The Washington herald., 1911-06-30

| Hewlett, OF that place. 1t was accepted.
He came to Washington in October, and
has, 1t is said, fulfilled every expecta-
ton Of the congregation.
LOnged for Washington.
Not many weeks passed before DR..
Sven paid a visit to Washington and
said to one of his friends: You Wash
ington folks don't know what fine time
you have living here. It is different from
other cities. I'm coming back here be-
fore long,
He was as good as his word. Hardly a
month more passed before DR.. Swem re-
turned to the city and prepared to set
up a pulpit which should be distinc-
lively his own. He selected Typograph-
ical Temple as q place to hold services,
threw the doors open, and the people be-
gan to flock to him.
DR.. swem's topics have not been eccle-
siastical or profound so far as their title
is concerned, but possessing the magical
element Of human interest and ''he1rt
throbs." He selects such title for
sermon as Should women f1irtT and at
tracts a great throng thereby. all ex-
pectant for a discourse a la Dorothy Dix
or Beatrice Fairfax. But DR.. Sven does
not regard the frivolity OF the title of
his sermon as any reason why he should
not preach sterner doctrine. Invariably
his sermons turn into sound. moral
preachments, Irrespective Of what curious
title they may bear.
His Sunday night sermons are famous.
In former days in the Second Baptist
Church he attracted multitudes who
never thought of joining the church, but
who attended merely to hear what he
had to say on a certain advertised topic
relating to the proper conduct OF young
people or OF civic interest. It was his
habit to take advantage of the presence
Of these nonchurchgoers by preaching
to them sound Christian doctrine and at
tempting to bring them within the fold
in the good old gospel way. He has pur-
tai Baptist Church.
He Is eloquent in the pulpit. His ser
mons are always effective. He has an at
tractive manner OF speaking, and his per-
sonal following always has been devoted
to him.
Opinion of Member.
''Mors than seventy members OF our
congregation have left to go with DR..
Swein.' said Harry T. SUIT, a member
OF the board Of trustees Of the Second
Baptist Church, OF 1926 B street south
east, last night 81 do not know that any
great resentment is held toward our sor-
mer pastor because Gf this fact. We rec
ognized that many OF his old friends,
some of whom have been listening to
his sermons for nearly twenty-five years,
wouIc go to him. They had a perfect
right to DO So DR.. Sven has sent scores
of post cards to our members, asking
them to come with him, and this did not
appeal to us as being exactly right.
1T is a fact that not more than ten
Of the seventy members who have left
US were substantial contributors to our
church treasury. Very few OF the more
prominent or better known members Of |
our congregation have gone. In fact, the |
great bulk Of them are personally un-
known to me-, although have been at
tending this one church since was 10 |
years old, and am one Of its oldest mem |
hers.
mo; we are not going TO do anything |
about IT. The Capital Baptist Church |
is not q member of the District Of Co
lumbia Baptist Association. and has not |
Deen reCOBu1zeO Dy Iue Q0nomlndIiou. |
It is purely DR.. swem's church--the ve-
hicle for his thought We have abso- |
lutely no resentment against DR.. swem
Some Of US were not in accord with the |
spirit OF his sermons when he was with |
US, but we recognized him as an EN-
cient, Woodworking churchman.
I'VE have an excellent minister at |
present, well able to hold his own, and
our church is progressing rapidly. In
TACT, we have gained many more mem
oers than we have lost in the period
since DR.. swem returned to the city"
The president of the board OF trus-
tees. w. A Cooper, is out OF the city.
Rev. II. v. Hewlett, pastor Of the
,huroh. is not involved In the question
n any manner, and has nothing to say
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