The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-01-26
SAM SMALL SAVED
Wonderful Wrestle with Wretch.
ed. Want0n WickedncSS.
To HELL OR To HEAVEN
RUNS REBELLION ROUTED eY RE.
NO sc AND RIGHTEOUSNESS.
"Conscisnt,i Ganscisboei CoRsoiencer'
Cric- out AgHinst tie cup ot crime
"Kccord' npc"rri Berordi'' Hevointion
ire nis Hrcrcant Heart Ills tife.

CncNSAri. Jan - Sam Small aston
ished the live thousand people who had
gathered In Muse Hall by such M outbursi
Of eltquenc, ana oratory n has not been
heard there since that memorable day
Bob fn<orsDll IN bs famoli "Plumed
Knigh" speech u the convention that had
assembled 10 nominate caulilate FOR tbs
presidency
L. was wonderful discourse vivid Ia its
brilliant descriptive passages aud pathetic
IA the highest d'grer IN the SOFT aud heart
stir ng emotional passages Such oloquenct
Ia seldom heard from tha pulpit, aud The
effect on tDo grand congregation wus phs
nomcuai
At times The siifuc, was W intense as to
b. painful, nnd whfn ho launched FORTH into
a brilliant luvectiyo against the results OF
tho evil uf lntompsrano5 the app "so that
followed was 10 euthtAlgtitr tuHs ono would
imagine that n hundred thousand pairs Of
hands Ind with one impulse lroAbn out In
wild demonstration OF seemingly uuc0n roll.
ablo appreciation.
III, TUX viii Ds found OF extreme Interest
and ia Il he gave an authentic an graphic
description OF his own life, his tat from
y
hands OF his present colab8rer IA ,ha vine.
yari of mercy, Sam Jones'
Az 1Hp Sam Jones stepped out on Tho
stage, his gait showing th8 signs % wear.
ness that constant aud daily preaching hal
imposed on him fIo seemed tired AMI al.
most broken down, hut his yuic, was NJ
strong M ever. He asked those OF tho con.
gregaton who were willing 10 show their
CHRISTIANITY AMI desire for PRAYER 10 rise,
and wnen nearly all had risen hb then
caught the balance by asking TINT thos, who
wanted the prayers Ut Christian people D.
rise; aud whom they all we're staining ho
delivered tho following Impressive prayer
''Our gracious Faoher, may this hour
mara the period Ia the awakening of thous
ands of souls, and may that PERIOD bo a mo
mcnt when We snail give Ourselves unre
servolly uncumpromisngly etnrually 90
God. lAmens GA may Thy blessings hs
upon 11y wort We pray rheo 10 save Us
from mistakes; save us from ANYTHING that
would harm soul or wound the spirit OF
God
"Oh, may Thy presence be poured forth
upon ~, anl may the Holy Ghost touch
every hoart aud mead here On, gracious
Father, thousands OF Christian people unite
In this prnyer God bless us mn God save
as, aud we pray not only for the congroga
ton those thousands who are with us-Dnt
we pray for every homo Ia Cincinnati
cinnat Amousl Lord bless the homes vi
the foreign population Of this city, and
unito ~ ms "A people with souls In our hulis.
to b. saved or lost. God unto tho whole
city in the determination 10 ftar God aud
keep His command ments
MAY Thy blessing, be- upon rs and may
the Lord God crown the efforts Of this hour
with the salvation of many souls, and we
will give The great namo of the Tribune evli'.
lasting praise, Amen
After Nnung tho fact that he was not
made cf st1el aud iron, aud that he hnd 60
tngc Few hours lOr rrcuporntion an1 rest,
no intruduc ii sam Small TO tho vast crowd
saying that Small would give them his sin
cere experience from dAreneSs TO light
81 hop, YOU will give me your rrayorful
attention nnd what ! shall say shall be- hassl
ON the si,tenth verse OF tho third chapter OF
Acts,
"Aud his name, through faith IN his namo,
hath made this man stroug, whom ye see
and know, yes, tho faith which Is by him
bath gwen him this perfect s,un lness IN the
presence Of you All
ION one occasion there came into the mar.
k0t place of a fNr oas eru city an agQd An /
deCrepit and travel stained man, who was a
stran GER 30 tnem ait He wanderol through
the vast bazaar without seeming % regard
or take notce VI the vast stores OF merchau.
disc and wealth aud tina accumulated woud
drous handicraft OF the people Aimles,ly
no threaded his way about In that multitude
I'M II he attrac ed the attention of thu ueo,
pie. suddenly he stopped before one of the
booth,, where hung gllded cages in whira
had been iuIprison'i birds Of precious M I
sweetest sou n they were huttarlHg tkpt
little wings agninst the bars of their prison,
and be listened intontly that lao might haply
catch soma motto Of their song; hut they
thus imprisoned refused to give forth any OF
the meloiy II their note, but struggled and
struggled impatiently and intellectually
against their Imprisonment
"Suddnnly tho old uan put his hands in
the FOLDS OF hts garment ami drew there
from coin ot a strange realm. Tie asked the
price OF a cage. He bought 10, aud opening
tho door, he turned the featherei slnSster
loose, anj IL iiuttercd It's wings, so long uu
tried, and for little while Il balanced is
slight body in midair, until nature restored
its powers OF equilibrium, aud thcu 1t
mounted up and mp aud up, and with a glad
song OF 10y Circlci above the heads " the
multitude until IL caught sight ~ tho dis
taut clou i.cHpped mountain, where It's HON,
had been, aud tbou with iis precious melody
flowing from It's soul 10 winged It's WAY int
the far and ethereal distance aui was lost q
sight Thus ono by one he bought these lie
To birds aud thus one by ON, he loose1
them, AMI they ppoited the GLAD notes oI
surprise and took the same course mack L
their nativa mountain Businesses; aud b,
seemed 20 take a greater pleasure and =
sweeter joy Is each little prisoner regaiuel
its liberty and the tears streamed down hu
travel-sialncd AMI dust covered face
''fhoso who stood by Said to him, why
dost thou Go these strange thingsf tla saio
60 them IN reply with look of charity ant
joy iudescrlbahle ON his face, i was once q
prisoner myself, and | guow something Of
the sweets OF liberty
~, brethfeo was once y prisoner myself
and now hsve tasted something OF IA,
sweets % liberty in Christ, aud with the
precious bondage OF His mercies ami Hi'
promises ! stand before this multitude ans
purchase with these promises tho willing
hearts of m M tbs liberty % their S0ul,
from ton iase more despicable an deadl,
ana moro reprsssiye Of the natural melo Is
of mems uuls than were thoss gliai cages
90 the birds NJ this far eastern mart
81 have been under the bon la.e of sin.
bondage that was CALLING every momont al
most; a bondage from which ther' was elm
mate every clement OF joy, aud from whict
there seemed to be at times no avenues d
escape
IF you will pardon me, ! will refer &
myself | viii tell You something Of my ex
perience, because l would havo my young
compatriots know it, aud know it to To,
good Of their souls | would have my fel
fowman who are in middle life with familfai