The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-10-22
SAM JONES, G0SPELER.
A Curious Revlvalist Holding
Forth In the South,
Preaching salvation to the People In Ian
guage That They Can Understand
O allIng Men Hypoorltes aud
Women Fools,
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putting many homely truths In striking
language, He numbers his converts ny
the thousand, and bis fame has spread
throughout the length and breadth Of the
land. No better Idea can be gained OF
this peculiar mans meth DDS OF work aud
thought than by reproducing some OF his
expressions taken from recent sermon
In a great gospel tent at Nashville, az fol-
lowsi
A person travels on the railroad on con-
ditIon, He buys ticket aud gots aboard,
Committing ono's self earnestly to any
purpose almost Insures its accom- pllsh-
mont, in 80 far as the thing can do H. Go-
Ing to sea In paper box Is to sink with
tho box; going In an ocean steamer, one
that has the strength Of hull aud steam In
the boil or makes one safe 30 long ~ the
vessel Il ats, II we commit ours Ives TO
the ficsh, we VIII perish with the Il ah'
Commit yourselves TO God and you Will
mover go down TIL God goes down,
As tho horse Is committed 10 you, 80
commit yourself TO God, and with tho
lines Of your life In his hand you are safe,
had horse over which ! had perfect
control by the slightest motion OF my
wrist God delights TO got such u cas-, Of
submission TO his wll Some OF US pay but
lit o attention 10 the bit. ! saw q big man
trying 10 control mule, and while the
animals head was turned IN the right d.
recton his DO ly was going In the opposite
direction. have seen McIhodlsts aud
BaptIsts like that mulo.
You say, somoo Of y "a; ~ lndorse Sam
Jones'" You had bettor lot him go aud
500 II God indorscs you He, Are you go-
ing to do botterY Arc you going TO pray In
your famllyy Don't blubbor In this meet-
ing, II you're not going TO pray AT homo In
your family, Tho naked resolution 10 do
better Ia a snare. II you want tho blessing
you must do what God would have you do.
Quo OF these Biptlsts can toll ~ VIII be-
forehand us no can after no gots 10 prayer
meeting who are going TO DO thoro. A
great many persons say they are going 10
pay their debts, aud think they are honest
for say ng so though they never do pay,
Loyalty TO God, This dilly-daly work Ia
tho cost Of thousands Of Christians llyoa.
I saw magnificent sottcr dog, and he
oboyod every motion Of his masters hand.
Oh. II tho Lord could control your actions
as easily.
Watch thy tongue. Mon tako little heed
OF what they do, and say anything that
com ,s into their heads, BY tho tongue
many aro lonb TO hell. MOthodsts pour,
Prcsbyterians sprinkle end Baptists lm'
mcrse the head, but tho tongue is loft M
dry as powder, Madame, you would bc
tho best wife In this town II II woro not
for your tongue
Persons use tho tongue In goSdplng and
Indecent conversation Whom thoy gossip
they talk about people, and whom they
talk lndocontly they talk about thiags. A
| little bit OF gossip will travel from one
tongue TO another 80 fast that II viii got
| all over Nashville before broHkf at A per.
sons tongue should bo tempered as peoo
OF iron is tempered.
| like to 500 q man with temper. HC
who has tompor has energy, but tho grca'
| thing Ia TO control tho tompor, ThcsC
goody.goody sort OF people won't do. They
allow themselves TO DO kickod around any
way. Children ofon suffer from tho blows
given by nm enraged and angorol parent
when asked tho reason for lnaictlng such
punishment ho ropllos; lost my temper
Yet, II that samo man meots another on
the street, ono Of whom no Ia afraid, you
.tter boiovo ho holds his temper then,
would rather stand up before tho blaS-
Ing mouth Of cannon than TO stand up
before the morcllcss tongue Of u woman
| have had somo experience In that
Brother Barboo has had somo oxporlonc,
at that.
II your guests don't put up with family
prayers you had bottor lot thom put up a.
the Maxwell House and pay thoIr board
too. Surh clttlo won't do. | cnll thon
cattle, aud uso Bible torn, Tho only
torn uso that Ia not In the Bible IL th,
word 'rascol," Noglootlng to pray Is lIlI,
noglocling to cat II yor don't cat yol
viii die, II you don't pray your spIr
will perish, Endure nlllctIon, Trouble
trouhlol thank God Tor trouble, How
many wivos and mothcrs have booI
throu h seas Of troublol BY trouble thol
oarncstncss In religion Is tcstcd,
Godschmdt married jenny Lind at
that he might break hor t0mp r, thinking
thereby hor voice could b. mndo NOR,
sweet IIo accomplished his purpose Hc
vocc arose to the parapcta Of honvon II
the swco est strains of music that angOll
ever listened TO from mortOs.
Some women are fools-tho biggest fool
In tho world They marry mon TO reform
them, Down In one place In Georgia al
tho girls took notion that they woul,
marry tho young sots about the vIllag
and reform them. Aud before long thcr
woro moro little "whlp.po5r.wi wild
ows around thoro than you could shake
stick at,
No, she who morrlos drunkord TO ro
form him Ia not tho biggest fool, Sho
tho biggest fool who y lrs, actually stir
the toddy for hor husband and secs hin
drink H. THIS Ia the case worry often. Yo
who str your husbands whisky ahoul,
march d wn town and mako tho lnforna
bnrkoopcr mix II up for you. You VIII
have drunkards for husbands should say
, thcm,
On road that loads Into ChOttanoog
| thero was onco saloon with u align I
front of ID. II was just on tho outside O
tho town. Tho sign read thus, "The FRS
Chancc.D Aud on coming out, tho ottcr
on tho other sIdo OF the board woro, 9TH
Last Chance"
Tho saloon had tho ilrst chance and th
last chance a. the whisky .loving travel
ors. You druukords' wlvos, like that so
loon, have tho 2rsl chance In tho mornn
} and tho last chance At night 10 reforr
your husbands On account of oxo,sslv
indulgence In liquor u man was sulrcrln
with mania potu. Tho physician said tina
he would die bororO morning, His wifi
said. "No, hc will not | have boon pray
Ing seventeen years for the salvation q