The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-03-07
AN ILLINOIS PIONEER.
Who Was a Contemporary Of Abe Liu-
coin and Col. I'd Baker Of Oregon
He Wss in Salem Few YeaS Ago With
Vice President steyenson--Leetures
at Salem Thursday Evening.

Judge VIM. G. Ewing is what the
British would call one Of those "bloom'
in Yankees" with smooth shrewd
physiognomy, a fine forehead and fea-
lures that remind one Of "Pap" Waite
and Abraham Lincoln, both pretty good
Americans Of sacred memory lie ar
rived in the city this morning and is the
guest Of Christian Science friends, FIR
whom he is billed 10 lecture at Reeds
opera house Thursday evening this week.
lie was called on by a number Of
newspaper men and chatted freely
about bis present trip. lie was on the
coast in 1893 az one Of Vice-President
steyenson's party and passed through
Salem early one morning. His oldest
brother was for thirty years law part
neT ol tilt lhte lce-l Ichiuthh hlh NhS
appointed Minister 10 Brussels.
"Our family resided in Bloomington
and lived there until I was young
man when removed 10 Chicago" said
Judge Ewing, where have lived ever
since. My father was lawyer and our
home was kind Of headquarters for all
the lawyers when Abraham Lincoln was
practicing. Lincoln made his home 'at
our house .and knew him intimately
from the time was boy until he was
elec ted president. My father was a
'locoioco' in politics and Lincoln always
said he would make whig Of one Of his
boys So for starter he gave me the
nickname Of 'whig' and II stuck to me
a great many years. knew Col. Ed.
Baker Of Springfield, afterwards y. $.
Senator from Oregon, as well as | knew
my father. Also the man who became
q. s. Senator Jas. McDougal Of Caliior-
MIA"
One has 10 look at Judge Ewing twice
70 realize that he'was a contemporary Of
a generation that IL past and gone. His
bright eye and fresh complexion would
indicate a man Of about iify, as mortals
count time and ~ notes run at the bank.
Asked how Christian Scientists treat
I'd such matter rs the South African
War, he said they had nothing TO do
with Il except TO hope that it would
soon stop. Asked how he reconciled
Christian Science With politics, he said
the question was how 10 reconcile poll.
ties with any religious belief. Asked ~
TO what practical advantage Christian
Science claimed over any Of the other
many Christian forms Of belief, no
said.-
"lolaim great practical advantages will !
flow 10 any individual, and especially to |
the head Of a family. Every Christian
may be assured Of constant
health and every one may be his
own physician and be free from the loss
Di time aud interruption Of business
'aused by illness, 10 say nothing Of the
actual cash expenses that are hcaped
upon family, which in the case Of
Iaboring man sometimes results in the
loss OF employment aud loss Of home. | |
was healed about fifteen years ago. My |
wife wasan active scientist before was.
Before We Investigated Science medical
md drug bills werc one third OF the cost
u our living. Since then our expense
n that line has not been fifteen cents in
iiteen years.
The Judge had great many callers
olay, among them number Of the pro.
essional men OF the city, Attorney
has, A. Park found him 10 bc his old
aw professor at Michigan University.
where he Was the one teacher all the
'oys liked. lie has been busy most Of
he day with a s,enographer clearing up
correspondence, which is very large, as he
. one n The national hoard Of lectnrerr.