Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-04-04
scHwElNFuRTH's CHURCH.
The Meetings in Rockford, lu.-A
History of the Man.

The Meetings In Rockford, lu.-A
History OF the Man.
ROCKFORD, ILL, March 3l.-The "Hoiy
Convoc ation of the Church Triumphant'
the sessions of which agreeably TO the YER
dict OF its distinguished head, have "been q
season OF refreshing" has been attended
by delegates from various churches in
Minnesota, Michigan, New York, Colorado,
Ken Iucky, Ohio, and one actually from
England. The name OF the latter Is Nc
Ginty, aud his christian one Is Thomas.
These delegates, with the thirty or more
lnma,es OF Saints Rest, constitute happy
family OF about one hundred souls, AL pro
Tossing intense faith in George j cob
SchweinfurIh, who, they positively assert,
Is Christ manifest in flesh. All the dis
ciples expressed absolute faith in his divn-
ity. "CnrisL said one enthusiast, had
but few followers when he Was here before.
Men sncered at him as they now sneer at
MIR. Schweinfurth, as the asked, Can any
good come out OF Nazareth 4"
Schweinfurth's Story as told in his own
words is as fol ows: ~ was born of poor
and honorable p rents in Marion. Ohio, in
1854, and am therefore thirty ak years old.
Dix years luter my p rents removed 10
Spencervllle, OHIO, an unsettled region.
Az tuls early age 1 felt the stcred bI cath
ings, although in scarce OWNED though 3.
4 was Wont 10 retire apart anu live among
the beauties OF nature. l was modest aud
retiring and the lite world about me did
not understand me.
~ heavy affiiction came upon me in my
thirteenth ye + in the death OF my sanity
mother. A year before she was bodily
aIuicted and / then knew it was unto death.
spirit, seeing her, my guide and wise coun-
seiOr, passing slowly away Her heart
was made ri d, However, IN the oft repeat
ed prophecy OF an aged preacher, who told
her that Was destined 10 be a Levlte for
God had truly CHOSEN me- We were then
living in jackson, Mich, ana ever an anon
] had arisen aud testified 10 the workings
OF God in my soul aud the need Of right
eousness Tor the steumlug OF the tide of
WicKeduess then yelling up big around our
sc element. kept apart no u bald you h
and improper Companions and he closer
communication with God. was Ill under
STOOD and was deemed proud, when my
so4l was humble and was oppressed be-
c~use OF SIN around me.
las grew older communed more ind
more with heaven. l attended the schools
at Francisco until was eighteen, WORKING
In the harvest fields eacu summer. / then
successfully sold books as cunvasser.
Atterward was employe in a smithy, nd
later on became =, clerk in "A store.
Preachers said was too spiritual and tn I
demanded TOO great sell-aUueg .tion, but a
phreuo list said TO me: You are aiming
at the sky, which you may not reach, but
you Will come nearer 10 IL than II you did
not so sspire' / attended Grass Lake
union school in 1879, thanks TO the help
rom my brother Phillip and sister Libbie,
which loans l subsequently repaid. In the
summer and fall OF 3 | was sexton OF tue
Methodist church at jackson, Michigan.
ught schoot In the winter OF 1854 ne.r
Jackson. and then attended Albion college
for nearly two years, where won the con.
hdence nd es eem of my professors.
terminated my school da, 8 at Ev uston,
where spent two terms, leaving there III
lo'0.
'In the summer of 1876 ! visited my ma.
tive place 10 consult with my uncles 50 to
my III ,ure. Their. views harmOuIzed with
my own, and became Methodist preach
err, beginning my ministry at Kingston
Tuscola county, Michigan, Oct. /, lo.6.
neither wrote nor memorIZed my sermons
AT the end OF my year petition was
h"nded me 10 give TO the ppointing
power asking that l be returned TO my
charge. Tut pc ,ition did not deliver, foI
/ said: al AIN in Gods hands; He will
bring about what seeA4eth good TO Him.
/ Was sent 10 Alpena AT the close Of that
tle .Cher BeeKma n. In her / found the
tnuly spiritu..l M Try, the mother oil my
soul. she 1t was who gave TO the world its
Jesus"
AsAed of his difficulty with the Metho
dist church, he said;
ii was expel Ell Tor preaching IN ex lted
christi. nifty My presiding elder had ex
| horted me not TO hold up SO nigh a STANDARD
| OK attainment, because, he said, discour-
aged the members, who declared they
cOu .dn't reach 1t. 1 gave no hced 10 this
elder. The committee of in JURY said haC
| done no wrong, that they found no evil in
inc, but this Overruled and | W ex
PEELED. was not sorry TO get out Uf the
connection. ] found too much wor. dimes
| in preachers and | ity. THIS Is ~ year:
s,u>e, aud it is nearly that time since there
| came upon me fusl knowledge OF what | an
and have beeu and am 10 be. 1 have
! pre- ched as opportunity has afforded. My
| life since that time has been uneventfu
from the STANDPOINT of the word, but full
| interest 10 me as showing the dawn of hgh
and the awakening of souls " the apprecia
! ton OF the truth"
1t will be seen that Sweinfurth claims
| progressive knowledge OF his alleged divin
| ity; that 1t came upon him slowly through
the ye RS and was FASTENED by his meeting
with Mrs. Beekman, who recogn zed il
| him the Christ of promise and tod him sh'
| was his spiritual mother-she was TIT
Mary he the divine son.