The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-27
DIR. ]. ". HILL
AGAIN ACCUSED.
SILAS SWALLOW AFTER FORMER
MINNEAPoLITAN.
Transfer Of DR.. Hill. Once Pastor of
the Fowler M. E. Church, from Har-
risburg, Pa, to Brooklyn, Arouses
His Old Enemy Minneapolis Friends
Say Attack Is Unwarranted.

Much ado is being made in Brooklyn,
over the Row. DR.. j ohm Wesley Hill, for
merly. pastor of the Fowler M. E..
chnrch, IN Minneapolis, who has been
ca ansner from .a AaE1isbarg Pax to the
Brooklyn. His Old enemy, the Rev. Dr..
Silas Swallow, late candidate of the
United States, has published in his pa
per, the Pennsylvania Methodist, a.
scathing attack on DR.. Hill, and sent it
broadcast thru the east. The article
teens with such words as "swindle,"
fraud, " % fake" and 1sfalsehood::o
ception in connection with the sale of
university lots in Ogden, Utah; makes
the allegation that advertisers in Min
neapolis were deceived on a fake his
tory of Methodism; that Bishop Fowler
was asked by several men in Minneap-
oils to remove DR.. Hill because Of his
alleged use Of liquor; that DR.. Hill was
guilty of falsehood concerning his call
to a church; that DR.. Hill refused to re-
pay some money borrowed from a poor
woman in Ogden, Utah; that DR.. Hill
was one of several men whose language
tended to excite a mob to violence on
the occasion Of McKinley's death; that
DR.. Hill once travelled thru the west
uHuei dill dSSuueu udlue, 1upoiSoAdIAuS
a judge.
These charges are reported to be
supported by affidavits and dispositions,
among them those of George E. Dick.
son, now of Chicago. but formerly of
Minneapolis, and J. W. Earl Of this city.
Mr.. Earl said today that he never made
any affidavits or charges against DR..
Hill, and as far as he knows Dr.. Hill is
worthy Of all confidence.
vi H. a.
clare that If the charges are no more
serious than those which emanate from
Minneapolis no one need have any con-
Germ. It is true that there was some
friction in the Fowler NJ. E. church,
when DR.. Hill was pastor. He was
called here from Helena, where he had
been stationed short time after his
work in Utah, where he was a bitter
opponent Of the Mormon power. 1t is
conceded that he built up the Fowler
church from next: to nothing to pros
Of cfft the c c he prepared a.; History
of Twin City Methodism,' which
brought in considerable revenue and
some trouble, principally from dissatis-
fed advertisers.
DR.. Hill was quite unconventional in
manner and speech and made enemies
among the conservative in that way.
There were many rumors in the air and
the congregation decided to investigate,
the leader in the movement being j.
H. Kerrick. The meeting was attended
by Bishop Fowler, DR.. Chaffee, then
presiding elder, and the whole congre-
cation and DR.. Hill simply swept the
boards of his enemies, say those who
were present.
J. H. Kerrick bacame steadfast
friend of DR.. Hill and accompanied
James Bradshaw to Bellefont, Pa, in
1902 to attend the Central Pennsyl
vania conference as witnesses in behalf
Of DR.. Hill in trial preeipitated by
Friends Of DR.. Hill in this city say
that there is nothing back of the
charges except the personal luminosity
of DR.. Swallow, who hates the name
Republican, and who was the author
of bitter attack on President McKin-
ley. While at Fostoria, Ohio, DR.. Hill
became we'll acquainted with William
Mckinley and M. A. Hanna, and in
political campaigns rendered them val
liable service, which aroused DR.. Swal
low. They say further that if Mr.
Dickson has made any affdavits, he
is inspired simply by personal malice
as he made no showing whatever at the
hearing held in the Fowler church.