Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-03-18
THE ONSLAUGHT on SIN
LED BY JONES AND SMALL AT CHI
cAGO GOES BRAVELY.
Great Audiences Have to Face a Hot Fire
of Denunciation of the Lusts of the
worId-A Tremendous Showing Up of
Religious Dry-Bones.

Religious Dry-Bones.
CHICAGO, March 3-The Rev. Sam Jones
preached at the Chicago Avenue church,
Wednesday morning, TO large audience.
The text was: DO the work of an evangeE
ist.- on which the exhorter talked for about
half an hour.
In substance he said: What a man does is
the test of what a man is 1t is the business
of Christians 10 roll up their sleeves and
work for Christ, and 1t IS the business of the
church to keep the converts Most people
haven't time TO be RELIGIOUS, 10 have family
prayers and to do their duty as Christians
l tell you the best icks you ever put in for
religion are the icks you put in on your
knees. An engineer is steaming along at
the rate of sixty miles an hour and passes a
coad ami water station: he hasn't time to
stop Pretty Soon you will find him stalled
fast out in the wood, and he stays there
he didn't have time to stop for the wood
and water, If you conducted your business
as you do your religion l would soon see a
notice in the aper that your place had been
closed: that receiver had been appointed,
and that you would settle with your credi-
tors at ten cents on the dollar. held
class meeting orce. l am Methodist, you
know-a Methodist just the same a am
Jones. Twas born so, and can't help it. A
Baptist is as good a' a Methodist if he is as
good, and Presbyterian is as goon as a
Baptist if he is as good
l asked several brothers what they were
doing for Chrit and ] found out that they
were all ''prayin and readin' their little
Bibles" Now, l like an aggressive Chris
tian; one with a musKet and cartriige-
box The other kind l could put in my
vest pocket and never know they were
there. You put your preachers in the CEN
ter of a lot of blocks of lake ice, and then
hlame them for not sweating; they get into
the shafts and ask you to push, and finally,
when they fall down exhausted with the
load, they look up and. find that the whole
congregation has crawled into the wagon
and hasn't pushed lick God never in
tended the preachers to do all the work. Be
evangeists, all of you.
The Rev. Mr. Sam Jones addressed
large audiences Wednesday at the
First Baptist church and the Casino rink,
1000 being present at the latter place. Mr..
Jones began his address at the church as
follows:
l felt, brethren, not humiliated, but very
much humbled with the manner in which
you have received me- For every kind grip
of the hand thank God. In meetings like
this l am small factor. The church is the
engine the Holy Ghost is the motive power,
and God has perm itted me to put my hand
on the throttle. Let us give God the praise,
and let US do our best l will now ask your
prayerful attention to these words in the
first verse of the first chapter of Romans:
in Jesus Christ" In Jesus Christi The
question has been raised oftener in
this century tnan IN any other
century: @Who is Jesus Christi"
I1y~A, 1E
Jesus Christ written since l was born than
ever before. The leading minds of to-day
are probing into and discussing this great
person Lord help me to talk and Lord help
you to hear this important subject: What is
Christ! The world has been anxious to know.
Christ is the living personal embodiment of
love and mercy and all the other attributes
which go to make God altogether lovely.
The man who is most like God is the man
who has the most attributes like God. Christ
comes in and takes possession whenever he
finds the door open Sister and brother, if
Christ doesn't live with you it is because you
have no room for him. If l am an engineer
God shall sit with me on my engine. If l am
shoemaker with an Sx10 shop God shall
live with me.
Christ is incompatible with many things
members of the church do. The only
gambling Is the difference between a little
rattlesnake and a big rattlesuake STILL
you want to cut off the head of a big rattle
snake and the tail of the little rattlesnake
Laughter And l will tell you another
thing 1 expect opposition from the worldly
members of the church; but l want it under
stood right here that don't want you to
come on my side until you get rid of your
meannessL [Laughter] l don't want you
to come around me until you shake off the
heas of the devil [Laughterl There are
more members of the church who are abus-
ing me worse than they are Bob IngersolL
There are more church members who will
go to hear Bob Ingersol than there are who
will go to hear Sam Jones That is the
kind of cattle that are growing and howl
ing at me. daughter from ministers and
audience.l
And I will tell you another thing. If 1
wanted to defeat the armies of hell L
wouldn't summon the ten legions nor the
artillery of heaven, but 1 would get down
on my knees and pray. A poor sinner on
his knees will scare the devil more than any
thing else in this world. [Shouts of
"Amen!" "Ameny1 I tell you, brethren, 1
can reach more things on the Lords table
when on my knees than can in any other
posture in the universe. Laughter from
ministers and audiencel l believe in this
knee work. [Renewed laughter.l 1t pays
Loud laughter 1 don't care what you
think of my illustrations. You needn't
trouble yourself about them. l make illus
trations for the same reason that an en-
gineer uses headlight on his locomotive
to show tbe track ahead. Preachers make
fools of themselves when they allow their
congregations to dictate to them what they
shall say.
At the Casino rink Rev. DIR. Lorimer
commenced proceedings with the remark:
"If you see man with gold-rimmed spec
tacles on his nose and gold chain dangling
from his vest, keep the basket before him
until he has time to get his pocketbook out to
make liberal contribution. But if you
see poor man who has nothing to give but
his prayers just smile at him and pass on.
want $500 tonight, so all you who own
corner lots give literally" The collection
was liberal one Mr.. Jones then came
forward and proceeded as follows:
Every city and every individual has its
or his pecularities and characteristics. 1t
has been discovered that the characteristic
of Chicago audience is to grab its hat and
break out before the benediction is pro-
nounced. Now, if you a drinking man
and have fit if you don't get drink, 1
want you to get out now, for we don't want
you to have a nit here. Laughter. And il
there is woman here who has a cranky old
husband at home and has got to get to him
before $50, l want her to go now and sit up
with her bear. [Laughter.l There are lots
of people who are hurrying to hell, and
there is no use hurrying out of here before
the benediction is pronounced. Do you
hear thatl When l say anything speak so
you can understand Now, I'll make mo-
tion that we al. remain here until the bene-
diction is pronounced. Who will second it"
The motion was seconded
Now all those who are In favor of the
motion say "Aye" yelled the re7ivatist.
There was storm of "ayes" and a roar
of laugher from the great audience.
All opposed say "No" howled the evangelist.
There being no response the speaker re-
sumed his talk as follows:
Now we've got you, and you can't get
out l will now invite your attention to
the concluding verses Of the last chapter Of
| First Thessalonians: Pray without ceasingP
Giva thanks for eVervtbinR. Philosophy is