Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-06-02
Rev. Sam Jones.

Following are extracts from the
sermon of Rev. Sam Jones, who is
now conducting such a successful re-
vival in Nashville:
zone sin cuts the soul adrift from
God"
of had a creed Id sell it to a
museum"
"God pity a man who has to smoth-
or himself up to be decent"
"a man may live and die in good
company, and not be saved at the
last"
"The best you can make of an I'M
regenerated man is that lie is a white
washed scoundrel.
Gust as morals are above manners,
so hog beats dram drinker as an
associate"
"If a man hasn't enough religion
10 pray in his family, he hasn't enough
to save his soul with"
Il can't bride Gods grand jury nor
defy the court that tries me at the
last day"
"God have mercy on man who
processes to be a Christian and has
not got it from head to foot
II couldn't get to my front gate no
understanding, but | could get to
heaven on believing"
"Christianity is not in getting re-
ligion, but in getting Christ"
"lf you hang oil to the mercy seat
ten days longer, we will have TO i'm =
port sinners to Nashville"
81 have no right to advise man to
do anything that he might not die de-
ing that, and die sane"
"If you are ready to say tonight,
I've done, I've quit, then you are right
where God can put his hands on you"
eff you want to know where all
the gratitude of my heart centres TO.
day | will tell you 90 back to that
August day when | got Christ"
ats not so much when and where
man joins the church. It's all right,
just so lie sticks to it."
"a mans hates and his likes deter
mine his character; mans aflinities
determine what he is and who he is
"Ive seen men not afraid to die, but
never saw one that was not afraid
of the judgment of God"
az have doubts, says one. Well
you just quit your meanness and you
will quit doubling"
81 would rather associate with a
dog than with profane swearer.'
say things that sound strange, but
I've weighed EN-"
"There is no argument in hell OF
earth to teach me that the love of God
is not in my heart"
Everybody ought to keep good
company. There is not an angel in
Heaven proof against bad company"
"lteligion is reality with me, as
much so as the fact that I've got foul
fingers on each hand. Il believe il
the ground OH which l stand"
eff you will let me l would cut
loose the last ligament that binds you
to sin, and let you swim out into the
bottomless, bOundless ocean of the
love of God"
what is judgment? 1t is the
equitable adjustment of all issues
What is in the ecclesiastical sense
1t is the final session of the church
in Heaven"
Perhaps if you don't talk of youl
religion it is because you haven't any
religion to talk about. Folks with i'll
health don't go round Dragging on
their physician"
81 would not take the record OF
some people who hear my voice to-
day and 90 to the judgment bar OF
Christ for all the money in the uni.
verse of God, and goodness knows
I'm poor enough"
1.-The difference between the most
unregenerate man in this town and
the best man are external differences.
You are not to blame for being the
biggest rascal in town, but | don't
give you any credit for it,"
"What is the record of the member.
of the churches of this town? Ten
thousand gallons of liquor sold to.
day by member of the Methodist
church. My God! A mothers tears
and church's prayers can never wipe
ii out"
"Conscience Thank God for ev-
cry cultivated and enlightened con-
science on the face of the earth. The
saddest sight the word ever saw is an
outraged conscience that has been
outraged by sin until it is as if it had
been scared and branded with hot
iron"
81 have as much right to 90 out
and get drunk as any man in Nash
vile. Who gave you the right
Who gave you the right to lie and
steal and swear? | do not want any
man to join the church and do like
he does out of it,"
"Many fellows pray for rain with
their tubs bottom side up. God can't
fill a tub that way, unless he exercises
gravity. You put your tub right
side up, hoops tight and close up nn.
der the caves, and you will heal
something thunder
at is not asking much of YOU to
ask you to believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ. | believed him for twenty
five years, but | did not believe on
Him as much as the devil did. The
devil believed on Him and trembled
| believed on Him and kept on drink.
ing"
"A man will tell you that 10 one
can get religion without going to the
altar. Why, affairs started down in
Georgia siXty-nine years ago, and
tell you, you can be Christian with.
out an altar"
They are Not Sorry.
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