The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-01-27
YOUR OWN BIRTHSTONE.
EVERY SINNER TAKES HIS WITH
HIM TO HELL.
This is According Co tho Theory Of Ksvi-
vaIist sAn Jones -"SiB, SIN. sini'' 10 the
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men whose hearts are IN this cause 10 vOlun-
iecr 10 distribute twenty thousand dodgers
We have had printed Tor distribution IN tho
territory north II tho canal and west OF
Central avenue aid Rev Joyce 10 tho
auiictce u siK thomund that crowded Mu.
sic Hall sam Jones preached one Of his
best sermons No man who has watchsd
this man during his presence IN this city can
doubt his sincerity or help profoundly nd
miring bis abilities
Mr. Jones rrefnco1 hi, formal remarks
with On allusion 10 tho mail that is pouring
In upon him from all the surrounding coun-
ty-ffom me theirs, wives aud pastors who
write TO him that their sons, or busbiuis, or
people have been deeply impressed with tho
services ns reported In the newspapers He
hoped there were many non-professors in
the hall who viii never lot another Sabbath
sun III no upon them out Of tho church.
The church Is tho temporal home Of tho
Christion
81 have no patience with man who pro-
poses TO b. religious ON little one. horse
ten-eent line, going 20 run on his own sched.
ulc, who THINKS no can be- ns good outside Of
tho church ns Ia it. | have becn hunting
for fourteen years for ono good man out Of
church, aud / am stlll hunting bin, and
have got big reward out for him anl can't
lind him
I'VE generally road our text and preach
from T.; tut without any desire to bs singu.
lar or odd am first going to prea III the scr.
mon uud then read tho text because IL
legitimately belongs 10 the conclusion Of tho
sermon. This text is nm answer 20 the ques-
ton W. want 20 ask you That wonderful
book goes tack TO the beginning of all
things and forward TO the end of all things
In the first chapter of Genesis road Of my
own origin and the origin Of man. God de-
votes only one chHptcr Of that book 10 my
origin an / thousand to tell mo Of my des.
tiny. Thet wonderful Dookl AMI, do you
know, brother that all the guns, Commons.
muskctry, swords, wcqpons AMI warfare Of
that booA are against ono thing aud only
one thingi DO YOU know Nhnt they nro
all turned loose upon with all their power
10 send forth tho missiles II denth' DO you
know what II IL TINT God fights aud God alb
hors and God despisesi SIM sin SIM
About ali preachers need know Is the dis
easo--sin-- and tho remedy The Lord Jesus
Christ wish n great many prenchsrs did
not know any more ST. Paul went on
preaching on scientific Gospel platform,
and the first thing you know ho wrote let-
Tor to Corinth, saying! Whom I do come
back ! am determined 10 know nothing but
Christ, and Him crucilod
Tho question put 30 you ~ a man with
conscience aud Il soul is thi. why will
you continue Ia sinf | don't want to 40
back further than this sentiment haven't
much 30 say about A lhm. don't know much
about him. For man now 10 go and do
some meannoss aud lay il on Adam. that IL
As mean m dirt don't ask You how Won
came TO this house sinner; tnat might in
volyo collateral statements on your pnrt
that have not time or patience TO listen to;
but the quest on h! why will you leave this
house an imponitont sinnerf
What is SIM A great many people
think that sin IL something that floats
around In the atmosphere; that sin il a roar-
ing lion going about seeaIny whom IL may
devour Sin Is the trausg resson of tho law
Sin is doing those things, saying those
things God said you must not do anl
you must not say, God is not arbitrary in
those things II was just ~ much harm to
steal before God SAID Though shalt not
steal as il is harm 10 do Il now A great |
many people think that book is true because |
1t Is inspired but, brother, that book is IN. |
pired because It Is true. thing is right |
or wrong in ITSELF Tho maker Of my walk |
ing stick might say, 4 want you to tell tho
world It is straight, but that does not take tho
crook ont u It. A great many people think
they are wiser than what Is written in that
book where It says, Look not upon wine
when 1t giveth It's color in tho cup Whyi
Because At last It bitoth like an adder and
stingeth like serpent That red-nosei
Methodist says; 1 bog to differ with the
Lord Yet, | see him, as he dies with ma.
niaa.potu, look his wife in the fac, aud
shriek Wife, Col told the TRUTH Oh
this room Is full OF vip,rs aud sorpeuts
IAN oil sinner, ninety years Old Of the
same name as mne-but no kin, thank God,
one OF the worst sinners in the world, said
to nv; Jones, there is one passage in the
book is true Il is the only one do believe
Which one is thatf That one which saws.
The way ct the transgressor is hard, no
he says V have tried IL twenty years, aud
can vouoh for It being true'
God never told man TO do thing
but what It would make YOU btter man
To do L, aud he never told you not to do a
thing but Il would make YOU better man
II you lot il alone. st Paul called it a rea
sonable service' There is something very
reasonable IN religion Why will YOU leave
the house imponitonti Not the ole sitting
behind you, or the one tn front OF You. but
YOU, you, Lord, help me TO preach this
truth to You and through YOU salvation is
a personal matter, and damnaton is a per.
sonai matter. Nobody can die Cor you. and
nobody will staul up yondcr in your stead,
and notoiy viii 20 at the command, DO
part YOU accused except YOU Don't You
know It is wrong TO swear, and 20 drink,
and TO violate tho sabbath, ami 10 do
thousand things You have ben guilty OF
There Is not an old sinner in this town who
has not been critoIsng members OF the
church ever since ho knaw what church
was, You eaten a member Of the church
doing wrong, aud that oh sinner
is the first to cry out h, ought
10 10 ashamed / am glad there
is distinction ! am glad YOU have too
much respect for a protesssd christian 10
LET him do wrong without talking about it,
Whenever you criticlSe member az the
church for his conduct YOU demonstrate to
The world that You know what right is aud
what wrong ia Some Il YOU say; It is no
wrong for me 10 dance, and play cards, and
rink, and do a thousand things, because
am not y member Of the church listen,
Who gave you permission 10 do things that
ire Nronei Here is the difference: A mem.
Der Of the church is a white piece Of canvas.
md II you rub piece OF dirt on It it shows
light away. That old sinner cut there is a
lirty piece OF canvas and you can Just rub
Inything on him aud be doesn't show it at