The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-09
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]. G. BENNETT, Esq
Elder Swan, the lion of the day, continues his
ministerial labors in the First Baptist Church in this
city, but with decidedly poor success-very few
have been converted under his preaching here, and
the case stands hard against him. Indeed he has
excited feelings of opposition among the great
mass of the reasoning community, since he has as
sied men of respectable character, by pronounc-
ing ephets against them, when there was no cause
to induce the act, save mere difference Of opin
ion; which difference he has magntied to that TO-
Gus which renders it 4" diabolical" ant" Christess'
in the eye OF his peculiar camera, as also IN the sight
OF the church. .-.
He says that he is right, for God Almighty. tells
him and tells every one to repent and be baptised,
or they can never reach the kingdom OF heaven
And this doctrine he holds forth against other demo-
limitations of Christians who do not bapiise by I'M
merson-as though this and this alone had cole
power TO save Humbug absurdity! Does Elder
Swan know what he breaches We opine not
The whole drift of his discusses repent and
be baptised, or hell and damnation await YOU" No
thing said about committing sin afterwards
Now we ask in the name OF all that's wonderful,
it all mankind do not commit sin, and II they are
proof against IT after being baplsed Our own Oh
serv liUn convinces us to the contrary Why, then,
does not he reverend divine attempt to reconcile
ali men through good will TO the truth of the ever
lasting gospel, instead of branding them with here
ucal lavec,lves T! He says, " God Almighty has
marked out my course, and |, as an Instrument III
his hands, warn you of his wrath unless you repent
and are baplised. | shall attack devlllry IN whatc
yer shape fad it-whether guised by the cloak OF
re con or noi-and shall wiring 1t up IN It's true CO.
lors" he advises those who have taken he trou-
bic to copy from MS sermons, to erect over their
doors sign with the following inscrlplIon " News
and In'clliernce Office for Hell ~ But cos ldsring
he publications that have appeared concerning hn
AS sirc,lv ,ruc, would, would not, The enquirer at
the Office get The de sired information? We would
quote "a lew Of his random, Imag native, expires
sions, were it not for The sicl that hey have been
so often repe ei by hiGi as 'obecone stale, and no
longer iri. resting here " onid that our anncipa
ion, could have been reszed, and we have be, II
able 10 quote eucu ssiron rom him as Was a.lu.
ded 10 ia nuI last. Alas is not IN The NAV.
Now .e, us leava swan, add refer 10 somethin
more tlhy &C ~. cs'eem The Methodist church.
undo the srrvisio1 al Mar Thompson, anative 81
f.ns!aud is complete PARADISE when coluparec
| With the old Baptist chufch III thus city. He e
nan unlike Swan IN every respect very inteli2 al
and a profound reasoner tfs name, though now
known only a limited extent ~ this country, wal
soon shine forth of The brightest stars in tn
armament OF religion.
We have but little more TO add. Your readers
will see BY what has already been written, that
New London il now the focus 81 great religious
excitement anu that though Swan, with stentorlan
voice, shook the walls Of his church, IN making his
Shaving updecaratons as to what he would accom-
plish as vt " drags his slow length along" May
pure and indebted religion prosper, both here and
else where, whether Swanism does or not.
HoREsrr.