The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-13
ARRIVAL OF SAM JONES.
He Will Remain Eight Days, and Will Hold
Four Meetings Day This Week.

Rev. Sam Jones reached Indianapolis last
evening at Gas o'clock, by the way Of Louisville.
He is in good health and fine spirits, and ready
for the vigorous prosecution of the revival work
this week. Mr.. Jones has been detained at his
home in Cartersyille Ga, where three of his
children have been sick. He was met at Frank
lin yesterday afternoon by Mr.. Small. Mr. Elk
cell, Mr.. Taylor, and Rev. Steve Holcombe, of
Louisville They put him in possession of the
status of the revival meetings. and Mr.. Jones
expressed himself we'll pleased with the report.
"How long will you be here's" inquired Jour
nal reporter.
81 have" Mr.. Jones answered, lust eight
days here, as must be in ST. Paul. Mimi, on
the 23d. We will run four services day the
coming week on through next Saturday and
Sunday
did you see DR.. Jefferys answer to your let
teri 1t was published In the Journal this morn
II don't want any controversy with any living
man in the world, said Mr.. Jonss. my time is
too short to take anything from the main ISSUE
All want is for them to keep off my track, for
l don't carry any whistle. They may bark out
side the rails as much as they please
He asked if he had seen what the Ger
man Telegraph said about him, and Mr.. Taylor
his secretary, who understands German read
and translated it to him.
us that written by a man who drinks beerW
was his inquiry, which no one could answer.
"I have noticed a singular thing about beer, !"
interposed Mr.. Price, the Baltimore evangelist
VINO was present 'While it agrees admirably
with the Germans stomach, 1t Is nearly always
fatal to the human stomach"
Mr.. Jones laughed heartily at this sally, and
intimated that whenever he had anything to say
respecting the Telegraph it would be heard.
Evangelist Joe Price. of Baltimore, arrived
also, yesterday forenoon, to attend these meet
ings. Mr.. Price is q we'll known citizen Of Balti-
more, who has done great deal of effective
evangeistic work in Maryland. He was active
in the recent Baltimore meetings of Jones and
Small. and has come out to spend an additional
season with the evangelists. Speaking of the
Baltimore meetings Mr.. Price said 'They
were the best meetings that Baltimore has ever
known. More conversions were had than in any
meetings in the city's previous history. ! know
there were more than two thousand
converts, most of whom were of the
best and most substantial characters.
The ministry was wonderfully revived and the
people generally were brought up to higher lines
of living. l think it will be a memorable meet
ing in Baltimore. We cannot overestimate its
great benefit to our people | pray earnestly
that indianapolis may have just such an out
pouring of the spirit and great awakening among
her people during the next week.
Mr.. M. j. Maxwell, musical director, returned
from Cincinnati yesterday, and will resume the
management or the choir services at the meet
ings Mr.. Excel will sing at Roberts Park
Church this morning
Rev. Steve Holcombe, the well-known iLouis-
vile mission worker and reformed gambler, ar
rived yesterday to spend several days with the
evangelsts. He is warm personal friend of
Revs. Sam Jones and Sam Small, and takes a
deep interest in their work. Rev. Steve Hol-
combe is one of the celebrities of Louisville, and
is conducting there famous missionary work,
through the agency of which scores of reprObato
men are being nightly reclaimed from sin and
strengthened in the living of new and Christian
lives. He is en- route to a mission convention in
Chicago on Wednesday next and will spend the
time until then in attendance upon the services
of Messrs. Jones and Small.
Rev. Sam Small will preach at Roberts Park
Church this morning at 1890 o'clock, and will
there tell the story of his conversion. AS Mr..
Small tells 1t. the story has made sensation in
all the cities he has visited, and has been pro-
nounced by the press to be wonderfully thrilling.
At IL o'clock Mr.. Small goes to Greencastle, in
response to resolution by the faculty of De-
PAW University. to preach to the students at
315 P. NJ He will return to the city in the even
ing.
Rev Sam Jones will preach at Tomlinson Hall
at $50 and 7:45 P. NJ.