The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-01-30
[coMMUNIoATRD.1
Mr.. John Mahon.

Mr.. John Mahon, whose death
was chroniclod in the COURIER
IF the 18th INST, was q man whose
requires more than q pass
ing notice. When shout Is years Of
age, perhaps in 1909, he joined the
Wesleyan Methodist Society in the
pace Of his residence, in the county
Of Westmeath, ireland. Very soonh he
was appointed . class~leader, and for
years the class met in his own house.
He also served the Church as Sab
bath School Superintendent. At the
time Of his connection with the Yves
lcyans the societies were regarded
as belonging to the Established
Church; and in addition to their
own meetings the members were in
the habit Of attending the public
services from that church, from
whose ministers they received the
sacraments. Soou the lines of sep
aration between the societies and the
churches became more distinctly
drawn, and the Wesleyaps agitated
the question of entire denomination
al separation, and the administration
of the ordinance by their own min
listers. This change, which had pre-
viously been made 10 England, was
carried by the Irish Conference Of
1914. Quite a party in the societies
dissented from this action, and the
result was a division of the societies
and the organization of q distinct
body, still holding connection with
the establishment, and known as the
Irish Primitive Methodidists. The
organization Of this body took place
at q convention held in Dublin, Jan.
9th 1873 Ofthis convention Father
Mahon was member. After his EN-
igration to the United States, at
Xenia, Ohio, he identified himself
with the Observation-Disclosures. On
coming to Ottumwa he identified
himself with the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. His life was exemplary.
Night and. mornineA.-.~a thc'scrp-
lures in his family and offered prayer.
This was not allowed to be interrupt
ted; He esteemed the privileges of
the church, and especially the class
meeting and love-feast. His expert
once was deep, rich, scriptural, and
its narrative always instructive. In
view of death he was calm, assured,
rejoicing in the hope Of the glory
of God" His favorite expression
was, with eyes uplifted, the tears
sufiiusing his aged cheeks, and his
hands reverently clasped,
Here raise my Ebenszer,
Hither by thy help I'm come;
sassy g sr Il ~ & S sO0s pleasure
To that hume he haa .danarted and
/" he being dead, yet speaketh.H Al.
ter spending rs years 10 months and
five days on earth. and probably So
years in the church militant; he has
gone to live forever with God, in the
!" church OF the first,born, whose
names are written in Heaven"
g For tbs CoURIER.l
AGENCY CRY, Iowa,
January, 9th, 1868. {
Ed. COURIER, SIRs.
/ noticed short
sketch in reference to the notorious
Joseph E. Harden, published in your
paper last week, which contains two
or three capital errors. First, it pur.
ports tobe quotation from the Pitts
burgh Christian Advocate, which is
not the case. In the second place, it
assigns hisformerresidenc Oakland,
Pennsylvania, which is o mistake,
Oakland is in Maryland. And his
former residence was Portland, W.
Y. In the third place, ] am exhortcd
not to lay hands violently on any
st. Paul directs. This is
good advice and will apply to more
rlaces than Agency City.
The way this recreant scamp, com.
nenced preaching here was in my
ABSENCE. / was engaged in holding a
,rotracted meeting in Ashland, when
10 came to Agency City with his bran
lew wife, and At once exhibited his
I'D License to the brethren, and they
lot suspecting anything wrong, in
1itcd him to ill my Sabbath appoint
nent, and all this without my knowl.
'dge. do not mean to censuro my
rood brethren here in the least, for
hortly after ! come to this State, |
vhen / was stationed 10 Montesuma, |
renegade from justiceimposed him.
elf upon me. But in the case of Mr.. |
Harden, the dead wood was upon
ae. As soon q / made his acquain-
ance l demanded his church letter,
ut be wholly neglected it. My sus-
icions were aroused. BY writing to
is former Pastor, j. NJ. Powell, of
Y. v. Conference--an old friend and |
cquaintance of mine, we obtained
history Of the man in full. Now
his Joseph +. Harden, did not to my
nowledge, try to borrow q shirt,
r overcast, or hat, or any other
leriesl garment from any Minister Of
ur city.
Yonrs frstsrnally,
J. CRAIG.
Marshall Jewell, of Hartford, has
een nominated by the republicans as
ov. of CT. Election first Monday in
pril. The convention unanimously |
adorscd Gen. Grant "a candidate for
resident, every delegate rising and
wing nine cheers for Grant, the