The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-14

How do you feel about its If we get
lp an issue here, the first thing you
Know these little, dissipatipg goddess, tri-
ling members of the church, will all get
IN the devils side where they belong.
nd you can go, too, if you want to. |
lon't care for your sort. and the devil
ioa't want you very bad either
I the devil only had your sort
10 do the fighting we would have q
victory right now. These little feilows,
my Lord they work for the devil all
the week and then come mp on Sunday
morning TO get their pay from the Lord
l4aagherI. They are the meanest crowd
on earth. and the devil has got sure
thing on them. he don't bother with
them " hen he comes to s.. Joe he
don't bother himself TO do any great
amount of work. He Just tells those
members OF the church what he wants,
and they do it. He don't have to pay
them. They do it for nothing and board
themselves. II don't cost him any
thing.
PLUcKY MINISTER.
There amt church in this town that
hasn't got 90 10 200 members in it that
viii do anything the devil wants done.
and do it eheaply, too. DO You be-
lieve that Brothers (turning to Bro.
Miller.l
Bro. Miller. Why, I won't COM
nit myself on that. | haven't thought
so.
Bro. Miller's promp.ness to stand up
for his flock sort of set Nh. Jones back
little. 1t pleased the audience beyond
measure. and there was quite percept-
able pause before the evangelist asked,
"How many have you got of that
sort9'
Bro. Miller. don't acknowledge a
great many.
Bro. Jones. You've got some?
Bro. Miller. won't commit myself
Bro. Jones (sareastieally). Too many
of his members present. Laugh
ter.
This brought Bro Miller to his feet.
Standing squarely facing Bro. Jones, he
said:
at is not because I am afraid of my
members, bat | don't know. They may
be worse than think, but if / knew
thev were that bad they wouldn't belong
to my Church. They would get out.
Understand that"
If Bro. Miller had been addressing a
secular meeting lie would have been
cheered to the echo, but there was no
audible applause. Lots of the women
| present smiled their sweetest on DIR.
Miller, and Bro. Jones tacitly owned q
| defeat when he observed. Il see Bro
| Miller is like the boy we read Of. lie
amt playing this evening, Bro. Jones
| then continued:
BOUND TO MAKE AN ISSUE.
But we will get up an issue all the
same. And mothers here be careful
which side OF the isue you take. Fathers,
he carful which side of the issue you take
If vou are for the Ten Commandments
and the Sermon on the Mount, and pure
morals and pure life and salvation and
eternal bliss in heaven if you refor that
we are together. God bless you. That's
the sort. That's the side 1 have stood
on for thirteen years and poured out
nv vital forces on that point for
thirteen years, and if God lets me live to
be gray-haired and 70 years old twill
find me standing up for the Ten
Commandments and the Sermon on the
Mount. That's my fight against sin,
right there, and my weapon is the
sword of the spirit, and | expect to
WELD it until worn out, the blade drops
from my hand and God says: "Well
. done, faithful warrior, come up higher. "
There's the ground / stand on.
Let us vote little here this evening.
= I believe in voting, / do. This free
country, and | want a free vote and 8
: fair count, too. There's good deal in
D that last. Iwant every man and woman
e here that SAYS, "Good Lord, by thy
D word and truth make an issue and give
5 us victory in st. Joe for God and truth
o and right and save our children and cs.l
t country; give us victory for the g0spe
e of Jesus Christi | want every one o
t YOU that will say 81 will pray for it
q will work for it, | will strive for it
5 and talk for it. and do my best for it,
!, to stand up and say 81 am on that side
e and God helping me, there l will stay.
rPretty nearly everybody stood up.l
GOOD SHOWING.
' Thank the Lord. That means busi
y ness. Now il we mean business yol
It know what the Bible says: Zone o
d that sort can chase thousand and tw
= can put ten thousand to flight" Now
It we are in a condition right here to ge
a a victory for God and the right, and tha
% is what we mean.
ii Well, didn't propose to say anythin
u this evening. But [ want to say thi
u much to you al. before Iquit and then
u am done This meeting has grown o
v me nightly. This meeting is taking m
= appetite away from me and part of m
l, sleep. My soul is in it. | had ratht
Y be buried in St. Joe and never sc
q nv wife and children again and see
grand victory for Christ here, than to 6
home in vigorous health and see st. JC
still dominated by sin and controlled b
y y the devil. That is what | mean. Ia
y us put our time and energy and dete
y mination and blood and muscle into th
ie fight. Let us win grand triumph f'
y the cross of Christ viii you? Let l
- come back here to night expecting
&c see the great things that God will d
What doyou say Let us get on our kne
re at home and say: Good Lord, yet sho
MS thy power tonight. Let thy pow
y y rest upon thy word tonight, and give
~ victory in the name of God" Will-yc
- pray that? VIII you come expeetir
VI il? I like that soul of faith. Som
- times you know our faith goes befo
- us, and if we believe we are to have
oe oe blessing, having diligently sought 1T,
~ comes with added power. We Will no