Jacob Gerhard Ewert (November 24, 1874 – March 16, 1923), also known as J. G. Evert, was a Mennonite socialist and pacifist from Hillsboro, Kansas. From 1909 he was editor of the German-language newspaper Hillsboro Journal, later renamed Vorwärts. Ewert wrote books and pamphlets on socialism, on temperance, and on warfare. The historian Duane Sotltzfus described Ewert as a "tireless advocate for conscientious objectors, writing articles and counseling many draftees" when writing for Vorwärts. The Newton, Kansas, newspaper Der Herold, edited by H. P. Krehbiel, challenged his published support of socialist agendas.
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.
References
- Neff 1956.
- ^ Stoltzfus 2011, p. 261.
- Juhnke 1968; Neff 1956.
- Juhnke 1968, p. 12.
- Ewert 1900; Ewert 1909; Juhnke 1975, pp. 67–71.
- ^ Friesen 1982.
Works cited
- 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. 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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