New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-03

! for lust q single moment anu 'neh Po"pOp
down upon the chaplain of chaplalns IN the
whole meeting; he could poise himself on
equal wing for just one 1utteIing instant over
a communicating of entire strangers and scoop
Won I'D a chaplain at q glance; chaplain VINO
sbould have the intellectual grip for. lodge OF
! Good Templars; tho fervor and the martial
ardor for militia brigade, or the staying power
| for Legislature. And Jones is-but it may
be we are too rapid. Possibly some reader
of THE TRIBUNE may not know who Jones Is
| Let us pause then q moment while we con-
yene Jones and contemplate him. We are not
ourselves so familiar with the history OF Jones
as we could wish. And yet we think we can
get him together somehow, in epochs, Ike the
Pentateuch, and convey fair impression OF
him. We are indebted for our facts to The
Sprinqfed Republican, which seems to know
of him and as thus far in the canvass for the
cbaplancy of the Massachusetts House Of
Representatives that journal has not nom
mated the Hon. Char-but perhaps that is If
relevant The Reverend Jesse IL. Jones is a
Representative from the XIlth Plymouth Dis
trict to the Massachusetts, General Court. And
he represents Labor Reform. Need we say
more We think not unless indeed some one
Pi'p"''F
form labor TO that We cannot make answer
in detail, but we do feel warranted in saying
that if left to himself he will either reform 1T
or 10 away with it altogether.
The Rev. Mr.. Jones has been engaged In
selecting n chaplain for the Massachusetts
House of Representatives. He has made his
choice and has sent TO the MEMBERSHIPS
circular informing them of the fact ana the
candidate The Rev. Mr.. Jones knew his
best hold. The matter of choosing Speaker
and clerks and doorkccpcrs and snch h left
to others-to the worldly -minded and profane.
1.-THE chaplain" said he, 4" will myself
" selcct.r SO nominated he " the Rev. Joseph
Cook of Boston, and in the circular before
referred 10 announced it to his fellOw-mem-
brrs. He describes HIM. Mr.. Cook" he says,
is a man of stature, OF grip and strength
4" and power of body"-consideraton of no
small consequence in a chaplain But adds
the Rev. Mr.. Jones, - in stature of mind, IN
Z" grip and strength and power of thought, be
far excels' There he is in outline shetched
physically and intellectually and how bold a
figure it is too. Now for the filling up. Says
Jones: " lie wicds his subject IA a farmer would
"wield n fail lie trampcs down wrong with
Z" an clcphantinc tread. He handles the teach
"ings of the chief thinkers of our day ~ the
TOYS of an athlete not one Of them is a la
Dor to him. Ills keen disccrnmcnt cuts
fright through all their sophistries and he
brushes them aside as cObwebs.' Let rs
pause here u moment 10 say that Cook Is the
man for the place The world has waited long
for chaplain who is llail wieldcr, an elcphan-
tine trampler an athlete among chief thinkers,
sophislry cutter and cobwcb brushcr.
When we read further that q" Mr. Cook has
marked originality and freshness OF thought
/" and expression y that &" he does not say the
same thing over twice = that he is "a man
" of immense brain, OF great heart. OF mighty
power" and that "ho is fully abreast
of all that is best aud most truly
progressive in the movements OF
4" the thought and life OF tho world"
we are in some measure prepared for what
would be Otherwise the abrupt announcement,
" one hardly needs add that MIR. Cook
j. every inch - man." Wen, hardly. Mr..
Jones remarks also tAat " he ia cast in a he
rolc mold" that "hc moves steadily for
ward in his purpose with tread" Che seems
al uncommOny heavy stopper Z" that 1t rests
one jlst TO feel tho power oi, ana that he
" IA made up on rare scale Of greatness and
&" completeness"
And yet it may. after al. happen that the
ni,l1Iurc--Leeislaturcs are 80 hayward aud
p,ryersc at timcs-may not elect the Rev.
Joseph Cook OF Boston. Who knows but that
some light footed person, whose tread il does
not rest one just to feel the power Of who
does not handle his subject like Il ilail, nor
trampo down wrong with an clcphantine
tread. nor handle the teachings OF the chic
thinkers of our day ~ the toy, of an athlete,
nor cut through s0phstrics nor brush away
cobwcb-. may be elected. Wen. well,
let us hope for the best. We know mt least
that the Rev. Jesse II. Jones has done his
duty. And if after this the Legislature shall
elect another, no member of that body can
shake his CORY locks ut the Rev Mr.. Jones
and say he did it, That noble representative
of Labor Reform can rest content waiting for
the time to come, "a come some day 1t must,
when the General Court shall lift up It's
bowed head from the slnmbrOus exercise of
IA chaplain not east in a heroic mold, and with
one accord exclaim, ooh for an hour OF the
" Rev. Joseph Cook of Boston, Then may
the Rev. jesse II. jones rise in his place and
calmly say, /" ! told you so'
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