The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-01-22


sisagrcesble, hut the multitude vent 10 hear
Sam Jones Jus. the same. As usual several
hundred were unable 10 gain admission.
Trinity church Is entirely inadequate &c
contain the thousands who are anxious 70
listen 10 the great preacher. To accommo-
date the people music hall has been occurred.
fam Jones will preach there afternoon and
night, while his CO. worker. Sam Small, will
discourse at Trinity IN the morning Music
hall will hold 1000 people, and Tho indica
tons are that tho immense building win be-
none too large. The rsvivalist spoke in his
known text, III any man will do His
will he shall know Of the doctr inc, whether II
be- from God or whothsr speak myself
at tho time Jesus spoke he was sur
rounded by cunning Pbarissss and willy Sad
ducoss, hut ho throw tho gauntlet al theiS
feet when a maa believes bo censrs 10
doubt, and Il sinners will quit SHINING they
will quit doubling the aino A. whom bone
or other part Of tho antsouiy quits aching
the main ceases Man does not sin because
he IL an intldel. but be is nm infdel because
Of his ans Tho greatest mon and most
noted scientists have been doubters Gall
leo was laughed at when ho declared tho
world moves on its axis, but now that prln
ciple Is understood by every school child
The only opponent Of Ghllileo that ! know
Of now is Brother Jasper, Of Richmond, Va,
who says tho sun do move
'The world doubted tho power OF steam
ami the telegraph fhoy wero all inndels
on these subjects, bat the existence and
practical demonstrat on Of those powers can
no longer be- questioned. Men doubted that
eighteen hundred years ago tho Son OF God
discovered the cure for sin As much op.
position exists against the crucidoi Christ In
Cincinnati M at amy period Of tho worlds
history. The science Of Christ cruciHed is
the only one learned with the heart 1t can
not be demonstrated by reason couldn't
convince one man In two hundred Of tho
truth Of Christianity by argument COCA
nonally strike men who doubt and nre sent
infdels There IL something shout that
grand mind OF John Stuart Min which
admire because ho was an earnest, honest
senrcher Of the truth,
~ little infdel is tho smallest thing on
earth. We preachers make q mistake In
telling those little fellows that thore is no
hope for them. Give God your heart aud
he viii comb those kinks out Of yonr boad
mighty quick | never know man 10 do
the clean thing, but what he believed II
sooner or later, because they do what they
believe and believe what they do, The
preacher has big job on his hands 10
straighten out tho heads OF his people All
the intellect and brain force in the world
wouldn't produce the sermon ON the mount
or tho ten commandments. Christianity
touches not only tho will and tina heart, but
II Ia something that can bo tested like any
thing else.'
Tho reverend gentleman illustrated his
idea by story Of the construction Of a tun.
mel between France and Italy; how they
bored from zach end and finally mot In the
centre without varying an inch from the
mathematical calculation Mathematics IL
no more exact and true than tho science Of
Christ crucintd Tho speaker gave several
examples of Christ's power In restoring the
blind TO sight, and curing the lopers, some
thing the world cannot now accomplish.
~ went 70 Christ when I was twcnty four
years old, wild, reckless, bad man. You
might make mo believe that ] am not in
Cincinnati, that | havn't good wife at
home, that have no coat ON hero tonight,
but You can't mako me doubt tho power and
saving grace Of the religion Of Jesus Christ"
Mr. Jones gave some amusing examples
20 show 10 what ridiculous extent saepticism
il carried. Some of these men ara onc-half
fool and the other half unreAl-the worst
compound known ~ don't care what q man
believes If you will only take my medicine,
by tho help OF God III cure you. The
preachers have got half these silly intldels 10
believe that God is mad at them. Bless you
He is only sorry for you, poor little fools.
II man would do before no gets religion as
he thinks ho will afterward no is all right
Let him get rid Of his meauness and try 20
live right. and Christ will come into his
heart You may say this is religion with
out Christ, but sinner when he starts out
can't 20 far tai he needs the SAVIOR
"Matthew was what we call down south Il
scalawag When he followed God and
closed up his books as money changer he
hadn't been converted, but il didn't take
HIM long to got right He offered TO pay
back any one whom he had defrAuded four
fold and when man wants TO pay back
four for one he has got religion or is very
close TO IL Don't say YOU believe in Christ,
but follow him. Au old brother back there
that always shouts when they sing Angel
Band, stops short when the contribution
box is passed around | want TO see the day
when the whole congregation will shout
through a collection l don't care what
you believe to-day, IL can only get you to
do right tomorrow.
There is too much sentiment in religion.
l don't pray God to make mo happy. but Go
make me useful Let us run on principle
and conviction here and ON glory hallalujah
hereafter. The difference between senti-
ment and principle is the same as the differ
ence between sail ship ami an ocean
steamer The former moves only when
there is wind and lies idle and inactive in a
calm. The steamer plows right away, wind
or no winin
DIR. Joyce said few words at the end of
Sam Jones' sermon, announcing the meet
ings in Music Hall He requested forty
young men 10 volunteer TO act IS ushers
He hoped there would be more liberal con
tributions There we're 25U coppers on tn,
plate last night, and he urged the brethren
TO assist in defraying the heavy expenses
Sam Jones also made some remarks abou
the Zone cent fellow" AT the ministers
meeting a Brooklyn gentleman had giver
$3.50 TO aid the work here. Some OF th
stingy brethren probably wanted some NOR
Brooklyn men 10 come 10 the front wit
their money. II everybody was liberal
perhaps they wouldn't have 10 pass aroun,
the box any mora He wished it could b
announced in tue papers Of Wednesday tina
$1,000 had been raised at the meeting /
Music Hall Nearly the entire audieno
arose when Mr.. Jones asked all who wishe
10 do right and shun wrong 20 stand VI
Tho assemslage was dismissed by the ben,