, 1879-08-10
EXONERArED.
The Charges Against the Rev. Mr. Swift
are Dismissed,

I
And the Parties Making Then
ara Censured.
The investigation Of the charges against tn
Rev. Carlos Swift, OF the Evangel Bap,is
Church, were continued last evening. The Cier]
read the following letter from Mrs. E. B. Swift
| 70 the Erancet Baptist Church-DEAr BgE1u
rem AND S1sTEns: Having returned to share witt
my husband his deep sorrows find myself to-
! much overcome with fatigue and loss OF sleep I,
attend with him tho meeting this evening, as In
| tended 10 do. Most fully sssured Nd am and from
| the first have heen OF his entire blameessness il
this whole matter, desire to add my yoluutar,
testimony IN the f9owing ig pn;Ftcuars: pE5;t
been cordially Understood between US tLat ou
rooms were always open 10 any of our frlendl
whom either Of US mgnt zee S u. to invite 10 them
from \the city, it sometimes occurred that Mr..
Swift Would direct a friend there in my absence te
rest or wait for train ana, on caEefnl e1amin'
| Hoyue visited our rooms at this time she alleges
Mr. Swift invited her 10 do SO. she would have
found them occupied b1 another member Of on,
family, who was uniformly there ut those hours 81
| the day
Furthermore. not longer ago than March or April
1ion In which my husband was held BY bis cousre~
CATION, FemarSing:: "Ae must stay uitA US. "
! cannot let hin, 90"
! Also, the Sabbath on which Mrs. Hern testides
! that MIR. Swift followed her home from church I
| attended meeting with him. We went together to
| dinner, after which, Mr.. Swift not being we'll we
! returned home. We were together the entire day
It ia not possible that her statement cap be tsue
| Mrs. E. B. SWIFT.
| After this the testimony was continued.
Mrs. WILLIS
related d conversation between herself and Mrs.
Hogue, in which Mrs. Hogue said she thought
there must be something between Miss Ransom
and Mr.. Swift. Mrs. Willis said to her thai she
ought to put such thoughts out Of her mind, as
she did NOT think the Lord uould allow a mau
to preach in His house y ho was such man as
was represented. She related d conversation
between herself and MISC Ramsey, When she
met her she SAID to Miss Ramsey thai it was
reported that she did Dot 70 to church because
AIr. Swift had insulted her. Miss Ramsey said
Mr.. Swift had never bad al opportunity to do
anything OF the kind. Mr. Swift had never been
to her house but twtce, and then there were two
or three other ladies present all the time be was
there.
Mr. Richie, ut the suggestion Of Mr.. Swift,
rclatcd some of his experience In his relations
with Mr.. and Mrs. nernt- Ac had no confidence
in them, and said they would mlsEepresent With
without compuurtion.
Mr. Swift called upon
MRS. FoGG, sR.,
aud called her attention to the time when Mrs,
HcrDe claimed he came and sat down br her in
the church and put his Hand On her knee. She
said she was In such position that she could
have seen if any such thing had occurred, bit
she did not see 1t, aud, III Mr: swft's own words,
said he would hare been plagueY fool il be
had made such demonstration there.
Mr.. Swift offered his private diary in evidence,
by which he retuled Mrs. lerne's charge OF FOL-
lowing her home from ct urch on tho 9th Of
February, 1879. &c went home with lady to
dinner aud his wife with him, but Mrs. Aerne
was not that lady, but Mrs. Fogg was. sir.
Swift had read by the clerk meteorological
record OF the weather Of Sunday for four weeks
previous to the time claimed BY Mrs. Herue as
the time when he called upon acr. She said it
rainel oil day. The record said there was no
rain on any Of those days. BY further refer
ence to bis diary and the meteorological records
he showed that it was about year previous
when he called upon Mrs. Herne.
MISS MAGGIE M'MAnT1N,
testified that Mr. Swift hart never used any
language actiops which we're unbccnming or
ungent ttenanly in him as her pastor.
Mr.. Swift put some questions to some
members OF the Committee. Mr.. McAfartin
ting his band on Mrs. Herne's knee be went
home and told his wife. She said she had heard |
Of It three months before.
After number of questions BY the prosecu-
tor to Atr. Swift, tic proceeded to sum up his |
case. He said that the matter had been cou- t
ducted in an uuchr!stian spirit; the proper way |
would have been, lie said, for the parties to have
come together aud tried to fix up the matter |
between themselves. II this could not be /
done, they should have called In one or Two OF |
the brethren in good standing, and settled 1t |
with their advice and counc1l, and not made 1t |
public.
Mr.. SWIFT,
IN summing up his side OF the case, stated that !
The sum and substance OF his SHINING was that |
ae bad asked Mrs. Hogue to go to his rooms, and |
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