The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-01-31

Death oas side oF tie other
CrvclNNArI O., Jan. - Nude Hall was
aga.n dllel by an attentive and cultured
congregation. ho bad gathered 10 bear Rev.
Sam Jones pregch Interest IN thcse meet
insn co1tuufs unlbotsl, aud tne wonderful
origi9na lily and intelligence that marks oil
Of Rry Ar Jones sermons is an uufallng
attraction 30 those who care % hear religion
eXpJunie ia a good oil-faslionsi, common
ssn-o manner. The sermon was another
characteristic one, briin fun ~ wit an1
humor, mod oyertowiog With originality.
and touching md pathetic illustrations that
brought the ruth Of hs doctrine home to all
earnest and thinking mon and women.
Rsy. Dr. Lockwood delivered an eloquent
prayer. nm following the usual service u
music sam Jon prcarhol a, follows:
Tue revreDd ntleman took for his
text the words, "But thou has Kept tho
goo win. until now"
ave wil tiko thcss words because they
are iiliNrafiy, Of the two great principles
which un l9rlie nil action ani conduct In tho
moral uniyersa | might 1Byo better text
n wera 10 quoto THU. 'rhs wages Of sin
Is death. hut the gift u God is eternal Ire,
through Jesus C9r.sl, our Lori.'
81 take the trlt. however, bsoauas it illus.
tratol som, truth. TO which want you 70
listen, AMI some truths want yD1 to con.
slider
"rhrre nro two question, which always
a. tfgt.l Ia O
tween employ and cmplCyc between a
hiroling ppd bis muster II YOU Sock to en-
poy man for day, or week. or a
month, or "a veir, th9 iirs5 question he iuey-
itabIy puts b. YOU is this: What kind Of
work do You want me 80 dor And when
this question Is satisfactorily answered there
is another. inevitable aud Legitimate, gni
that it 'What viii Won pay m, for itr
"fhts two questions nro the very blsi4 for
oil contracts tor labor There can bn no in
telligont c1ntract for labor 30 bo rendered
you Without the settling of the two que4.
tions, what do you want me 90 dof aud
what VIII you pay mo for ilf
"Hosr me- on is question Our Savior
said. tie tlHt s not with mo is Against mo
II th1f go'hroth not with M srntteroth
abroad, AMI The lines arc 80 sharply drawn
aud ~ clearly drawn, that no man can
stand squbrrY On a line between the good
aud tho "yl, betv cen the right and the
wrong, heavens best interests. aud hell
with us dcuorauzing ianu nr1
"rHrrcR another fellow says, IA heap
rather b. this uun oft vt tho chur. IA that
pays bis debts aud nets right 90 bis fellow.
men than tho one IN the church that won't
pay hi debts and dp right with h s. mel yh.
hots, In, secs lqIhre 10 God III heap
rather 30 this on' Brother, why do YOU
want to be- n fool ny beins eithcr ON, OF
emf DOME, aud not Only Il MT want to
b. either ono Of them but ! won't be either
ouo of thtm. I'm going into tho Aingdom
Of Christ and don whole duty TO Goi and
70 my tllowmoH; ANA now when you see "A
mau Do THIS you see "a whole man not one
OF thvs it.Ip hal -lnd.half fellows, ON
fellow tr irg 10 do what tho Lor tels him
% do AMI ps m'an toward his uel-bbor, an
tho uthr dong right by bis n0igh Dor but
wron. with the Lorl
"Mauy q m1u in this country loves dol
lar better than u8 does his children Put
that down. IN ten you au0,bcr thing
Mauy nau ,o}r he loves tha cuuroh and
b. will lut oh hi3 Children il 20 tho church,
and he's ruuug a bnrraom to a follow who
sells whisky and dcmoralias tho town
renting p.rhnpl oven worse pllces than
that soldier Of CHRIST running a powder
mil over the line aud furnishing ammunition
Ga the devil can take "A handful Of cop
per cents aud TOTE fellow like that 10 hell
and eternal trp 10y just dropping the cop
pcrs along about every foot or Two, right up
~ the tires can that Better tue man
that gets down off the fence, and takes una
side or the utbor | like that.
"Brcthrcu, wa mny settle this question
here IN uyo minutes Whose sida am QUE
We must settle It. A tr1o ia known by It's
fruit. salty fountain can't send forth
pure water
"Snm Small never told higgcr tru n
than when he said the other day: II /
wanted to raise "a mob IN tins town TO do
unrightgous things, to eight God and truth
aud right, I'd heat the long roll in every
saloon IN thus town, aud Ia muster in the
fumes Of lager lurr aud whisky The worst
element hell itself cou d generate aud get
up Amt that soi | used 20 think these
whisky fellows we're the clevor3st follows in
the world, tut whsn | was done with them,
and tcgan 60 throw hotshot in among them,
my, my, throw sJme shot into tho dirttst,
stinNenest places mans Dyes eyer looked
into You can always tell what thing is
when you begin to Ere into it; YOU can see
the fumes of It in the atmosphere when
you're firing
~ ncollcct whore the proposition was
made &C a temperance meeting once and
when the time cana for the signing Of the
pledge OF total abstinence good pastor Of
the city said L ain't ready to sign the
pledge Tn good temperance man, but
Tn not a tNstotler. | believe a little occa-
soually will help M Tn ms much down
on drunkenness as anybody, hut | want it
understood believe m temperance, hut not
in prohibition About that time fellow
sitting way over in the corner staggered 70
his feet ant said, with "A drunken leer on his
face AMI with fumes Of whisky on his
breath, Mr. ProSiduu, that preacher hicl
Just spresses (hiv) my seu'mauts ,xac'Iy
hc1 The preacher jumped up and ssi 1:
well, II that's the kind OF fellows I've rot
& so with, YOU can pat M own on the
size Ct tectoialism forever
"Lo : take sides, brethren Let's come
on Gods side all over and forever, or let's
out IL altogether and go on the dayil's side.
In one Of the towns in Georgia member Of
the church, different church than nina-
sal 20 me, zones, | want TO ask you a qucs
ton. What harm is there in card rlayingf
DO YOU play cardsr ASKED l. Yes said
he 'Noa're a deacon in your church, Yes,
said he IL you viii convince mo there,
any harm in this thing, I'll quit it forever.
Sail /, You're a'ready convinced Of on
thing, ain't your Why, what's thatF sait