The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-01-23
LOQUACI0US SAM JONES
HIS MOUTH A cEAssLEss FONT OF
SPIRITUAL TEACH NC
Another Inrs.hls Rnd Characteristic Scr
mon ruiit claus and Iolitics - Club
houses, Barraoms and BALLOT BoH stan
efs tcurchsd Grains Of wisdom.

There was a large audience, sumo tiifty
Eve hundred people, consisting largely Of
womtn, ~ thr afternoon ssrvi'ys, sni At the
evening service wa. crowd that tested tho
stating capacity u the great ball Both
sides Of tho balcony we're occupied, aud
evory seat In tho auditorium was filled from
stage 10 door, while line Of young men
stool along sides ~ the hail
The stage Was occupied by largo number
Of ministers and ~ % very large choir, the
latter being Re 10 n splilt't m amer by Mr
NJ J Maxwell. Tbs music Is afsature Of
the service, the auui nee bong requested TO
assist in the CHorusA
lntsf's ia the morting Is growing apaco,
and II II increases IN tho same RADIO this
week that il I'D M the last. Il will not DO
long before tBs accommodations b. Music
hall will b. found insufficient, as were thOss
OF Trinity cn1rch last waos
last night.i sermon wts us good NJ any
Mr. Jones uss ms yut delivered hrre II was
Sparkling with wit AMI bnmfnl Of har1
sense, AMI SONS, and some Of his remarks on
the slnto Of ttlngs oKis4ug M other cities
were rrinhrS9i Is trlte ~ tpair application
" local affairs IA some quarura The poll
tlcians wors tnich'd up m lvAly manner,
that showed a Esen GIT iuyJ local affairs
VI n political character
"lu ia, ais nee Of ia, bible lat me quJta
the following words ami Hcus4 tHem.
nsS your prayers and your careful attain
ton:
AS righteousness tendsth 10 no, 80 no
that pnrHu 'th evil purs leth ~ 10 MS own
death
when good man dies ho not only goes
10 heaven, Drawn thitucf by tho natural
forces Vt spiritual gravity, not only by tho
approval OF GOD AMI angels, bub wh'n n
Rooi man dies he goes home 30 heaven by
the common cous't OF every other man liv-
ing on the face of The earth
when "a bad man dies he not only goas
a. hell, drawn thithcr by tho natural forces
of spiritual gravity not only by tho ap.
proyal OF Got ana tho Angei8--hut
wb,n n bad man dies h9 gous 10 hell 10y the
common consent VI every man aliyo on
oaTth
"Did you ever attend tho funeral Of n
good man and di1 you over hear TIA. preach
ar say of him: Here's tho body Of our
brother, but his spirit has gun, 90 Hpdp
Aud all the community knew him to b, a
good AMI upright man; and haven't YOU
gone out Of the church nni heard the com
ment on the sidewalk II you did you have
heard SAINT ard sinner both say. That
preacher told the truth-that good man has
gone home 70 Cod
"llAvo you ever attended the funeral ~
ono OF Theses doubtful characters Of vom.
munityi Hsys you ever ATTENDED the fiiuur
al of one of those prominent mon u tho
church, ono Of those mon who haze the
widow and orphans money In their pocketsl
His LIE and bis character were not right,
but tho preacher, uuiaithiul to himself, un.
faithful TO Goi ana unfnithul b. humanity,
said about this mao. "llerc lies his body.
his soul has x NJ homo 10 Gol.' Tho preach
er then dismissed his audience. They walked
out on the stle't aud haven't you hoard saini
and sinner commentngi lfyou did you could
hear tnem say, that preacher outraged every
principle Of truth. That preacher told down
gight lie, We know that man IN not "
heaven and | won't go 70 bear that preacher
any more Haven't you heard such thing,
as thntt ! tell You, whatever may bo our
promise, however clear may bo our logic,
tell you II n man lives and dies bad h. viii
go 90 hell That's all thtra IL II itl There
~ an mate, tnuaru and eternal conviction IN
every mauS bosom that II he lives gonl and
dies a good man he viii 20 hons tp heaven,
surR lhi, Is the cni Of logic on all this
question. when good mag dies he guss tN
heaven just rs naturally a. this glass would
drop 10 tho floor il was 20 turl II ous
When a bad man dies no goes t. hell Just as
naturally as this glass would drop 10 the
floor 4 ! wps 70 turn ii LOOSE
'''Who can douy the proposition that stu
will hrug death aud ruui No one. As 1t
Is true that sin brings dissns, morally, spir
itualy and physically and eterually, 50 he
that pursuotn tho right goes into life eter-
nal Gu1inas, \ preferable unto oil things,
having the promise Of tho lifo that now is,
the everlasting lita IN the world to coma.
"a am accused sometimes ot nhridging
men their rights and family circles in thar
tDt, NM f4ItH ~ nsHN
draws a large circle around man, aud he
is n sinner # he takes ton stops into thu
world outside the circle Brethren, 10 m4y
not be ten steps from whore you ara TO death
and eternal damuatiou. You had better
not take nine. or olght, or Neveu or SIX, or
doe. for MAYBE the fifth win land You out OF
the reach Of God AMI hope forever God
help mo to stay in tho circle Of infinite
mercy aud goodness aud Righteousness,
"Sometimcs they Sny, That mans doc.
trino would shut cut all the pleasure IN the
world | want 10 say 10 every sinner IN
this city that have seen mora real pleas.
ure and true enjoyment since | have been
in Cincinnati than all thu sinners in Cinciu.
natl have seen IN fuTtY years. | toll you,
boys / know What am talking about
ran with YOU fellows about twenty, four
yesrs, aud know You from heal to loot,
through and through. | know what you
~ such stuff ! know all about It, boys. |
sn't enc of these good little fellows that
gr, W up tied 60 their mutbnr's apron strings
I've been out with ycu fellows, aud when
look yen in the face you know what say il
true AS we'll lis do aui as well as God
H W is true
II wished q thousand times never had
al ne l. and thank God that although did
stu, carry the recollection OF what sin is
aud 80 81 a o..
SEA "a every moment of nav life Sin
They talk about Sam Jones go'd deal, aud
criuoise him declare TO you, rs far as
ain individually concerned, l don't care
what you say about me. | would ns soon
you threw mud on me IS 10 praise me
don't care what You think OF M What
want you 30 do Is 10 think we'll If Christ and
His power to save men. My responsibility
is great IL | knew thst ! could rr,eci
again tomorrow night and knew that yol
would be here 90 listen, might II lie with
you, but TO morrow, brethren, my mouti
may be hushot and your ears may be closed
God help US 10 spend this honr rs though WI
knew il 90 he our last lannon's
"'He that pursueth evil pursucth It to hi
own de1th. We say first, He that pursuetl
evil pursuath It to the death Of his con
science Sin does its work gradually upo
the mortal man, and the sin Of mans lii
- n hAfttN Ntath ~ NtNi NNllNAleNNtt aNu We
men sin on, and sin on, and stab ON and sta
ON until conscience breatheS its last and
extiuguished and is gone forever Con
sciencel
The poet wus right, maybe, when be saws
what conscience dictates 10 H. done,
Or warns him not to do,
This teach him more than hell 20 shun,
That more than heaven pursue"
II want to say here that the most tearfl
ain a man commits IL a stu del baratel
against bis conscience When couscienC
SAYS. Thou ought TO stop; don't do that
Murder, murder'-do you 60 ON. Oh, m
n-.AI -. man stah chair ems, innrA 1