The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-10-06

put 70 w
p ~ sn,;n,n,as PROF. SWING.
subject TO similar attacks little atten-
tion was paid 10 IT, on Monday after.
noon, however, he was taken with
another chill and grew suddenly
worse. DR. Davis was Immediately
called After being treated the
patient seemed 70 grow much better,
but on Monday there was q relapse, aud
DR. Isham and Dr. Fenger were called
in TO hold n consultation. In spite Of
all they could do, however. Prof.
Swing grew steadily worse until
Wednesday night. lie was unconscious
most Of the time during the last three
days Of his illness, and his death was
without pain.
The probability is the professor will
be buried at oxford, O. Mrs Swing,
who died in 1879, is buried there, and
over her grave there has been erected
large tombstone, as il for all OF the
family who might follow her to the
grave. On the other hand the Kicker
family, that OF his daughter. have
their burial lots at Cincinnati, and the
Central church may put in strong
plea to have the grave OF its beloved
pastor in Chicago, even IL il were nee
ossary % bring the remains Of his wife
here that they may sleep by his side
What the future OF the Central
church will be is unknown, but some
Of its members do not hesitate 10 say
II Will probably be disbandcd. IL has
always been founded entirely on Prof
Swings personality.
David swing was born IN Cincinnati. o., Au-
gust % 1880 His parents were ia moderate
circumstances, and his father was a steamboat
captain and q man OF considerable prominence
on the river and IA Cincinnati Ills mother
was devoted Christian, and Prof Swing In
his lectures, talks, sermons and writings had
borne testimony 20 the mother who early
taught him those principles and precepts
which later developed into the characteristics
which distinguished him.
When he was 10 years old his parents moved
20 a farm 80 miles from the city. There the
boy, who was to become famous man, lived
until he was rs years old, working In the fields
IN summer and attending district school In
winter Then nc was sCnt 20 Miami college In
Oxford, o. whore FOR two years he sat AZ the
same desk with Benjamin Harrison He was
graduated Ia 1859 with high honors
While attending Miami college he deter
mined 20 preach. and for two years after his
graduation he studied theology with Rev. Dr.
Rice, of Cincinnati. as instructor He then re-
turned 90 Miami college as professor OF the
ancient languages and taught there for twelve
years. He married Elizabeth Porter, daugh-
ter 81 Or Porter. On oxford, IN 1850 ana IN 1896
he accepted call from the Westminster Pres
bytcuan church Of Chicago.
soon after Prot Swing was installed pastor
Of Westminster church IL united with the Old
North church and became the Fourth prcsby-
terinn church. The IRE ~ 1871 burned out the
church and destroyed the homes ID an bit two
OF the congregation. PROT swings with the
rest He preached IN Standard hall after the
FIRE but his reputation brought such crowds TO
hear him that II became necessary 90 use Me-
Nicker's theater until the new Fourth church
could be built
In 1874 Prof Swing was tried on charges OF
hcrcsy The charges were preferred before the
prcsbytory by Or Francis Lnudy Patton, now
president Of Princeton university The trial
was the event 81 the day. The interest IN 10
was not local nor confined 10 the Presbyterian
church. In all parts Of the country the Pres
bytcrian church was divided into two parties
those FOR and against Prof Swing The charges
were brought April 70, 1874 Dr. Patton who
az that time Was editor ~ the Interior, ap-
pcarcd as prosecutor aud the defense
WIS conducted by pr George q Noyes who
was pastor OF the First Presbyterian church
~ Evanston aud pr T. w. Patterson The
triul lasted SIX weeks. The prosbytcry con-
sisted 81 about sixty members, the minister
and deacon from each church in the district
Prof swing spoke ia his own defense. ana his
satire, logic, eloquence and arguments made
such deep impression that on the ballot he
was acquitted by vote Of A. % rs
Dr Patton however appealed 70 the synod.
In the meantime Prof Swing had Withdrawn
from the church but continued To preach %
his old congregation Ia tho Fourth church.
which had stood hy him from the begin
ming When the synod convened the
Chicago prcsbytefy WAS not allowed TO
vote The resignation previously sent Ia Was
nullihed and Prof Swing was expelled from
the Presbyterian church as q hereto Even
after his expulsion his congregation stood by
him, and ID was not until pr Patton threat
encd 20 involve the prcsbstery for permitting
an expelled member a. continue Ia the church
that Prof swing stepped out altogether
Then his friends gathered around him. They
Institutes The central church ana installed
him as pastor. For two years the new inde-
pendent church met la McNickers thcatcr.
The independent church movement proved so
successful that II was determined % build
permanent structure. This decision resulted
in the building ~ Central music hall la which
Prof Swing ever aftorward preached 10 con-
FrcFntious which nllcd the house. lie preached
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