The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-04-19
FROM JACKSON COUNTY.
Cow STATION, JACKSON Co., OH1o,(

CovE STATION, JACKSON Co., OHIo,)
April 8, 1881.
Ed. SPIRIT: Years ago, communica-
tions from various localities we're pub.
lished by you, and with the hope you
will grant me little space ] pen you
few items.
l have travelled over many bills and
dales since I left "O!d Monroe" my
boyhood home. l visited the old home
stead in November last, where still lives
my mother, father having passed away
something over year before. A few
years produce great changes in families
40 we'll as in nations. The family circle
Is broken, not to be united again this
side Of eternity, II even then
I have been in this part Of the State
more or less for two years, and find
many noble-hearted people. Industry
is manifested by the majority. The soil
OF this county is sandy loan and will
not bear the heavy farming that many
other portions of our State will, but the
hills are rich in minerals, iron and coal.
There are some seventeen furnaces in
this county. The county boasts of her
freedom from debt; has considerable
money at interest; her streams, large
and small, are well bridged. A grand
railroad is partly completed The COM
psny intends to run it from Jackson C
H. to Pomeroy on the Ohio River.
The past wiuter has been the most ex
traordinary for cold and amount OF snow
ever realized bv the Oldest inhabitants
Of Southern Ohio. Stock, especially
sheep, has suffered severely by the recent
fall OF snow. We hope Spring has come
Wheat looks badly, mostly frozen out
the peaches are abe ut all killed no ono
looks for anything like an average crop
Of fruit the coming season iu this part.
Coal miners have been doing q good
business here the past winter, having
constant employment at good wages,
while the furnaces have not been idle
The different religious denominations
in "the regions round about have mol
much whereof to boast. Earnest efforts
have been made in various places f.
"call the sinner home," without an,
marked success. Hundreds OF people il
this and adjoining counties have been at
tracted by what they call ga new doc
trine;" and one popularity Of it is tina
It cannot be proven false from Bible
stand.poin'. Their doctrine so harmon
ICES with the Scriptures that the mos
expert critic cannot overthrow it. They
preach that the crock" upon whjcl
Christ built his church is "the Spirit o
OF God which is the spirit of revelation.
They believe In the same kind OF
church organization as set up by Jesu
Christ, believing In the same ordinances
promising the same evidences TO thos,
who obey as followed aucient believers
One noticeable feature is apparent, tha
hitherto existing churches hearing thi
"new doctrine" become divided ant
broken In . short time. Some thirty
two have openly acknowledged the doc
trine In this county, and almost uuani
mously speak the same things, declaring
1t to be true. have bad opportunity t,
hear them preach few times. and exam
Inc their publications, and am assures
there is nothing unscrip,ural in thei
faith. They call themselves "The Churcl
of Christ" Some champions Of differ
ent orders have challenged the minister
OF this new religion for pablic discns
sion, but failed to prove (by sound rea
sonine) 1t to be false. With good wishe
for all, I am very truly yours,
Il L. r. DEvokE.