Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-06-14

stock. lie was born III ChrterSville,
Barlow county, Ga, in 1919. His
father was soldier in the war, and
afterwards practiced law. Several of
his uncles and his grandfather share,
or did share, with him the preachers
vocation, with preferences for the
Methodist denomination.
Sam Jones, though not learned is
far from being an unlettered man, and
could be more elegant in his diction IF
he cared more for the literary proprie-
ties. He received good academic edu-
cation. and was voracious reader du-
ring his boyhood and youth. Having
attained the proper age, he adopted the
learned profession of the law and pros
peIed in practice Notwithstanding that,
according to his account Of what he was
at that period of his life, he was a
drunkard and a gambler. There is no
evidence that he was ever "hard -
character. He was generous, gay,
iovial, and a bit wild. and Numbered
into wickedness sometimes, but was
never hardened sinner, and his friends
deprecate his being so understood when
he calls his past to mind in the great
congregation.
The reviyalist married when young,
and began singularly harmonious do
mestic life with a daughter of Ken
lucky, who is now living and the joy
full mother Of six children.
1t was in the year 1870 that Sam be-
gan to take a religious view of life, the
occasion of the change being the impress
sion wrought on his mind by the death
of his father. Soon after this event he
was soundly converted joined the
church, and began to be heard in meet
ing. His gifts illuminated his graces,
and before long he was a popular
preacher. The first ten years of his
work in the pulpit were spent in differ
ent parts of Georgia. After that time,
in 1881, he began revivalistic work out
side of his native State. His reputation
is now wide as the diffusion ofephemeral
literature.
SOME PITHY SAYINGS.
One sin cuts the soul adrift from
God.
never yet saw pretty man that was
worth killing.
| tell you bathrooms are the ante
rooms Of hell.
What's culture worth if it's nothing
but whitewash on a rascal?
Don't 60 around with mud on your
horns paving up the ground.
never met any of your boss ball
room fellows that was any account.
I'd rather be in heaven learning my
A b C's than in hell reading Greek.
The profoundest enigma in this world
to me is a Christian who is mad with
somebody.
Iwould not let my cook go to a GER
man. Dancing is nothing but hsgging
set to music.
~ have doubts" says one. Well,
you Just quit your meanness and you
will quit doubling.
If man hasn't enough religion to
pray in his family he hasn't enough to
save his soul with.
It's not so much when and where
a man Joins the Church. It's all right,
Just so he sticks up to it.
BE honest and pay your debts.
There's too many men in the Church
boarding with their wives.
Everybody ought to keep good COM
pany. There is not an angel in heaven
proof against bad company.
Get in the right attitude and faith
will come. Bread is the gift Of God,
at the end Of plow-handle.
Have religion at home, train your
children right, and no revival will be
needed. Religion is catching.
The devil gives you the best he's got
at first, and it gets worse and worse