Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-12-26
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Saturday, Dec. 20, 1885.
A sermon BY Sam Jones.


A sermon BY Sam Jones.
The following is an extract from q
sermon by Rev. Sam Jones, at st.
Louis, Mo-;
The saddest attitude OF the soul as
it lies on the brink Of perdition is the
attitude OF slumbsr. A man sleepinp
over his immortal interest! Can you
imagine man like that? In our
State We have Mr.. William A Rog-
ers, President Of the Marietta Female
College One morning his wife was
indisposed and he sent his serv ant to
the drug store for quinine. In a few
moments the servant came back.
Mrs. Rogers took the powder and
put it on her tongue. She rinsed II
down with water, but as soon as she
had swallowed it she walked TO the
front porch, and to her husband,
who was in the flower yard, she said;
Husband. that was not quinine
took just now. l sent for quinine,
put l am satisfied that was not qui-
nlne," Mr.. Rogers ran down Win
ali his might to the drug store ana
said: "What was that you sent my
wife y The druggist threw up ms
hands and said: "Sir, / have SEM
enough morphine to your house 70
Kill dozen persons" Mr.. Rogers
ran over to the Doctors Office and
carried two physicians home WITH
INN. They administered emeues
and strong coffee and various RENE
dies, and directly death-like stupor
began to crawl over her frame. The
agonized husband turned to the doc
tiers and said: ''Is there any chance
to save my poor wife EYES,, they
replied, eff we can keep her awake
for four hours we can save her life"
The minutes seemed like hours as
they walked her up and down thu
floor, AID threw cold water in her
face and whipped her person with
cruel switches. and every means was
used. Directly that death-like stu
Por became SO oppressive that she
turned to and said: Husband, please
sir, let me 60 to Sleep" and he said,
"Oh, wife, if you 60 to sleep you viii
never wake up again in this world
II know that" she said, 9sbnt please,
sir, let me go to sleep" And the,
walked her up and down the floor,
and, directly, when the stupor over
] whelmed her whole being, she turned
to her husband, and said: "Hus-
band please, sir, let me sleep fol
Just FIVE minutes" And he said !:
''Wife, if you 60 to sleep for five
minutes, you will never wake up
Arise. Aroused" And thus the,
waited until the four hours had pass
cd, and the doctors pronounced he,
safe
And / have seen the soul of maj
Just in that condition. / have work
ed with him day after day and weet
after week, and the devil would ad-
minister opiates to his soul and he
would say: 'Just let me sleep I'm
til this service is over-this last hours
service Of the meeting. Just let me
sleep through this" And / havs
aroused him and we have sung.
.'Come humble sinner" and on and
on, and then he said,
.sJust let me steep through this last verse.
But If die, that mercy sought
That on the King have cried,
It's then to die-deIightful thought
AS sinner never died.
And he sang the verso through, and
he closed his eyes and slept and slept
and slept, untll in hell he opened hi
eyes, wide awake forever! Oh, broth
or, can You sleep that way Oh,
brother! Oh, how men sleep ovei
their immortal interest How men
sleep over the interest of their souls
VERY REMARKABLE RECOVERY
Mr.. Geo. v Willing. of Manchester.
Mich, writes: "My wife has been al
most helpless for five years. so helpless
thatshe could not turn over in bed
alone. She used two Bottles of Elec-