Jacob Ewert
Jacob Gerhard Ewert (November 24, 1874 – March 16, 1923),[1] also known as J. G. Evert,[2] was a Mennonite socialist and pacifist from Hillsboro, Kansas.[3] From 1909 he was editor of the German-language newspaper Hillsboro Journal,[4] later renamed Vorwärts.[citation needed] Ewert wrote books and pamphlets on socialism, on temperance, and on warfare.[5] The historian Duane Sotltzfus described Ewert as a "tireless advocate for conscientious objectors, writing articles and counseling many draftees" when writing for Vorwärts.[2] The Newton, Kansas, newspaper Der Herold, edited by H. P. Krehbiel, challenged his published support of socialist agendas.[6]
Ewert attended the Mennonite Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas, and later taught both there and at a Mennonite Brethren college, Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Neff 1956.
- 1 2 Stoltzfus 2011, p. 261.
- ↑ Juhnke 1968; Neff 1956.
- ↑ Juhnke 1968, p. 12.
- ↑ Ewert 1900; Ewert 1909; Juhnke 1975, pp. 67–71.
- 1 2 Friesen 1982.
Works cited
[edit]- Ewert, Jacob (1900). Der Gute Kampf: Eine Allegorie (in German). Mennonite Publishing Co.
- ——— (1909). Christentum und Sozialismus (in German). Hillsboro, Kansas: Journal Press.
- Friesen, Duane K. (1982). "Mennonites and Social Justice: Problems and Prospects" (PDF). Mennonite Life. Vol. 37, no. 1. North Newton, Kansas: Bethel College. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- Juhnke, James C. (1968). "J. G. Ewert: A Mennonite Socialist" (PDF). Mennonite Life. Vol. 23, no. 1. North Newton, Kansas: Bethel College. pp. 12–15. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ——— (1975). A People of Two Kingdoms. Newton, Kansas: Faith and Life Press.
- Neff, J. W. N. (1956). "Ewert, Jacob G.". In Dyck, Cornelius J.; Martin, Dennis D. (eds.). The Mennonite Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Work on the Anabaptist-Mennonite Movement. Vol. 2. Hillsboro, Kansas: Mennonite Brethren Publishing House.
- Stoltzfus, Duane (2011). "Armed With Prayer in an Alcatraz Dungeon: The Wartime Experiences of Four Hutterite C.O.'s in Their Own Words" (PDF). The Mennonite Quarterly Review. 85 (2): 259–292. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
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