The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-06-30
A cruel Injustice.

Rev. Sam Jones, like all Othcr cole ,
,rated evangelists, breaches for filthy
ucre. Before he can DO induced 10
20 TO any place TO preach, stipulated
sum has 10 be assured him else he
does not go. This Is not in accord
anco with the divine injunction of the
Savior TO his apostles. But times
have changed very much since Christ
was ON the earth, and so have the pco-
pie. Preachers need money now the
same rs other people, and cannot con-
veniently get along without it.-La-
grange Journal.
We are very much astonished TO |
find the above paragraph in our friend
Edmondson's paper. 1t is so unlike
the man who Ia the soul of truth and
honor himself and who despises ialse-
hood In others with an inextingnish-
able hatred The fact is Sam breaches
for nothing rs nearly as poor man
can. A man who coolly rejects gift
OF ten thousand dollars as he did in
Nashville, must either be very rich
man or else he Is very unseliish one.
Sam is poor. Perhaps thousand dol
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humanity Is '"a' :" now
Tor his family indeed, the tende
feelings he has IN his heart Tor IN
who OF MS bosom ana ms niue ones
are so great, so strong, that they wei
up and overflow his lips in season AM
out. IL is the one touch OF natur
which makes the whole world OF XII
surely then II ne Is mercenary IN nj
. heart here Is sufficient provocatiol
The temptation to grasp Tor them
ever present, and the means OF graf
lying IL are never absent III he iia
been mercenary the people oil wac
Is would have raised five thousand do
lars 10 have Kept him another wee
Such reward, such motive, ca
} never capture sam Jones. The ms
Is notonly fearless buthe is unconqne
r ably honest. Extremely honest INT
If cannot love money ~ do those wi
"a care nothing rs to the risks they n
TO get 1t.
No, Sam may be proud, ambitio
IN and anxious to rank as one OF I
&c the first preachers of the age, VIII
Or he undoubtedly is, but he is Meth
dishonest or inercenary. The TACT
no Is simply a grand man. hcis o
" OF the biggest OF earth, and no me
or httie sentiment can harbor IN
q great heart for any great length
time. Ills sermon sunday norm
III last was. we think, the grandest, me
40 massive, ana al tue same uihe,
Ig tchucrest, most touching anu beau
n. iui message 70 iaiien man ever del
cred since the sermon on the mou
:" ie'i upon the ears OF inc ehr'
10 tureu uiscipicS. Inns Is sayi
:" agood deal out II Is not exaggcraii
"nei, nc hau composed .he arch
ou,iu'ng up 'nc ohr'S'iah grac
nv putting III 'hc keys'oho Oh chari'y'
he pa"seu moment anu Saiu; NOW y
ny nave ouiiuins Us strung as -'pan
nd We .ho"gh' nc WOMB say lhe pm
oi iierv"'es' as ,he granite riou
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y" wor"s' 'no s'''r'e commanding u
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