best not to change the
tenses. churches oftoday have gone in the way of Baal . . . There
are multitudes of good people within these churches. There are
multitudes of Godly ministers within these churches. . . . They are
deceived by their leaders. . . . Gods will is the destruction of
every organization which does not extend the Kingdom of God . . .
Zion has arisen, a Kingdom which cannot be shaken, the Kingdom of
God Mr. Voliva is practically a ditto of Mr. Dowie at this point.
See L. of H. Vol. 18, No. 26, P. 458. In this discussion we will
use the term Zion as referring to the C. C. A. C. in ion, or the
people whom Mr. Dowie has so organized. The first organization was
effected in February, 1896 as the C. C. C. in Zion, and altered in
September, 1904 to C. C. A. C. in Zion. Mr. Dowie was known as
General Overseer, then as Prophet, and since September, 1904, as
First Apostle. This he has demanded of his followers. In the
organization of the church are found various officers. Overseers,
who have the supervision of fields of labor or departments of work,
e. g. the Overseer of Zion City, or for Africa, or for Australia,
etc. Elders, who administer appointed branches or stations
Evangelists, who teach the wag of the Kingdom of God and who hold
missions at various points Deacons and Deaconesses, who are
resident in branches or gatherings, devoting their time to secular
duties of their own choosing or church appointment. A woman may
hold any of these offices. Mrs. Jane Dowie is the only one who has
held the office of Orerseer, Voice from Zion, Vol. 4, No. 8, pp.
12, 13. The bitter opposition of the churches to Mr...
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