Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-11
SAN J0NES
A Specimen or the Georgia Cos
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Rssashias Hhat tfoaa.sy.
Dtreet sad Refeasi~ss.


nim- W lea Mr. Joaas came for - ard there
~as a stir in al parts ~ tns great sea ~
faces la the Effort ~ get good look al the
6eofg a e4h0rser. whose recsnL rslnAFka-
De sssrlllous ia NasaFIlls have givsl nl
a y Nztio8al reputation. NJ. Jones does MT
appear o. be Ia the east affected By the
fame ls has acquired His manners are
the same as they were ~hea he was
mountain circuit rider ia he North GeoF-
ia Conference. Hs style OF preaching s
as homsly. as direct aud as relentless as
ever. tie . the oli sam Jones stilI, .nd i
liable % remain 50.
His sermon last night was upon ''rhe
Grace Of God Which Hath Appeared For
the Salvation Of Men" he thanked God
that there vas -Ich a grand meeting go
ing on Ia Atlanta He had long prayed
for such meetiRg. and he prayed now
that God would turn IL % the sc-
cJnplishnent Of great good IN this
city He thanked God for such
text on such occasion That
word salvation % the biggest, brOadest
word ia the whole language IL you take
the - 50 other words ia Webster's Una
Oridged Dictionary and put them in one
side Of the scale this one word will out
weigh them all. Thank God, We are get
ting mere religion aud less theology ia
this country. Your salvation and mine
does not depend on the particular creed
ws sign our names 70. IL must 90 deep
enough o change mans lie; u make
him cease % do evil and learn 20 DO well.
10 IS a philosophical proposition that two
bodies can not occupy the same space at
. b Irr. a. r..
your 30 sermons a week in Atlanta what
ls the matter that all the people ara not
saved; Their heads are so chOck full OF
error that they have no room for religion.
Some people set up lightning rods TO car
~ OF ihe electricity OF the gospel and TO
prevent It's shocking them We have "a
great many cultivated people now. They
are getting in the majority. But that man
IS fool Of the first water who don't know
how 20 have IN this world You are as
big fool as l was once, but. thank God,
am not that sort OF fool any more.
Ch r.st will redeem you from such folly.
He viii teach you what Socrates never
knew and Plato never dreamed of. The
mos- disgusting sight in this world is an
A y. or an A. NJ. or an LII ID. who is
such a fool that he don't know how TO live
in his world. You are all in the right
road, but you are going the wrong way,
many OF you. The word convert means
% turn around. That's all you have got
u do Our grand old Governor Stephens
/ used % say that when be found he was
wrong tho first thing he did was to turn
around and 20 right. In old times they
used To put negroes up on the block and
II them Sometimes the negro got
away. and then they would sell him ''on
the run" How much for him on the
rum" When Christ came TO save this
world be found t Ion the rum" and He
came swift as morning light an1 He
/ caught this poor world flying away from
/ God, and throwing his loving arms around
/ 10, he begged it 10 come back TO God and
he saved. l"Amen! Amen" In various
I parts OF the house. God don't save a man
\ un'ess he wants TO be saved Some of you
/ little sinners are sitting around here
waiting for salvatiOn 10 strike you as it
/ did -. Paul. SnOwhirl waiting % be hit
\ by a canuon ball Laughter. God adj
/ justs his ammunition 20 the size of the
man He - after Mustard-seed shot viii
+ DO for you. Laughter ODD won't keep
+ alnan sober who has quart of liquor in
him at the time. God won't keep young
/ lady pious who has her waist encircIed
seven times week by the arms of a
spider legged dude lLaughter.l A
religious meeting that don't break up ger
mans. clubs and card playing hasn't got
the right sort OF power in it. Why don't
you say "amen" 10 that? daughter.
This club In Atlanta IS run by the
enemies II God. Look at them from head
10 foot and see.
Tne germans in this town are run by the
enemies ~ God. Look at them from head
20 foot and see. Card playing in this town
IL run By the enemies Of God. Look at
tham from head % foot aud sea. Unless
this meeting breaks up these things in
Atlanta it viii take you some time % con
vince me that God had much TO do with it,
l'Amen amen" al around
Some fellows don't ike what sav, and
write cards about ma. All I have "a
cay is. sign your name 20 what you write,
and by the time I get through with You
you'u biz the ground running lLlugh
teri want % Sc the time when the
cool men in a community shall set is
fashions and control its society. II yOu
A. vcur duty YOU can kill out the club AM
the 20 rmans and carl playing in Atlanta
l"Amens7 All arou1d1 A german i.
nothing hut huEgpg set 90 music
u.sughter \ girl who was begged not
to dance The german said that Al the hug
rinx she got was In the german and SO
diin't mean 20 give itup That's All tn
german a. Now, 10 you don't ike tha
vou must lump r. [Iaughter. Sou
whisky and reap drunkarls Sow card.
AMI reap gamblers Sow germans an
reap spider legs. Laughter. I male ]
a. warm for The spiier legs in Nashvill'
thst before left there they bean 20 an
Ioad On the negroes. You could SEE littl'
negroes going around town With ti-h'
hreeches snd Doth pick shoes on. laugh
ter Some ~ the spider legs In Nashv li
talked beu- sia7ping ny face. be-
they told about 70. 7 "a With All h'
faults the spider ie ( hal very sound a.
nlent on one oint He knows better tha.
any odv in the world whose Jaws - sisr
daughter.
n vru are noe member ~ The church
would join the club II 7 vere you. ( voul
have sil the fun coulf % the way e. hel
rfaarhser Bat man who rr7 esses ra