Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-08-31
The Expulsion of Mrs. Thorn
ton.

The Expulsion of Mrs. Thorn
ton.
Most everyone has heard by
this time of the "egging'' of Rev.
Swift in the Baptist church last
Wednesday evening; but here is
a part that was not made public.
On Wednesday morning a mem
Der of the church notified me that
the deacons would be present and
have a trial to clear Rev. Swift of
the charges | had set forth in a
circular, and for me to go and
prefer charges before the church
body that evening. /, accom-
panied by my little son, went to
the church house and the meeting
hhad hardly moro than started,
when we were all startled by re-
ports that sounded like pistol
shots and shells began to rattle on
the floor. In the confusion that
followed / heard Rev. Swift say,
enc, eggs, eggs!" Then pulling
off his coat and calling for John,
the ianitor, shouted, "God have
mercy on somebody's black soul!''
started outside. Surprising that
there would be no meeting, |
started to leave, when on the steps,
Rev. Swift came rushing in cry
ing, "That woman, that woman!"
| was too Supplied to think clearly
and supposed he had reference to
Mrs. Bishop, who was hit with an
egg. When he saw me he said.
"You! You! and your dirty gang
Go! Col" My boy said to me,
"Mamma, he is talking to YOU
thought the men had caught the
party or parties and were bring
ing them in, but when | realized
he was speaking to me | said:
"Mr. Swift, are you speaking to
me?" He answered, eyes, you.
You, and your dirty bunch!
might have known when l saw
you come in. Oh. I'd like to meet
a man, just to meet a mani
Here Mrs. Swift interposed and
kept telling him not to say any
thing. l do not know why he
should speak so to me. He is the
first and only man that eve die
and | thought the least he coulc
do afterward would be to ask my
pardon and also that of the mem
bership present. But no, Fulle
Swift does not belong to that class
of chivalrous heroes.
On Sunday morning, | went to
member of the church, a man tina
Lis a real consecrated Christian
and asked him if it would be prop
er for me to go and prefer charge
against him at the Sunday ser
vice. He told me that every mem
Der had been notified to be pres
, ent, that after the morning service
/ there would be a church trial tt
, settle this question in dispute.
said, "They have not notified me
and they can't have a trial ant
) settle this question without me.
i My little son and | were present a
!. the service and waited for tn
r church business. Deacon Adria
t Steel was given the chair by Rev
: Swift. He said, "We will mo-
+. have the report Of the deacons.
Deacon S. p. Ringo arose an
| started to read a document, tn
/. only part I heard, and l was close
. to him than the other side of til
house, was that "We, the dea
t consr-"Sister Julia @. Thornton
4 -"unchristian conduct"-pastor
) -sit isn't necessary to refer it t
Q the church as they all know abol
it"-"withdraw fellowship" TIL
s train then passed down the lin
: and nobody heard the rest. Chair
man Steel did not put the queE
ton before the church but 8ske
Lllfor a motion which was made b
Deacon Thompson and seconde
It by Mr.. Rudy and the church thi
"knew" what they we're voting o
8 voted, the other members don
4 know what happened, nor do
know what the charges were.
it few members have tried and e1
d cluded me from church FELLOWSHIP
# of which l am in ignorance. TIL.
is not in accordance with the go'
: pel o the church Manual, und'
! which all Baptist churches a.
governed. | want to repeat agai
as | did last week, that the deacon
t. of the First Baptist church hay
not made any investigation Of Il
|. letters l have in my p~ossessit
: that passed between the paste
ls Rev. Swift, and Mabel Vance, 10
tiers that are not scriptural al
le some of them not OF a moral ton
j. / want to ask every member, W
Is this exclusion Of myself from Il
" church body fair; brought u
condemned and executed in lie