The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-19
THE NIGHT MEETINGS.
Over Three Hundred Sinners are Moved by
Mr.. Jones to Seek Salvation.

over Three Hundred sinners are moved by
Mr.. Jones to Seek Salvation.
The City Hall was filed to its utmost capacity
last night the corridors, as we'll as the hall and
galleries, being packed 1t is estimated that
there could not be less than $500 people present.
The hymns, "There is Fountain Filled with
Blood" and ''We're Marching to Zion," were
sung. With great feeling and expression Mr..
Excel surg Where Is My Boy, Tonight
Rev. Lamport of the Central avenue M. e.
Church, led in prayer.
Rev. l. III. Mcconnell then addressed the audi
ence for few moments preceding the collection.
He ASKED "What do you think of Sam Jones by
this time? Isn't he daisy2"
This unexpected piece of slang from the
reverend gentleman fell upon the audi
ence like clap of mountain thunder. fairly
stunning them. When they were sufficiently re,
covered, he continues: II have heard a good
many preachers Ihave heard what might be called
the weakest local preacher in the church to
which | belong, and from that up to the incom
parable, the peerless Simpson, but in all my
journeyings never before struck Sam Jones. 1
am exceedingly glad ne came into our midst, as
now your enthusiasm seems almost unbounded
for him. We going to take up coec-
tion. What is received will go to
Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Small How much
good have you received from these men! Have
you received five dollars worth? Put that
amount into the basket tonight If you have
received ten dollars worth, put it in. A young
man who said he had been converted by reading
one of Sam Jones's sermons put in $50" The
collection was then taken up
Mr.. Jones said This great throng of people
is here surely for good They say no wonder
lasts longer than nine days. Some of you have
been wondering now about two weeks. If you
are still wondering, believe there is something
else in this vast audience besides curiosity. I
trust God may make this service one of saliva.
ton to my friends ['Amen, amen."l Whether
/ am an imrostor or not, you have got to die.
| Whether l am running round over the country
working myself to death for money or not you
| have got to be buried IN few more weeks.
| Whether or Barnum is laying up the most
money, or buying the most plantations or not
| you have got to stand before the Judgment seat
| of Christ and give an accountof the deeds done
| in the body. 1t makes no difference who am,
| or what am, where am going, but it does
! make great deal of difference to you'll mean
when you bring this thing down to personal
matter to yourselves and to your best interests in
this world and in all worlds. Now care not what
| you think of me if you will think we'll of the
| truth and think well of the Christ who died for
| you. l would as soon you would throw mud on
me as praise me- repeat 1t, with all my heart
l do not care what you think of me- But do
want yon to think we'll of Him who loves you.
| | do want you to thing enough of righteousness
TO fall in line with it and do right. That's it.
| Now, you just let me get behind the truth
preach, and lose sight of me, see the truth and
yourself in the truth, and resolve at this hour
that if it is right do right will do it; if it
| is wrong to do wrong, | will quit it. Isn't that
| wise and best? l have found out some few
things since l have been in this world
| have found out that anything that will
| make me a better man will make you a better
man. Anything that will make me better
| father to my children will make you a better
| father to your children. Anything that will
make me better husband to my wife will make
you better husband to your wife. Anything
zen, will help TO make you l have found
out that anything that is good for one of US is
good for all of US. have found out that we are
all made of the same sort of dirt with the same
hopes, the same fears, the same destiny. Oh.
brother, commend to you tonight the gospel
and grace of God. / know it has done great
things for me. 1t has made me better citizen,
better man. a better father, a better husband.
1t has made me better in all relations of life.
know it will make you better, and commend it
to you because it has done so much for me.
These services will soon be past and gone for
ever. I can say this much to you. never
the day in my sinful life that if man of God
had stood up and talked to me as talked to you
last night he would have got me certain. There
is no doubt about that After we went TO our
'Why, thought hundreds of souls would come
forward and yield to the gospel Mr.. Small
said Eyes, was hard sinner. have listened
TO thousands OF sermons, have been charmed
by the rhetoric of the pulpit, moved by striking
figures, but, brother Jones, it is true, when
heard you preach that sermon that listened TO