Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-03-07
PREACHING IN PRISON.
A REVIVAL INAUGURATED Ii THE COUNTY JAIL
JONES, THE FoRGER, EXPORTS HIS FLOCK
ROUGH BUT TELLING ELOQUENCE-
RELIGIOUS MELODIES.

During the past few nights there has been
considerable of religious revival going on In
the County Jail, and meetings are held quite
often. The first intimation the Tailor had OF
the matter was hearing the song, " Rock of
Ages" howed forth about 9 clock last Thurs
day evening by the prisoners, the forger Jones
acting as leader. This singing was kept up for
nearly two hours, and there was a regular
quartetts leading in the songs, which were
rendered with fine effect
THE MEETING LAST NIGHT.
Last night a regular revival was in progress
until a late hour. Jones, the forger, led the
affair and acted exhorter. Mr.. Pritchard,
the slayer of Symons, sang the hymns, and a
coaple of Elko burg lars also took active
part The congregation consisted of Migrants
and opium smokers. Jones called the meeting
to order by stating that, as the authorities had
never tit to supply them with biological
Pabuum, he had determined to set the bali
rolling and see what he could do for the
spiritual salvation of the inmates of the Jail.
He proposed to deliver a short address on the
text, "Honesfy is the best policy" if the
rest of the brethren didn't seriously object.
There being no dissenting voice he proceeded
as follows
THE FokcERs ADDRESS
My hearers, . sermon on honesty may come
with peculiar grace from me. | am charged
with forgery, but | wouldn't advise any of
you chaps to Jump at hasty conclusions until
you hear the evidence l may get clear yet.
A volce-We all hope to. The expression
that " honesty is the best policy" was first
thrown out ON a thieving world by Ben Frank
lin, an old humbug (hsar, hear,) who lived
long time age. | don't agree with B. Frank
lin at all, that honesty should be policy
dodge. If mans honest, he's honest any
how, and if he just simply keeps correct from
policy, he's bad egg at heart and only wait
ing to get the confidence of the community
and rob them out of thousands A voice
Correct. One often meets men who are
regular thieves at heart, but stay square, not
because they think it is the right thing, but
20 as to get good standing in the community.
lust as soon the pile they can get their
laws on reaches their fingers, they muzzle
and skip the gutter as quick as the fires of
inferno can scorch the tail feather off gnat.
The speaker was interrupted by cheers and
aused to wet mis- throttle with some water.
man who is honest from policy would steal
he had the nerve and the chance. We
elbows In here were cursed with rather too
1uch nerve and We re too candid to conceal <
ur real character Here sneak thief sitting a
L the far corner of the corridor rose and
sked if the preacher proposed to indulge in :,
in his discourses If SO he wanted
, give up his pew. He was Immediately re-
uked for his unseemly sndeavors to disturb
lie meeting and sat down.
VOCAL EXERCISES
The sermon made profound impression on
hares Van Gorder, the opium smoker, and v
. broke forth with, ''We will Gather at the '"
iver, PIN which all heartily joined. After this g
10 whole crowd sang almost anything they IL
uld think of in the shape of populor melo- %
es both secular and religious. The secular p
ngs, however, did net find much favor and 60
rhe Sweet Bye and Bye" was sung; the bal
zee of the music was of deeply religious =
aractsr and sung too, in style that weuid '"
feet credit In church choir. The men IN
ened to enter into the true spirit of the I'd
ing and their rich voices exchoed strangely vi
the heavily walled prison until quite nd
,wd collected in the Sheriff office Jones Ill
10 seems to be the prime mover in the mat So
:, announces that he proposes to keep up a
sular revival during his stay there.