Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-09-03
C0MMUNICA lions.
For the Farmer.
EseV's Zones and Rowe.
HoLMEsyILLE, o., Aug. 6, 1863.

MEssRs. EsriLL Il NEwroN:-I see by the
Farmer, Of JuIy 90th, that you have been
taking some notice oil the proceedings of the
great pic. mic that came off in Monroe town
ship, not long since, upon which occasion
there seems to have been several distinguished
characters, and among others our once beloved
and much esteemed brethren J. II Jones aud
John F Rowe, who were once much esteemed
as Ministers of the Gospel in the denomi nat ion
to which they belong. | am sorry to near
chat they have so far forsakon the Gospel and
turned their attention to preaching politics of
the day That instead of preaching peace on
earth and good will to men they are eng ed
in preaching war and bloodshed as well as
the destruction of the Constitution and Laws
of our once happy Republic; following in the
wake Of Gerret Smith, Abby Kelly and
other infdcls Of the same stripe. Indeed it
seems that it would 10 hard to misrepreseut
them in the course of reasoning pursued by
them, as ] am told it would not look weA on
slang is concerned. | have only to say
when public speakers make their promises
false they certainly must come to false con-
clusions in their course of reasoning. AS to
our man Jones we have but itte to say about
him, as he does not belong here. we have,
therefore, no claims upon him, his history
speaks for itself, oil we can say about him (or'
at least those of US who have known him from
boy) is that he has seen better days. Many
OF us can woll remember his zeal for the
iurtherance OF the cause and kingdom Of tho
Messiah. A more popular preacher did not often
come among the pOope to which he was at
cached. What do we see and hear nowl In.
stead Of those once heavenly and sublime
appeals in behalf of the Prince OF Peace, the
Lord of Lords and King of Kings, we have a
continuous strain of abuse of those who are
preaching peace Mr.. Jones can well remer.
ber when he used to preach what he then
termed this glorious Gospel, ,--how those Sec.
tarians, AZ he termed them, talked Of him as
dangerous man, nor could he, as he we'll
knows obtain one of their houses of worship
to speak in without some difficulty, unless it
was to lecture on temperance or sone other
fanatical subject. Ii Mr.. Jones was right
then he certainly cannot be right now. But,
for aught know, he has received or made a
new edition to the Gospel, or perh APPS new
Gospel altogether. Let us see, have heard
him say the word Gospel meant glad tidings,
peace on earth and good will to men On
one occasion this Jones said, in speaking of
war, or puacO rather, that the Saviour when
starting on march with his army of twelve
men he euquircd how many swords they had
A little follow by the name OF 4 cter answered
and said; two, Lord; the Lord said: that is
enough. Jones then remarked that this same
Peter (I suppose he felt little like J. II.
Jones does now) cut Off the right ear OF the
servant OF tho High Priest The Lord told
him to put up thy sword for they that tight
with the sword shall perish by the sword -
Now, instead Of the Lord encouraging his
servants to fight, he took this servants car,
put Ito it's place aud healed It. My book
says the Messiah must have been christia n A.,
or ut least was teaching the principles OF
pb- -isf hat
Now, il Mr.. Jones has been in error all his
lite. until this war commenced, no must con
Tess he has lei many souls estray, aud under
his new Gospel. l should like to know, how
many converts no has made to his new theory,
Tor he used to preach faith in Jesus Christ,
(not in Lincoln), hearty and sincere repent
ance and an imersion into the name oil the
Father, Son aud Holy Spirit, as requisite to
the forgiveness of sins wi Ii promise of the
gilt OF tue Holy Spirit. Ishould like to know
into what church brother Joues receives his
converts and how he bapuzes them, and
should like to see one of his perform.
ances, and would recommend brother Estil to
furnish him with copy of the abolition gem,
TO remind him OF his bettor days--as brothor
Jones In good and sweet singer doubt not
but what he would profit by copy of the
gem. Now as TO John F. Rowe, who is fol-
lowing In the wake of his brother Jones, Is
partially stranger among us. He came here
IN the early part of the Spring Of 1851 to
preach for tho Disciples Church in Holmes
vile, The officers ofthe church gave aim to
know that they wanted no political preaching
on either side as there had been previously,
but wanted man to preach the unad u lterated
word OF truth. To this Mr.. Rowe gave his
assent and said, as he has often said since,
that he did not wish TO dabble in the muddy
pool OF politics, and appeared to labor faith.
iuly until near the close OF the second year
"hen me brethren, at least some OF them, be-
gan to think that he was grlsping for pow er.
al least II was evident no was trying to rulo
IN every thing, and subsequently made boast
that he had suffered himseltto be trampled
but would consent to it no longer. lie also
SAID he intended to stand on a broader plat.
form. suppose the Gospel platform had he.
come too small for our brave little man; hc
had become much larger than he was when
he hrst came among the people here, indeed
hsSppeared very humble, kind aud conde-
scending, so much SO that even those who be