St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-04
CHURCH PARALYSIS.
Rev. Sam Jones Undertakes to Tell the
People of Chicago What Ais Our
Synagogues.
The Tide of the World Sweeping Away
and Ruthlessly Breaking Up
Our Home Life.
Cards, Wine and Religion VIII Never
Mix in Building Up Christian
Character.
He Tells His Audience He VIII Have
Their Seat or Their Hide Be-
fore He Ceases.
ana Jones Converting in Chicago.

sam Jones Converting i'm Chicago.
Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, March 3.-An audience of
something like 5000 persons gathered in the
Casino rink this evening to hear Rev. Sam
Jones deliver one of his characteristic dis
courses. 1t was an audience composed of
young and old, and was made up of all
classes of society from the very poor to the
very wealthy. The evangelist announced
as his text, ''Rejoice evermore. Pray
without ceasing. In everything give
thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ
Jesus concerning you.
"a man." began Mr.. Jones, ''who under
stands practically what these verses teach is
practical philosopher. There is a great
deal OF philosophy in Christ. The best phiIos-
ophers make the best Christians. I have no
use for any joy that is not on the divine side.
know that If l tend to my business the Lord
will tend to his. Our great motto should he.
i am satisfied with the past. contented with
the present and hopeful for the future How
many can say. looking back at the past, that
they are satisfied? Very few, indeed, and
it is
YOUR OWN FAULT.
The way to secure happy home in heaven
is to be practical here. If you managed to
sneak into heaven, after neglecting your
duties here, the angels would refuse to recog-
nize you. Here Mr.. Jones paused for awhile
to wipe the perspiration from his face and to
press his hand to his forehead. He was evil
IDENTITY tired and the marks of his labors were
beginning to show on himl. After a brief
pause no continued: Can you, father, can
You mother, say that you have
brought up your children as they
should be? What is your home life?
You say you are satisfied with it. Sister and
brother, you may be satisfied with it now, but
will you, you card-playing mother and father,
when you have turned out three more gam
blers on the town. Nine-tenths of the gam
blers are from the best families You will
always find that they have brains, and are
well educated. have been told, Jones, you
hit little thing as hard as big thing
What If 1 do? Our church to-day is par
alyzed. If you want to know what is
PARALYzING OUR CHURCH,
will tell you. 1t is the tide of the world
that is sweeping away our homes. Your
card rooms, your rush to theaters and into
society is what is breaking up our home life.
Here Mr.. Jones asked those men who
prayed with their families to stand up, and
about forty stood up. He went on to say that
the only kind of religion was that which
reached the family, and he said he would not
give flip of his finger for any other kind.
Then he said: hope you understand me.
want to make myself clear. If you don't
like what / say don't come. / am going to
have your seat or your hide before ] get
| through. I'd rather my boy never was con-
verted than that his religion would lead him
to damnation. If must go to hell, God grant
/ may not go there as a professor of religion.
Cards, wine and religion will not mix, and
there is no use trying to make them.
Mr.. Jones closed by drawing picture of
his home life, and what he expected his life
| in heaven to be.