The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-03-14
RANDOM T1IOUGIErs No. II.
BH THE EDITOR.

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Did ! ever tell my readers about the origin Of
the irrepressIble conflict between the Democrats
and negroes lB Jackson county? Ifnot Twill tell
you now, and II may take two or three numbers.
In the year 1919, the Ohio Baptist Association
was formed. II consisted Of churches in Law.
renee. Gallla, jackson, and scoto counties. One
Of these churches was composed Of members v'
ing In both jackson and GallIa counties, and part
Of the members were white, and part were ne.
groes. For these reasons, this church was called
"unIon Church" The colored members Of this
church lived on creek called Dirty Face This
settlement was In GallIA county, some two or
three miles up the creek from where Galla Fur
mace IL now located. use the word 'church" as
itwAs used then meaning the members, in their
ofgauIssd capacity and not their house Of wor-
ship, as now used. The house OF worship was
then known az the Injecting house" lI
! The meeting house Of the Union church was
located upon the high point Of land west Of
Eaulkners old mill, where the GallIa Furnace
road crosses the Black Fork OF symmes Creek.
Il Was built Of hewed logs, and had gallery
above. II was perhaps thirty feet square, and
had rough benches for seats. and rude pulpit
called stand" This meeting house was bhflt
perhaps 10 the year 1920. It was ii the woods,
aud Just west Of the house was gthve yard,
vhsre there were few graves. They were not
enclosed, but bad only rude pens built around
them, made Of poles cut In tho surrounding
woods, and the top Of the pen was covered with
IKE poles. Some Of those pens had TO.lCd down,
when lean hrsIremembeE, about the year 1870 or
1880. This Old meeting house, and the neglected
grave yard, had most dcsolate appearance.
When we bO5a were at meeting, aud wppted
water, We went down avery steephlll, south cast
0ffhe meeting house, where there was spring
ofpure cold water. gushing out Of the steep hill
side. The people coming TO meeting, came up
the bill on the north side, where II was not 80
steep, and they hitchod their horses in the woods
neas the meeting house.
Among The colofed members Of this church,
there was preacher, named James b. Stewart
He waa pIoua cd man, and possessed cOnsIdeTa.
bic native aIoquentc. lie was called upon fre.
qaentIy 10 preach funerals, among The white peo-
pie. both members Of the church and Others.
IN the same nelEhbOrhood where Stewart lived,
pas blacksmith named Seth shaiier, Eenemlly
called Shaver. lie was . man who frequently
drank 10 excess, aud was great fighter HO
uas never whipped have seen him so badly
beaten that be scarcely looked human, and yet he
asyst w@ known 70 have cried "euqugs" But
be sas - honest man, and have heard my father
HAylthal hs HevsF resided near better neIghbor
-tIlaa Seth ehafeE s. Hffs Js % soefa
Inthe sarne aelghbohOod resided man named
Wsods--M Matthew Woods. think. lie was gon-
sFally Known e "Double- Headed w6OdA " on &C.
eapht Of hls head being very long from the ears
hselE. His wIfsa name was Nancy, and she had q
usry dark complexion, IN fact. some said that
ihsrs was the blood Of Ham IN her yelnR .,,,,
sch HhaGer vas fond Of a joke, aud ono day,
whes somewhat in liquor, he told person whom
he net, that be had caught Stewart and Nancy
wood having Improper intimacy. This Frpori
soon spread, and coming to the earsofi rhlnp
raIabsfs a mssabeE 0f De church, anda white
nh. he at once pfsleifSd charges in theehurrh
seaIkss Stewart Stewart denieaithc charge, and
shs saAsfsf ba aetaicd b che church during .
reEsod of roIne thfee Or fpafyeaFsa between the
yNsa ISIS end 1qs2sg Tbs IneplbsFs N che church
bssams dIyided lnso two partIes-vne agreeing
ssish Lambert end shs eihsF with Stewart.
III Imast asfsrishb btlahes Of the lhaEsllve
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