Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-21

From the Rec. Sam Jones' Sermon at LOceland
There's not one in ten of you here who cares
rap whether man gets place to eat or
sleep Just as long as you and your wife and
children get enough. Yes. that's 30. God is
not going to do much for a concern like this
tell you. He thinks too much of Himself to
mix with that class.
Pm your guest. and Pm agolng to behave
myself, but while I'm in the pulpit I'm
ag0ng to say few things, and if you don't
like the way things go you know the way out.
God Will not do for any one what a man Will
not 10 for himself. That's your own lob. and
some OF you have got mighty tough lob.
God VIII never quit drinking whisky for YOU
and nothing in Gods world will keep 4 man
sober who Is pouring in WHISKY. Christ and
whisky won't stay in the same hide at the
same time
Do You know q pious politician in America
today Do your Rack me out one; want
to see him powerful bad. I've been hunting
for one for years. / amt on politics. but I
wanted to say this much.
I've got the pr0fOundest contempt for man
or woman that will drink wine, beer. or whis-
Ky. It's these things that are debauching
humanity.
There are lots of preachers who are ever
lastlngly preaching on the God size of re-
demptiOn, on the Divinity Of Christ and the
Authenticity OF the Scriptures and # the mys-
teries of redemption and the incarnation. La
me. the devil don't want any better Joke on
a preacher than to start HIM of on that line
"He that heheveth not shall be damned -
That's inhdelity. and that's curse. Ii isn't
Boo lngersOll. lngersoll is q theoretical inf
del-eo called. He does no harm. II YOU
want 10 know the infidels Of this country. IFS
the Methodist, the Presbyterians, and the
Baptlsts. They are practical infdes--Inger-
soil IL theoretical. They believe everything
IN the Bible, ana won't do one thing In ~,
That's the inhdelity that's a curse.
1t Is my religious duty 10 work as we'll rs
pray; never saw a real lazy man in my lif
that han any confidence in his religion.
There are women In this world who haven't
struck a lick 81 work with their own hands
for years. They board and lay around and
about; all they do is shop. shop, shop. Hell is
full Of snch women as that! That sort cannot
20 to heaven.
II this sad, solemn, dropping, dignined pietv
- what makes your relation, want It before
die, ont don't want IL until inst about A
minute before die-I don't want TO be loaded
with II while live. II religion means shall
nope and cry and must not laugh, 10 would he
too short TO stretch myself In aud too narrow
10 curl myself up in
Have you ever been 20 a PRAYER meeting in
Cincinnati OF a town PRAYER meotingf The
preacher walks in sOlemuly and almost Noise
lcssly, and the old brethren come iu and scat
ter around the church ne far apart ~ possible.
one brother Is called 10 sing and another e.
pray, and then after prayer the N 20 home
sneakingly aud call 10 growing Ia grace %
On. Lord, what lonesome fime they have
mad The Lord don't 80 within q mile Of 'em
and the devil gets m.
Whenever man can't laugh he rs in need
of liver medicine. There's something
wrong with him. Many fellow In This coun.
Try has mistaken n disOrdercd liver for re-.
ligiou-a mis- rahie old dose 10 "a 10 carry. /
DON'T care Wheihor man laughs or cries al
church., want to know whc hcr hes "a good
husband nr lather and 20 good neighbnr.
We have ditgusted the world with our re.
llRlon Its not attractive TO the race, hecausn
our religion "a without JOY, gladnoss, smiloe,
and songs.
Lets rei liltle more rct-up.and-git in
Gus religion. ttll do good. This three.
mile.an'hour lick won't keep ahead OF the
devil.
stand here AMI see that sister headed Tor
thr theatre on "Wednesday Blght, CioH wnnfa
hcf lp go tn prayer meeting. hnd ne will ruli
On tnht .inr, and thr devil wanfa her % g0 %
we th. aifr, hnd hf pulIH 0n The lime.
Don't rriiiflso Hnp, hut criticize yourself.
lon lnDh nHt for yourselves Won can't nay
awning Wof.H about me than / can about
you IT llrr.' HNf fh.ur ] dHHrIar its dull
uAe' 4 lAe " zee thlrEs move w.