The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-07-27
GEMS FROM SAM JONES.
Paragraphs From Sermons Preach.
ed In indianapolis.

Here is my theology; it is oil l nsed
II you want 10 do good God will help
you 10 do good, aDd II you want TO do
bad the devil will help you. That's
enough theology for any body.
have heard of churches which claim.
ed 10 be the only churchc. OF God. The
old hard shells do it believe / dom,
know how they are up here, hut il they
are the same as they arc down 10 Georgia,
The Lord has turned over the whole bu.
siness TO mighty ignorant crowd.
Sympathy is a good deal better than
dignity. I've seen some old preacher
get w in his pulpit, and he looks like he
iis five miles aaay. and he has got dig
nifty enough to fill two worlds. Dignity
is the starch of shroud. When I die
and am living stiff and cold in my coffin,
III have as much dignity as anybody.
but am ne!er going to be dignified till
do die.
Now, some sister, expect, will torn
up ber nose a, me because / am not dig.
nifed. Rle.s you, the devil has got q
mortgage on that nose, and he will fore.
clo.e II some OF thcse days, and get the
old gal with it. ton.
We have got to learn that money will
help man to heaven J1.t like it will
help him 10 New York. I can get to
New York city without cent, but I will
have 20 walk every step, and beg my
bread along the road. You can get to
heaven without cent but you will find
jordan bard road 10 travel.
A msn who lives under the cook stove
and sleeps in the panty belongs TO the
animal tribe. A man who lives in the
library. with the finest authors, is an In.
tcllec'ual maa The man who walks
arm in arm with God is spiritual man.
II is not the rysiciics OF the Bible
that bottle: me 1t is the Ten Com.
mandments. II is so hard In lire up 10
them. II is not the mysteries or the
Bible thai hu,. me. 1t is the Sermon
on lie Mount
Many little Gin him -hesded fellow
IT. main object OF his life in this world
is to 6nd ou' who ia The fa'hcr OF Mel.
chiscGek--if lie only knew that, would
be elected for oil time
Ttere ;s lE,le, old. dishone., man
out there with thin ble'ul OF brains,
who says: III God shoots ,hat big can.
non a. ne I'm going 10 tie converted" :"
A little old sparrow sits on a rail, sey.
ing, "When 9 crnuon hall hits me I'm
going TO fy." There vii: be neither
fesh Tor icsihers let OF the little spar.
row when O hall like iha, hits. God
doesn't shoot cannon balls st snow birds
Your papers copied, with good deal
OF susb, whst preacher in Baltimore
said about me A preacher jumped on
me and went for me with hia 'purs on.
Well. sir, the next day ! said "Who 4.
tbs old case jumping on me here p"-
Ard they said "l1e's The preacher tba,
the liquor deslers hired TO deliver lee.
lure for them.' "Well." ! sa;d, IL un
drrsland The old coon sow. He is hired
on the other eide" Don't you seel
What 10 slare? will tell ,or wha
it is Il is three or four OF our Euglsh
words run into orc-concentratsd.-
Sang is without u "e" ON the
end Of ii--bpt concentrated English Ian
guage,
You great oh Ounce. That is som,
more slany, amt iii Tha, is "ne o. ouI
finest, ruiest English words Some OF
you think that tote ia slang There is
no; purer, bette; English word 10 Web.
sters Dictionary. l believe here, you
oil pack" 1t.
can beat you oil tu death pleasing
the folks Do you know bow1 l do
mt care whether please them or not.
But they jus, run in here by the thoua-
and T. every preacher would preach
lust like he thinks.
One trouble with you Indianspoli.
folks is that you are hide bound. like an
old Texas steer He will never faiteh
while the sun shines until you can loo..
en- his hide Laughter loossns the hide
so that you csn grow religious. Ton
all need the currycomb more ,hsn you
need corn. There is as much religion
in laughing as in crying Bu, il you
don't live right, be solemn as the grave
every day, for you ought TO be solemn