The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-05-14
SWINGS Sermons.

swings sermons.
The volume of sermons by Rev.
David Swing, entitled "7fuths for
To day, spoken in the past winter"
Is having very good sale, and 4
second edition IS preparing. The
book includes fifteen alscourses on
various topics, aud We doubt not
that several Of them, sach as "Relig-
ious Toleration," "Chrlstianity and
Dogma" were selected for pub,ica.
ton with reference to tho authors
pending trial before the Chicago
Presbytcry. Sentences like the fol
lowing, should not be willing to
put to death any one for not being q
Presbyterian or a Methodist" betray
conciousness both in tho preaching g
and printing We have read some
OF these discoarscs with earnest ad.
miration, and can easily see how
Prof Swing wins the hearts OF 50
many hearers. AS to the subject
matter, it is lndelicate for us to cx-
press an opinion, The author is un.
der charges for being uncvangclical
in certain particulars, and, pending
the trial we have no right to speak.
1t is possible that tho prosecution
may have difficulty in making out
case, and it is quite possible TINT
Prof. Swing could by frank word
=, I'D 10 the ,un.
! M F's thT"pck
,saashfTss i hTs 4 nasEs SE'E E,q.assstrlng qass OF q mar
vest, for public talk sells the book.
Messrs. Jansen, McClurg & Co. OBJ
tanned this copy, manufactured the
paper, set the type, rushed the press
cs, and bound the book in just three
weeks. Tho entire matter Is a great
credit to this cnterprizing Chicago
firm of publishers N. ". c. Adro
cate.
All Of our readers have heard of,
and some Of the older ot them have
seen, that strange, eccentric person.
age, Lorenzo Dow, who, for years,
went about the country preaching
the gospel whenever and wherever
ne could find attentive listeners. His
circuit was the entire country; his
time for conducting services, all
hours Of the day and night. For
more than forty years his remains
have lam IN Holmead's Cemetry at
Washington. RecestIy a removal
Of them became necessary, as the
board OF public works had issued an
order condeming the grounds. a
rivalry to secure them soon sprung
up. The Masons Of Connecticut
asked for the remains OF the great
exhorter, on the ground that ho had
been member Of that order; the
ministers of the Methodist denomln.
alton Of Ba,tim OF also claimed them
for that city, where hc had spent
much time IN preaching. The latt or
appealed to w. w. Corsoran, tho
distinguished barker, for aid, he gen.
erously purchased lot in cemetery
near Baltimore, on which q monu.
ment will lie built. The remains
were removed one day last week.
When the old tomb was opened tho
skeleton was found to be- in good
state OF preservation. The long
white beard appeared as natural as
ever, while part Of the clothing of
the body had considerable strength.
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| The result OF the great Tichborne
4, case is sad commentary on going
to law. It is simply a magnified
view Of the cats who employed Chief
Justice Monkey to divide the piece
OF cheese they had stolen. The per
sons who invest in tho claimants e
bonds, to the extent Of million dol
lars, have, OF course, lost all. They
might as we'll have put their money
in North Pacific bonds. IA TO tho
claimant; he is sent into penal seryi-
tude Tor term Of years, SO long
that it will be most likely terminated
by his death. As to tho contestants
III this remarkable case, they have
gained the property, but the costs Of