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Swithin, Saint (SWITHUN). Bishop of Winchester; died 2 July, 862. Very little is known of this saint’s life, for his biographers constructed their “Lives” long after his death and there is hardly any mention of him in contemporary documents. Swithin was one of the two trusted counsellors of Egbert, King of the West Saxons (d. … Continue reading “Swithin, Saint”

Swinton, John an English divine and antiquary, was born in 1703 at Bexton, Cheshire. He was educated at Wadham College, Oxford, was chaplain to the factory at Leghorn, and died April 4, 1777, keeper of the university records at Oxford. He contributed vols. 6 and 7 (the Life of Mohanmmed and:the History of the Arabs) … Continue reading “Swinton, John”

Swinomish Indians A tribe of Salishan linguistic stock, closely connected with the Skagit. They formerly held the territory about the mouth of the river Skagit together with the adjacent portion of Whidbey Island, and are now gathered upon a reservation in the same territory, near Mount Vernon, Skagit County, north-western Washington. They were missionized about … Continue reading “Swinomish Indians”

Swinnock, George an English clergyman, was vicar of Great Kymble, Bucks, from which he was ejected for nonconformity in 1662. He afterwards became pastor at Maidstone, where he died in 1673. His writings are: Heaven and Hell Epitomized (Lond. 1659, 8vo; 1663,4to): Christian Man’s Calling (in 3 pts. 4to: 1, 1662; 2, 1663; 3, 1665): … Continue reading “Swinnock, George”

Swiney, Samuel T a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was born in West Feliciana Parish, La. Of the circumstances of conversion, etc., we have no particulars. He joined, probably, the Mississippi Conference in 1856, and after a number of years became supernumerary, and died Aug. 14, 1869. See Minutes of Annual Conferences of … Continue reading “Swiney, Samuel T”

Swinerton, Asa V a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born at Danvers, Mass., in 1802. He joined the New England Conference on trial in 1831. When the Providence Conference was formed in 1841, he continued on the district of which he was presiding elder, and thus became a member of the latter Conference. … Continue reading “Swinerton, Asa V”

SWINE A well-known animal, forbidden as food to the Hebrews, who held its flesh in such destination that they would not so much as pronounce its name, Lev 11:7 Deu 14:8 . The eating of swine’s flesh was among the most odious of the idolatrous abominations charged upon some of the Jews, Isa 65:4 66:3,17. … Continue reading “Swine”

Swinden, Tobias an English clergyman, was rector of Cuxton, Kent, in 1688, and vicar of Shorne in 1689. He died in 1719. He published, Sermon on Luk 11:2 (1713, 8vo): An Enquiry into the Nature and Place of Hell, which he located in the sun (Lond. 1714,8vo; translated into French by Bion [Amst. 1728, 8vo], … Continue reading “Swinden, Tobias”

Swim The orientals swam anciently in the manner their descendants swim, hand over hand. So the Assyrian sculptures represent swimmers. This illustrates Isa 25:11, “He shall spread forth His hands in the midst of them (the foes), as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth … to swim” (compare Zec 5:3) the swimmer beating down with his … Continue reading “Swim”

Swift, Swiftly denotes “swift” in Rom 3:15. See SHARP. “swift, speedy,” is used in Jam 1:19. Cp. tacheos, tachu and tacheion, “quickly,” tachos, “quickness, speed.” a poetical and late form of No. 2, “of swift approach,” is used in 2Pe 1:14, RV, “swiftly” (AV, “shortly”), lit., “(the putting off of my tabernacle is) swift,” i.e., … Continue reading “Swift, Swiftly”