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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  are pleased to honor milestones in the State
 4    of Illinois; and

 5        WHEREAS, The City of Zion  has  recently  celebrated  its
 6    centennial year; in 1900, the City of Zion was founded by Dr.
 7    John  Alexander  Dowie;  Dr. Dowie was Scottish by birth, and
 8    had been a congregational minister in  Melbourne,  Australia;
 9    Dr. Dowie came to America and began preaching in front of the
10    Columbia Exposition in Chicago; and

11        WHEREAS,  As  his  following increased, Dr. Dowie founded
12    the Christian Catholic Church  and  Zion  City,  a  religious
13    industrial  community; the city was located seven miles north
14    of Waukegan on the shore of Lake Michigan; Zion was a part of
15    Benton Township until 1931, when Zion  Township  was  formed;
16    and

17        WHEREAS,  The  town began with a bank, a candy factory, a
18    printing establishment, a cookie factory, and the famous Zion
19    Lace Factory, later purchased by Marshall Field  of  Chicago;
20    the  property  went  from  undeveloped wilderness to having a
21    value of $7,000,000; by 1905, problems were developing in the
22    Zion industries; bankruptcy was declared and a  receiver  was
23    appointed to handle the financial problems; and

24        WHEREAS,  Wilbur  Glenn  Voliva  succeeded  Dr.  Dowie as
25    Overseer of Zion; under his  leadership,  the  City  of  Zion
26    began  to regrow until the Great Depression of 1929; by 1935,
27    people were disillusioned with the community and its state of
28    disarray, causing a break in the Christian Catholic Church; a
29    city election during this time changed the leadership of  the
30    community,  allowing  for  new  industries  and growth in the
31    city; and
 
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 1        WHEREAS, The City of  Zion  and  the  Christian  Catholic
 2    Church  continue  to  grow and develop; this unique community
 3    has a rich history and deserves recognition; therefore, be it

 4        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
 5    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
 6    we   congratulate  the  people  of  Zion,  Illinois  as  they
 7    celebrate their centennial year; and be it further

 8        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
 9    presented to the Mayor of the City of Zion.

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