Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-15
SAM JONES WANTS WAR.
Uuging Preachers to Fire Gospel Grape
and Canister at Public Sins.
Esaga yhe QAic1oo Ve,oe


the 0Aicde0 Yeios.
When Long John Wentworth strobe in
to the Casino rink yesterday afternoon the
temperature was 81 degrees and the place
was chilly. The distinguished gentleman
was invited to aseat on the rostrum,
where he sat with his heavy OvercOat but
toned to his chin, and made faces at the
Rev. Sam Jones while the latter described
the wickedness OF CbicagO's municipal
government. The evangelist addressed
| about $500 people on the purity and peace
| impaired by spiritual wisdom. He said
thar peace should follow purity, but until
all things were pure there should be strife
and combat between good and evil. En-
larging on this point, he said:
wish you could see that we are having
most too quiet time in this country.
! Suppose the devil was elected mayor or
| Chicago by an overwhelming majority
OF course, that amt true. Laughter
| Pm just supposing case. Suppose the
| aldermen and mayor Of this town had
| been imported from pardemOnium. Do
you know any other spot in this town
where they could put barroom? Amt
they about as thick as possible? ] don't
| believe that the old devil and council
from hell would try to put OF another bar
| lOO1u Qn lOu III tuAo bNWh IL Auty were
here Running IL. Do you reckon the devil
and his government OF demons would fne
a gambler less than s. il one was arrested
DO you believe that lewdness IN the city
Of Chicago would pass under less than 81
fine If the devil himself was mayOFi DO
| you believe thatg Now, Just come to the
fact. If the devil amt having the thing
done up Just like be was here In person,
| then it's because l don't know the mind
of the devil on these things, and used to
be mighty Well acquainted With him.
| Myaeo aggregation, hear me this after
noon. MeiWant warfare in THIS town.
| Not a warfare with reVolvers and knives,
for l ,despisa that sort OF thing, We want
a citywhere evil rs overcome, With good.
! Open up on them. Don't ever hush your
mouth until you have talked all these
barroOms 0HtdOfl town IN give your
} church eFocheting societies something to
| do. CroeheJ some legs ON these demi-
Johns, so they'li walk of. IL there ever
was city on Gods earth that's cutting
! its own thrOat, committing suicide, it's
! this city OF Chicago. You mast not have
peace here until you have purity.
The salOon-keeperS want peace. "Don't
| aRitate!" they cry. They don't want an
issue. II every pulpit in this city would
take up some moral issue, if every one OF
| the thousand preachers in Chicago would,
on next Sunday, thunder forth their
| heaviest grape and canister OF the gospel
| against Sabbath dissertation, you could
| bring the wicked 30 terms at once. The
pulpit hdsn't lost Tts p0wer-.Just lost its
voice. Quit preaching on infant baptism
for awhile. Quit preaching on whether
| you need much water or little water. ltH
I be a question with most Of your fellows
! some day whether they get any water at
all. Take up some live issue for ten
weeks and IRE away ON it. It's so now
that If one preacher wakes up and begins
| to she'll the woods some other preacher
begins to say: 'Hfhats too bad; come
over into my church; I'll take care OF
| YOU" He's got a sort of feather bed to
catch falling Christians. Laughter
That sort of preacher takes IN members
that the Calumet Club would black-ball.
''The wisdom that cometh down from
heaven is first pure, then peaceable, then
! gentle" You've seen a gentle horse.
He'll work anywhere you put him. Phats
| the kind of church members We want
Then you've seen these big, prancing
horses, full Of name and tail. They step
high, but they won't tTOt to anything ex
| cept q striped red-aRd-white wagon
! They're like good many of your II
O'Clock Sunday morning Christians
They come stepping out Of their fine
! houses, swelling up, dressed fine, the
finest animals in town. You've got 'em
in all your churches, brethren. They're
great on dress-parade, but they get
mighty sick whenever there's a fight.
! Hitch them M 10 "A pFayer-meeting and
they'd tear it all TO pieces.
Mr.. Jones asked how many in the con.
gregation had Invited friend to attend
| the meetings. About 100 persons arose.
Now ne said, ''those that have done
| so, but were afraid to stand up, hold w
| your hands" Two hands were visible
''Now those that were afraid TO hold up a
hand just show your fore finger" No
| fore fingers could be seen from the plat
! form