The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-16


building, and asked him il he thought he
couldn't help build new one, and bless your
SOUL as result of his abors, we have there now
one OF the pretfiest little churches in ali the
South. That man never refused to do anything
that the Lord or his pastor asked him to do, and
he is worth 500 church members of the ucual
kind. ALI we want in church is one whole man.
don't know whether you've got such a man in
indianapolis or not, but you have got enough
pieces to make more than thousand
The trouble is with you brethren, that you
don't want to see how much you can do for God,
but how little you can get off with. | A voice:
Yes, that's true. When you come to pay your
quarterage, you whine and say, WELL / am
ready to pay my share Look hear, pro rata
In quarterage is the last resort of avarice, and
you wouldn't pay that if you didn't think the
people would talk about you. / going to
pay my attention to the Methodists little this
mornin' Do you know that the poor colored
Methodists in the South, and expect here in In
danapolis, pay more to the church in proportion
to their numbers than you do? It's fact, and
you ought to be ashamed of it. Up in Chicago
know Presbyterian preacher who gets a fine
parsonage and $4,000 a year, and he gets it, too,
while you Methodists think if you give your
preacher 81 600 year you will make his head
swell Thank God for the good old Presbyterian
church, if for nothing else than to show you old
Methodists how TO be liberal. Say Amen to that,
brothers, every one of you. A succession Of
rather weak Amens from different parts of the
hall. You want to be honest with Christ III the
maLCer OF finances. SuOW me n man VINO totes
fair with God in money matters, and I'll show
you man who totes fair with everything and
everybody. The rich old Methodist who gives
only $500 to the church don't deserve much
credit as the poor woman who gives only cop
per. Taint how much we give, but how much
you've got left after giving-that's it A man
that's got dollar, or drop of sweat or an
hour of labor that is too good for God is not
worthy the kingdom of heaven Whenever
you begin to talk about finances, you begin to
throvu 6ar tha f,aeo
fellow here go to shoutin', and stop 'em long
enough to begin taking up collection, and
every mothers son of em will become as quiet
mice. Laughter. We will never get to the
millennium until we can shout through a col
lection.
II saw the biggest and meanest lie in the In
dianapos Journal this morning that was ever
published on a man or devil. 1t was copied
from the New York Star, and it said that Sam
Jones asked 81, 600 q week for his services and
demanded 1000 from the people of Omaha be-
fore he would come there. never had but one
place try to price me or ask for my terms, and
that was Baltimore They wrote me, Give us
your figures and answered that If my going
there necessitated me making charge, would
never step inside their city, and | said that il
you Christians of Baltimore will pitch in and
help me save souls for Christ ! won't charge
you anything, but if you don't, I'll dig you purity
heavy; / never made g contract about gcin'
to a place under the sun, and never said :
word about money In my life. That
paper that said did laid itself liable to
libel suit, for it damaged my character as
minister. 1t is scandalous libel on who
never made charge in his life for his work.
say this much, because it not only hurts me, but
those whom might benefit. | wouldn't 90 to
hear preacher who charged $1,000 a week, or
who demanded guarantees. lApplauseI
Brother Mcconnell will bear outin the state
ment that in all our correspondence about COM
ing here / never said one word about money"
Mr.. McConnel-"Thats true"
Mr.. Jones, continuing: II talk right out
about these things, and want to gay that if
had as much money some of you old Method
lists have, and didn't give more to the church
than you do, the devil will git me just as sure as
my name Is Sam Jones, aud he'll git you, too
don't forget that There was never a more sa-
crec debt than that man owes to the church
and to Christ. 1t is not giving it is paying just
a little for the many blessings you receive.
''As the palm tree is good for everything, so
do you want to be good to pay, good to pray,
good to read the Bible. good to help the poor.
The secret of happy and honest Christian life
is to keep bnsy in the service OF the Lord. God
has something for everybody to do, and in all
nv ministry have never refused to do what He
has asked me, if | knew it. Some preacher must
have taken some of You rich fellows in as honor
ary members of the church; and you do heap
of honor to it, now, don't yous If We mean to
do right and get to heaven let's pitch in and do
1T; it's worth the effort. | know it will be long,
hard pull. but the reward will be great The
righteous man is good for everything and every
where, like the palm tree. There is something
else about that tree; you take and plant it any
where in its latitude and it will grow, and plant
other trees around it until there is a little group
of them, and they gather moisture and form an
oasis in the desert for the weary traveller to rest
and enjoy. 1t is the same way with righteous
man. When one is planted in community
others grow up around him; don't forget that;
and like that tree, when he is crushed and
weighted down he still lifts up his head toward
heaven. The righteous man is good for 316 good
things He will grow anywhere, and causes
others to grow up around him, and he will not
be crushed down by misfortune or prejudice, but
will still lift his head to God.
Now, it says the wicked are like the bay tree.
Let's see about that The bay tree has a most
luxurious bloom, but no fruit. 1t is only fit to
burn, and it won't grow anywhere but in a
marsh where its shade keeps out the sun whera
it is most needed. That's the way with the
wicked. They have lots of bloom, but bear no
fruit; they are only good to burn, and to shade
the light of heaven out of their homes and the
hearts of their children. and to keep the sun Of
righteousness from pouring down its healing
rays. A picture like that makes my heart sick.
Thank God, whatever may happen to my family,
my children can never say that their father ever
caused shadow to come over their young lives
God help US all to be like the palm tree and not
like the bay tree 1t all depends upon yourself
whether God shall change you into palm tree,
or the devil shall perpetuate you as the other.D
Mr. Jones said in concluding mis- sermon. that
he had noticed the night before, while he was ex-
horting, that only Mr.. Price, of Baltimore Mr.
Holcombe, of Louisville, and Mr.. Taylor, his
secretary. had urged people in the audience to
come forward He could not understand why ne
person from this city was doing this, and he
called upon all who would help to bring the lost
and fallen to repentence to life and hope to
arise. Nearly all the congregation got up, and
then Mr.. Jones briefly exhorted any sinners who
might be in front to arise up and be prayed for.
There were eight or ten responses
ME-. Smalps Afternoon Meeting.
Mr.. Sam Small addressed the meeting held at
Roberts Park Church yesterday afternoon. A
number of gospel songs were sung. Prayers
were made by Rev. Neck, Of Noblesville, and
Rev. j. " r. Miller, of this city. Mr.. Small