The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-03-24
SAY JONES.
Characteristic Sermon BY This
Noted Revivatist.


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Lfs saA 1sAily Prayer.
tDeiivsredto an InmsaDo Crowd OF People
In the Casino skatiag Riak Building. Chi.
cago:
Brethren. ~ iavies yese stesasioa, your
praysrful attention, !tAis svsainel - these
verses In the last chAp4ss 4 Thsssalo.
mans:
Rejoice svermors. Pray vishout esas'ng.
In everything give thaAks. For shls y the
will Of God Ia Christ JAeas coaeesaiug you.
"Rejoios evsrnors. Pray without oeas.
Ing. In everything give thanks." A man
who understands practically what these
three verses teach 10 not only Christian.
but he 10 . Chrlstian philosopher. The man
who he's learned ~ practical lesson Of
this exhoFtstioa Il Mis- text that you may
rejoice evernors ed pray without cess.
ing, and IN everything give taanks-that
man 10 pAilosopher o. we'll % Christian.
There's . great deal Of philosophy In
Christianity, and the bsst philosophers
make the best CAeisttAns always.
Now, "rejolcs evernoss." Wemay take
this term "rejoics;" Il d . very different
word from happy or happiness. Our word
"happy" comes from the Same word that
Happening" comes from, and my happi-
ness depends largely on fortuitous happen
ings; but joy is very different In its origin,
and very different in It's effects on the hu-
man heart and life. Joy, when We analyse
it, 10 a sort of trinity or unity. We
see. first, that Scriptural Joy
on the man side, and I stay
Oh that side; live there, and I've got
little business on any other side Of the Cos.
pei except the human side. know while
l attend to my business the Lord will at.
tend to His, and my big fear 10 not about
all the Lord won't do or will do, but nv
big fear is about myself. I'm uneasy about
myself. I'm troubled about myself; but
my faith and hope in God Is as infinite a.
the universe is broad, and have to do
with myself, and il will run myself like
God wants me to run, He will do for me all
He wants to do for me. We say the man
side of this joy is trinity In unity. l.
am satisfied with the past. 2. l am con-
tented with the present. 8. I am hopeful
for the future. If you will combine these
three elements in human life will show
you man who rejoices evermore. ~ am
satisfied, first, with the past" How many
persons in this audience tonight can look
back over the past and say: ~ have done
my best since the day started in on re-
ligious life" Let me say right here, breth.
rem, that Heaven is just the other side of
where . man has done his best,
and sanctiAcation, when you boil it
down to where we can get hold Of 1t, Is
nothing more nor less than doing the best
you can under the circumstances. lwant
practical religion, and practically
happy death, and . practical home in
Heaven, and the way to get q practical
happy death, and practically q happy
home in Heaven, 10 to be practically
Christian In this world. ~ am satisfied
with the past" That's the grandest thing
man ever said: ~ have done my best;
have done my best" Twas talking some
time ago with . grand old man In our
State; one Of the noblest men ever knew,
ana he said; "Joues, l don't know what
people talk 50 much about second blessing
for. got oil that was necessary in the
first place." "Well," said l, "what do you
meanW The old man replied: "Jones
when got religion told the truth, and
have stuck to it ever since. When told
God was going to quit my meanness,
quit it; meant what 1 said" "Well."
said I again, "Ola uncle, may be you did
wrong after you repented." Said he: "If
did, God would have told me So" Then
began to think, and said to him. "Do
you mean to say that you never repeated
a sin you repented of" and he said to me:
"Certainly not, cir, never"
Right there, brethren, I bring in this
point. said yesterday at FarweA Hall
that If we would only quit our lying we
would got nine. tsnths Of our difficulties
out Of tAs road.
Brethren. that's our trouble. We have
been promising God all our life that we
would quit our lneanness aud get to doing
right, but we never have done II.
Iwspt to tell you that every mans con.
demnaeion 10 bottonsd On this one word,
neglect, neglecti From the time Christ
preagured the judgment all man was con-
demned for neglect. Take the best citizen
in Chicago, the most Influential, one Of the
most highly honored, and let him be every
thing else you want him to be, and vet
he neglects 10 pay his, debts, and
there isn't . tramp In town who would
have any respect for him. Isn't that q
factf Ny duty is my debt 70 God, and Il
neglect 10 pay my debts to God, there
isn't an angel In Heaven who would re-
spect me even II had sneaked in there
unnotlced, but got In, however, at last.
Duty! ~ have done my best from the
tine started until this hour"
Our church Is paralysed in this country
1t hasn't the power, and We may just a
well acknowledge up that we haven't it
Hear me! II 10 not lying that is hurting tn,
church, nor stealing. nor drink. II Is moi
that sort e meanness that Is hurting tn
church. Those sort Of church members dom
hurt us. Eve, yboAy knows they are vaga
bonds, and pays 10 attention to them
Hear me. II you want 70 know what Il
demora,ising the church and wha
is paraiysing he power Of tn
church, III tell you; Il 10 this tide O
worldliness that b sweeping over tn
Christian homes OF this country. That
it! Oh, my sister, the day you entered 50
ciety you laid down your piety, and yo'
know il as we'll - do, and you feel it q
strongly as you feel that you exist; and
declare to you to night, woman that give
up her piety and cousecrated life to ente
society, she begins . life Of misery tina
hardly n DAMNED snirit can exceed in suf