St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-25
Rev. Sam Jones Talks to Ohicagoans On
Heart Religion, Finger Religion
and Money Religion,
Urging Upon His Congregation That the
Devil Gets Most Christians Of
Misery Disposition.
Money VIII Help One on the Road to
Heaven as Fast as to New
York.
The Red-Nosed Drunkard's LiberaItty
TO the Devil--A Lop-Eared
Hound in Attendance.
Many Kinds Of Christians.

Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, March "a. About ftv
clergymen occupied seats on the stage at
Farwell hall to-day, when Messrs. Jones
and Small entered. After the usual open-
ing exercises Nh. Jones arose Cand said:
L am glad to see this great hall over
flowing at this, the twenty-seventh noon
meeting. Let us continue on the subject
we were at few days ago. He then read
the text from which he was to preach, 81
Deseech you, brethren, to present yourselves
a living sacrifice, whole and acceptable,
before God. which is your reasonable
service" He proceeded: They say that
in farming there is more in the man
than in the land. There is more in the
kind of man than In which church he
joins. You will excuse me, brethren, if
say there are some pieces Of hickory that
the Lord could not make an axe handle out
OF. Laughter want to tell you that
many men and women have been so long
under influences that nothing can be made
out OF them without new creation. Let's
get
DOWN TO BEDROCK.
We strike in the text the words, 'Living,
whole and acceptable sacrifice" You all
agree that it is better to be a frst-class
man, tirst-class Christian than tenth
rate one. Then, why are so
many of you tenth-rate. The
Lord wants 50O0O,0 600 Christians who
can love with their whole heart, and who
fear nothing but sin. He wants men who
will say: Here l am, as l am, eyes, heart,
feet. hands, whole living sacrifice" Heart
religion is good, and so is finger religion.
Money religion is also very desirable. Tots
fair with God. There is not one in a thou
sand who does. Why don't you applaud
that? Applause. How quiet you all get
when money is mentioned. Money will
help you get to heaven as well as it will
help you to go to New York. Don't be
like the old lady who sang I'm glad sal
vation's free," and belonged to the church
forty years, and it only cost her quarter.
You can go up with your money or you can
60 down with it. Suppose you get corn
for days work instead Of money. Take
your
CORN TO THE BREWERY
and it will have downward, hellWard ten
dency. Have it ground at mill and take
it to starving widow and her children, and
when you get to heaven Jesus will say, open
wide the gates. Applause. In this way the
man goes to heaven on his corn. I tell you
plainly that if L had as much money as
oOiuO VI SOu 1ClIOWS duu ulu 50 llIllo ROOu
with it, the devil would get Sam Jones
sure. And he will get you if you don't
plead ldiOcy. Religion is the cheapest thing
on earth. A fellow once said: II would
not miss that sermon for $780," When the
basket was passed he put in copper cent.
His mouth had more religion than his
pocket. The difference was S199.99. The
fellows who say most about giving money
give the least. Watch the next
LOP-EARED HOUND
who goes out of here talking about it and
see if it is not so. l once caught Metho-
dist finding fault on the street about the
preachers always asking for money in the
churches. told him to select six of his
best members and richest men and find out
how much they all spent in year for God
and the church, and that if 1 could
not find an old red-nosed drunkard
who spent more for the devil
every year than they all did, would foot
the bill. Laughter. 1t is better to go to
heaven than to hell. 1t is better to do good
than to do bad. Well, then, go right along
and keep still, and pay these little bills for
God. Have you arranged with God about
your time? John Wesley gave one-third
of his and did great lifework. Brother,
you can find heaven around here anywhere,
where there is want and poverty. ThG
time expired and Mr.. Jones closed by saying!
1--WE will follow this stream for big fish
again. God keep you alive on this SUBJ
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