The sun., 1901-11-07
REV. DIR. SWALLOW SUSPENDED
FIGHTING CLERGYMAN FOUND
GUILTY or LYING.
Debarrcd From All Church Privileges In
the Methodist Church by th''rch
Court OF Inquiry at Harrisburg lie
Had Attacked q Fellow Preacher.

HARRISBURG, Pa. Nov. g. The Rev. DR.
Silas C. Swallow, editor Of the Pennsvi dnid
Methodist and former candidate for State
Treasurer on the Prohibition ticket, and
Presidential candidate in the last cam
paign on the Christian Advance ticket,
was notified this afternoon that he has been
debarred "from all ministerial services
and church privileges until the ensuing
annual Conference This action was
taken by committee Of twelve ministers
from the Harrisburg district OF the Central
Pennsylvania Conference, after a court
Of inquiry lasting eight days. In which time
they investigated charges Of lying brought
against DR.. Swallow by the Rev. c. V. Hart
zell Of this city. The suspension will con-
tinue until March. when tho matter will be
taken up at the annual Conference.
OF the twelve specifications brought
against DR.. Swallow, eight were sustained
by the committee. That the Rev. Dr.
Hartzel had tried to incite rabble to
mob DR.. Swallow on the night of President
McKinley's death was the accusation
around which most of the testimony cen-
tired. This was emphatically denied by
Mr.. Hartzell, who presented testimony
showing that he had nothing 10 do with the
alleged gathering OF a mob for that pur-
pose.
DR.. Swallow had published in the Penn
sylrdnic Methodist on the Saturday pre-
cedinR the Presidents death an article in
which he insinuated that the conduct OF
the late President on the canteen ques-
ton and concerning trusts had been such
az to incite TO anarchy and that the Presi-
dents action had been the cause of his
assassination. There was some talk OF
violence at the time on the streets, but
no steps were taken. In letter 70 one Of
the local papers the Rev. Mr.. Hartzell
criticised DR.. Swallows conduct and this
brought forth an answer from him in which
he made twelve charges against Mr.
Hartzell.
Mr.. Hartzell's fellow ministers then laid
before the Presiding Elder the accusatio ms
against DR.. swallow OF lying with the re-
suit that a committee was appointed TO
investigate. The most bitter feeling has
characterized the fight between the two
mon. The remaining specifications in
which the committee said that DIR. Swallow
iugplcd with the truth are That Mr.. Hart zell
had been "A candidate for the superin-
tendency Of the Methodist book rooms,
which place DR.. Swallow now holds. and
that he was defeated candidate for the
the same; that he was attempting TO sup
plant DR. Swallow as superintendent: that
assertions printed In letter TO the editor
of a local paper were true; that he tried to
incite a rabble TO destroy DR. Swallows
property on the night Of President Mckin-
iey's death and that the expenses Of print
ing and distributing the circular issued by
Mr.. Hartzell had been paid for by public
money Incorporated by public officials.
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In tho case, and Dr. Swallow was assisted
In his defence by the Rev. DR.. Pawrick
Of the Philadelphia Conference. This
evening Mr.. HartzeL expressed sorrow
for DR.. Swallow, and said:
Il had 20 bring the charge against him
to clear my character Of the stain OF his
accusations- He also said that he would
remember Or. swallow In his prayers