The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-18
4 DOUBTING THOMAS.
Schweinfhrth Is Repudiated
and Denounced.
THE NEW MEss.AH laaposTER.
n,asesvoais Trisusa.

W13U41p04M Afi0AuA
There II Doubling Thomas this early
among the Disciples Of the Rockford, H..
Messiah. This man, TO whom Geoyre
jacob schweinfurth. the Iattsr-day Christ,
has appiisd the good old Methodist term
OF sbaeksIider." resides IN this city, and
his name IL T. 4. MorEan- No 1910 East
Franklin avenue. tho diss<nssr's residence.
when visited, proved to be blacksmith
shop. Thst wss not all- II Was closed.
and not the least ray 81 light shone Within
The prospects Of enlightenment on tho
schwefnfurthian faith looked very dark.
indeed. until the visitors eye deserted
through the grating OF the sidewalk the
rIeam Of candle in the cellar. persissept
rspplng finally brought neatly. but
uiainly dressed man Of 50 years TO the
door. He proved 10 be Mr.. Morgan. and
the peculiar odor Of pulled corn proclaimed
the business by which he Ii much better
known than by his name. He motioned
his visitor 10 seat, placed his hand to his
ear after the manner Of those worthy peo-
ple "who having ears hear not, and said:
Eyes, used to belong % Sehweinfurth's
gang. but ] am gisd to say that my eyes
are opened and am out OF 1t. ! tried to
follow this modern Messiah but Was never
very successful. My better judgment Was
always ct warfare with him. / was led
into the faith by the high claims Of bis adj
herents, but il did not take long to open my
eyes
when did you and your family enter
his church r"
About three years ago. Invent TO Rock
ford. ILL.,. and having heard Of schwein-
furth through the Tribune, ] resolved to
hear him for myself. ! was
eAusmr sY THE xEgg IDEA
and finally confessed him as Christ That
il the whole rite Of confirmation with
him"
"What made you sceptieaIs"
at always made me cringc TO hear him
stand in his pulpit and say. i arm God and
beside me there Is none other But my
suspicious became aroused which isaw how
he was looking out for money, and what
loose social ideas he held -
Whist followed your denial Of him."
"a long train Of family troubles that
have not ended yet--my wife seemed per-
fectly carried away with him. She had
perfect confidence In Schweinfurth. and
found could find no peare at home with
my dissenting views. / therefore left for
Chicago, putting my wife in charge of the
restaurant. and placing about $40 in her
hands. The business was clearing about $50
! month. stayed away two months. but
rot 30 homesick for my wife and family
hat returned to Rockford. l asked my
vile about the business and what had be-
come OF the money. but could get no an
swer out OF her. Finally l determined to
try heroic measures and scixing her by
the throat told her II she did not tell me
about tho money would choke her. This
frightened her terribly, more than ! In
tended, but not enough to make her give
MP her secret. ! released her Mt once and
she ran for the Police. | was arrested for
assault. and ut Schweinfurth's instigation
was examined as to my sanity. The
authorities talked with me . few minutes
and dismissed me. That Is all there Is TO
tho story. Schweinfurth is said to have
told the Tribune correspondent about my
arrest and my insanity. My wife has since
told me that schweinfurth asked for the
money earned in my business and she gave
IL To him.
'.Therc Is another point on which
Sehweinfurth IL credited with misleading
the reporter" continued Mr.. Morgan.
The Tyibssas's statement would lead one to
infer that my youngest daughters mar
riage was not voluntary. Schweinfurth in
responsible for my little i4-year-oid daugh-
ter's indiscreet marriage. 1t seems that my
two girls were having company that their
mother did not approve. and schweinfurth
advised her 10 give them roast in the
papers. The result was that the youngest
one eioped out OF spite and chagrin. and Is
now with her older sister who is more for
tanately married. and having married in
haste. Is repenting at leisure"
Have you other children
lone son, 4 fine boy of 10, whom Schwein-
fsirth keeps working for him. and has
never yet .een man enough TO say q word
either To me or him about q dollars worth
of pay"
''who else has this modern Messiah at
his Rockford house,
"He has Mrs. Tuttle. who left her hus-
hand and four children in 81 Charles. and
several other women who have forsaken
their husbands. Mrs. Tuttie has borne
two children since she went there. though
don't pretend 10 assign their parentage-
! only know that she told me her husband
was not their father. but that she bad been
told she must become mother by tho
will Of heaven"
Where il your wife now9''
"She is At e. c. whisney's place in this
city. Whitney Is Schweinfurth' right
hard man in Minneapolis. | would give
any one 81 600 II he could restore nay wife
Ia me with the affection she once had.
New, why is my wife not living with me ?
Because the doctrine of George ]. sehweia-
turth ratYxes har 40 Aa,v k.r rrsa
vows"
"he does not believe in marriage in any
sense OF the word. He believes that this is
the day of Judgment and he Is the king
sitting on the throne. In Il the age, TO his
mind. mentioned IN Luke xx.sS: But
they which shall he accounted worthy 10
obtain that world and the resurrection from
the dead. neither marry nor are given in
marriage This IS hts doctrine. That
makes the marriage vow null and void with
him. What foiiewss Free love .Iie de-
mics II. Hut ought not one To know who
vas member of his church two years and
= hair Would anyone suppose for q
moment that he would acknowledge IL TO
the press and the puhllef What is free
lavef The woman who believes that social
doctrine SAYS. III have right 10 bear A
ehiti. have right 10 say who ils father
stall be- Mrs. Tustle Is Schweinsafth' 5
r3ght-hand woman. He Is king, she is
queen. he took her FROM her husband,
and thereby showed has contempt for tie
marital ties that hound her. II nothing
worse. Does George J. Sweiafurth care
how much he makes other meas hearts
h1eea Nc no. IL Is said that the love os
fnauey Is the root of all evil Money is his