, 1886-04-04
Rev. SAN Jones.
Brief Extracts From tho Sermons OF tn
Celebrated Southern Revivalist.

Brief Extracts From the Sermons OF the
Celebrated Southern R~evivalist.
Brethren, let US let iniquity alone and
preach against the devilments OF this COM
munity, and then go and hit something.
Wben we hit things the fur will fly, and when
the fur flies we are going to get the enemy
out, and when we get the enemy out let Us
truck them with the hounds Of the Gospel and
run them down. That is the idea You have
tried them which say they are apostles, and
are not, and found they arc liars, What has
a liar got to do in the church OF Godi And |
want to say here something that I wish to be
understood. We have several different dc
nominations. Do you know a denomination in
this town that has not pronounced emphat-
ically, clearly and Enthusiastically against
dancing, theatre-going, card playing, dram
drinkingi Do You know a church in this
city of any denomination hat has not
Numbered out against these things in the
highest voice OF hat church, DO you know
Of a single onei Do you know every time a
Presbyterian, or an Episcopaiian, or a
Lutheran, or a Methodist, or a Catholic, or q
Baptist, or a Cumberland Pre~sbyterian-do
you NOV that every time one OF their MEM
bers says 'our church has no objection TO
these things that he tells a falsehood as black
as any he ever told in his lifel Thank God
there Is not a Christian church in the world
that has not pronounced against these things,
Now you say; well, our little church
around the corner don object" Well. that
little rotten thing you belong to-I wouldn't
stay in there long enough to put my hat on,
as / would be afraid it would fall down on
me. My church don't" l was going along
one day on a train, and it stopped at the plat
form of a depot, and, as the train rolled
up, l beheld three ladies' standing there.
And while the train stood there
was right at the window OF the car
heard one OF those ladies say to another,
Are you going to the ball to-nightf7 The
other said, mo, l am not going.n '.Ars you
not invitedf' Well she says, 'if l am, /
don't expect to g." Oh the first one said,
II beg your pardon, you are a Methodist, and
you never go to such places. You are puri-
tanical in your views ''Well, l must admit
Of being a Methodist, but don't care to 20
10 such Places "Oh, that is the way with
you Methodists.n About that time the train
rolled off, and l wanted to jump up ON the
car and hurrah for Methodism.
That IS like the Methodist preacher who
preached away as hard as he could lam it on
infant baptism, and every old sinner going to
he'll and the babies all asleep in their little
beds.
And the Baptist preacher will be preaching
much water, much wnter. much water, and
half OF his crowd going where they can't get
a drop. God pity theml And the Presby-
torinn. He will preach as hard as he can lam
1t on election, and he has hardly got a candi-
date in his church o brethren, let us
lay aside such foolishness- And the Episco-
palian preacher will be just giving his
views on Apostolic succession, anu
there his crowd is, and what little
they know on that subject will last
them between this and the grave. They are
going where they won't want to hear any
more about it The Lord pity you, filling
ourselves up with all that, and saying: I'VE
are right We are right We are rightf'
Brother, let me say to you: ~ don't ask you
how you was baptised, and whether you
were in the regular line OF Apostolic success
sion, hut have you quit your meanness, and
are you living right before Godf That is the
rub That is the rubi
As God is my judge, il | was the pastor OF
a charge in this city-and l never will be be
cause / will never be called, and II | was
called | wouldn't answer. | have got some
thing that will beat IL. But, hear me. II
some OF you who are running your churches
belonged TO my church, | would turn you out
Of my church, or | would burst that church
into ten thousand pieces. You would have
to get a new pastor or get out. You couldn't
play cards, and dance, and go to the theatre
and be one Of my members You hear that
had one old fellow say to mo, " will tell
you how | feltn He said Il love to sin a
little; it makes me feel humble to sin" The
old goose didn'tk know the difference between
feeling mean and feeling humble. Sect II
know thy works | know you now, brother.
II your works are right that Is the best proof
In the world that your faith is right That is
my doctrine We get the cart before the
horse frequently, and don't make much head
way. You show me your faith without your
works, and I will show you what | bsisvs By
the way | do