The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-21
REvIVALIST SAM JONES
IF ANY MAN WILL 90 HIS WILL, He
SHALL KNOW THE DOCTRINE"
Tho Noted Evangelist Tells How Men Can
Get RelIgion--Trlnity Church TOO Small
20 Accommodate tho Vast Crowds-Re-
moved TO Music Haii-A Zig Boon.

bam Jones just tho same. As usual several
hundred were unable 10 gain admission.
Trinity church 10 entirely inadequate 10
contain the thousands who are anxious 10
listen to the great preacher To aocommo-
date the people music ball has bean secured.
Ban Jones viii preach there afternoon and
night, while his co worker, Sam Small, will
discourse at Trinity in the morning, Music
hall viii hold 1000 people, and tho indica-
tions are that the immense building will DO
none too large Tho reviyalist spoke In his
happiest voin. Ho spoke from tho we'll
known toxt, ''If any man will do HIS
VIII he shall know Of tho doctr Inc, whether ID
be from God or whether speak myselfn
"At tho time Jesus spoke ho was sur
rounded by cunning Pharlsees and willy Sad
aucees, but no threw the gauntlet at their
feet When a man believes he ceases TO
doubt and II sinners will quit SHINING they
will quit doubling the same an whom bono
or other part OF the anatomy qults aching
tho pain ceases Man does not sln because
no IL an nfdel. but he ID an inhdel because
OF bis 6na The greatest men and mort
uObQu blithNhta hhNu b'oh h'dbNNhh NfuhA
loo was laughed al whom he declared tho
world moves on ita axis, but now that prin"
oiplo N understood by every school child.
The only opponent OF Gnllileo that | know
Of now IL Brother Jasper, Of Richmond, Va,
who say0 tho sun do move
"The world doubted tho power OF steam
and the telegraph. They were all in0dela
on these subjects, but the existence and
practical demonstration Of those powers can
no longer he questioned. Men doubted that
eighteen hundred years ago the Son OF God
discovered the euro for sin. Aa much OPP
position exiSlu against the cruoihod Christ In
Cincinnati ~ at any period OF the worlds
history. Tho science OF Christ orucliled Ia
the only one learned with the heart II can
not be demonstrated by reason couldn't
convince one man In two hundred Of the
truth Of Christianity by argument oooa-
Uionally strike mon who doubt and are seml-
inhdelh There In something about that
grand mind OF John Stuart Mill which
hdmire because bo was an earnest, honest
pearohe, OF tho truth
~ little inildol Ia tho smallest thing ON
Garth, We preachers make mistake In
telling thoao little fellows that there Ia no
hope for them. Give God your heart and
no will comb those kinks out OF yonr bead
mighty quick | never know man 10 do
the clean thing, but what ho beloved II
sooner or latar because thoy do what they
believe and bolievO what they do Tho
preacher has big Job on his hands 10
straightcn out the heads OF his people All
the intellect and brain force In tho world
wouldn't produce the sermon on the mount
or the ten commandments Chriatianity
touches not only the will and the hoart, but
II 10 something that can be tostod like any
thing olsOn
Tho reverend gentleman illustrated his
Idea by story OF tho construction OF tun'
mol between Franco and Italy, how they
bored from each end and finally met In tho
centre without varying nm inch from tho
mathematical calculation. Mathematics IL
no moro cxoot and true than the science OF
Christ truoihCd. Tho speaker gavo several
examples OF Chrlda powor In restoring the
blind 10 sight, md curing the lopOra, some
thing tho world cannot now accomplish.
~ went to Christ whom was twonty.four
years old, Wild rOokloaa, bad man. You
might mako mo bolioyo that am not IN
Cincinnati, that havn't n good wifo at
homo that have no coat on horo tonight,
but you can't mako mo doubt tho powor and
saving grace Of tho religion OF Jesus Christ"
Mr. Jones gave aomc amusing examples
10 show 10 what ridiculous extont akoptioiam
IA carried, Some OF these mon are ono-half
fool and The othor half unreAl-tho worst
compound known. ~ don't caro- what man
believes II you will only take my medicine,
by tho help OF God III cure you. Tho
preachers have got half these silly inndou 10
believe that God Ia mad at thom, Bloas you,
ffe In only sorry for you, poor little foola
II man would do before ho gotta religion M
he thinks ho will aftorward, no In all right
Lot him gct rid OF his moannoaa and try 10
1.-Two right, aud Christ viii como into his
heart You may nay this Ia religion with.
out Christ but a ainnor whom no eiarta out
can't 70 far till no moods the Havor,n
matthew wna what wo call down south
poalawag. Whom no followed God aud
closed up his books m money changer no
hadn't boon converted, but Il didn't taho
him long 10 rot right le oiforcd 10 pay
back any ono whom ho had dofrauded four
fold, and when man wahta 10 pay back
four Tor one no has got religion or IN very
close 10 Il Don'tsay you believe In Christ
but follow him. An old brother back thero
that always shouts whom they sing Angel
band, ptopa short whom tho contribution
box IN passed around want 10 500 tho day
whom tho whole congregation will shout
through collection | don't caro- what
you believe to-day, II | oan only got you 10
DO right tomorrow.
''fhore IA TOO much sentiment In rollglon.
I don't pray God 10 mako mo happy, but 10
make mo useful Lot us run on principle
and conviction here aud ON glory halelujah
hereafter Tho difference between eontl-
maut and principle II The same ~ tho differ
cncb between sail ship aud an ocean
steamer, Tho former moves only whom
tboro II wind aud lies idle aud inactive IN q
calni, Tho steamer plows right away, wind
or no wln1n
\ pr Joyce saId fcw words nj tho end O
Sam lonoF sermon, announcing the meet
innn M Music Hall Ilo requested forty
young men 10 volunteer 10 act ns uahera
lie hoped there would be more liberal cou.
fributionp There were $50 coppers on tho
plate Hast night and he urged The brethren
70 pshlm IN dofraylng The heavy expcnsea
na,n .lonep also made pome remarks about
thn tone cent fellows Az the mInIatera
mosting brooklyn gentleman had given
'fof}o 10 aid the work here Some Of cha
ialky brethren probably wanted some moro
ltrobklyn men 10 como 10 tho front with
their ,nopcy II everybody wua liberal,
pcrhnym they wouldn't have W pass around
ihe box any moro He wished II could be
announced IN the papers of Wednesday that
pss 900 bad been rslsed A the meeting IN
'R,l fuIo Hall Nearly the entire audience
|,se vheu Mr.. Jp,,e, asked oil who wished
do rstht and shun wrong TO stand up
{be ssaemt |ev vns dismlssed by the bepe
N'"''' $500 ll.a..a-.
Y j DC iirst annual skhihitops sog.tbe SYncln.
IA Poultry aud M Htff'V 4 laslvt,a,G has
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