Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-03-28
REV. sam JONES.
A Secular View of the Famous Evangelist
and His Work.

A Secular View of the Famous Evangelist
and His Work.
The .incorrigible DR. Bob White
gives the following description OF the
Rev Sam Jones, the noted and success
ful evangelist who has been conducting
meetings in Lebanon. This view by
4 secular philosopher" We doubt not
has been much enjoyed by Mr.. Jones
himself Says DIR. White in the Her
aid
In personal appearance Mr.. Jones is
"A thin visaged, sallow, black haired
man, apparently about forty years of
age His manner is entirely unaiiect-
ed, and, while he makes no effort at
oratory, frequently making a point at
the expense of the Presidents English,
his style is very effective and ut times
eloquent lie does not preach. he
merely talks to his hearers, usually in
an ordinary conversational tone, but
in a way which catches and holds their
attention. He is unlike any of the
professional revivalists who have ex-
hibited here. He has none OF the
stilted mannerisms of Merrill--oi un-
savory memory and is wholly free
from the simian gymnastics of the &C.
clesiastical mountebank who masquer-
AIDED in Lebanon under the name OF
Hammond.
The church people, while viewing
Mr.. Jones and his methods through
various and varying denominatienal
spectacles, agree of course in looking
at the subject IN the dim religious
light which furnishes their customa-
ry atmospheric medium. With their
comments and conclusions we have
nothing to do. The Herald, discuss
ing this, rs it does all social phenom-
ena, from the standpoint of a secular
philosopher, has had commissioner
present at all the services, instructed
to ascertain, if possible, the secret of
the wonderful success which has un-
questionably attended Mr.. Jones evan
gelizing efforts His conclusion, after
careful and dispassionate observation
ofithe matter-carelul berause re-
porter for the public should always be
so, and dispassionate for the reason
that only the dispassi sionate are accurate
judges-is that the secret lies simply
in the evangelist's unaffected and COM
plete sincerity. There is evidently no
pretense or sham about the man. He
is, beyond question, thoroughly and
terribly i'm earnest The work in
which he is engaged is patiently the
work of his life. engrossing all has zeal
and all his ability, aud subjecting ey-
erythng else To its persevering inten-
sity. Living in the nineteenth certury,
Sam Jones has 'cheeriully given up all
to the services OF the Master in whom
no matter who doubts, he believes
with all his soul and mind and
strength; living in darker day he
would have fervently believed that he
was doing the will OF God by ehopping
oil the head of hereto, and he would
have gladly gone to the stake rather
than recant a syllable OF his creed.
His faith is consuming fire, and his
earneslness is devouring eonflagra-
tion. Hence his power with people
who are easiest moved through their
emotions as most ppeople are.
OF his methods in the pulpit, chacun
a son gout. But il may be said that,
while he makes people laugh, he has n
deeper purpose. As he himself says,
every one Of has Jokes has hornet
in il.
GEMS FROM JONES.
A horse that will pull on a cold coll
lar will always do 10 depend on-and
the best Christians are those who never
need warming up
have known women too poor 10
own Il pair OF shoes-but j never
knew one too poor have looking
glass.
It's mighty poor Christian who
takes a back seat In church, when he
can get any other-but ] have seen
mighty big rascals in the amen corner.
Many man imagines he has got re-
ligion, when its only liver complaint.
don't think much oi dignity. My
is, that the more dignitya
man has, the nearer dead he is.
have seen preachers who looked
;ls sad and solemn "a II they thought
their Father in Heaven was dead, and
hadn't left 'em cent
You've seen Niger trying % make
u mule 20 one way, when the mule
wantel To 20 the other; and the bit
was pulled around under the mules
ear. hut he was still headed in another
This is the way with some
church members--the Lord has pulled
the bit for heaven, but they are still
headed hellwards.
A Christian who will do things In
New York that he wouldn't do in
is mighty poor Christian.
1t takes less sense to criticise than
to do anything else. There are great
many critics in the asylum.
The test OF fisherman Is the length
Of his string
More people are going 70 be damned
on account Of their money than for
else.
The difference between back-slid-
ing Methodist and a lukewarm Cum
berland is this: the Methodist knows
he has lost his religion, and the Cum
berland, since he can't lose his, knows
ne never had any to lose.
Theology is good thing II is a
good thing to stuff with sawdust, like
the skin OF a fish, and put in a museum
as relic OF antiquity.
Heaven is the spiritual centre OF
gravity for all things good; hell is the
spiritual centre OF gravity for all things
evil.
Most men, when they feel mean feel
natural.
The capacity ofa woman for making
everybody about her uncomfortable,
cannot be calculated by any known
process OF ARITHMETIC.
When you find man who is iirst-
class for some one thing, you Will lind
him pretty good for everything else.
You have 70 get intfl the river belore
YOU can swim
It's no use for mmi u get religion
II he dou't quit lying.
The Lord don't shoot cannon balls
nj snowbirds
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We notice that Geu1 Nm a..
Quarles, of CldrksyiIIa, Tennessee, II
mentioned lof Niniafer
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