The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-02-03


gather DAY after day and evening after
evening at Music Hall 10 bear tho sermons
Of the Rev. Sam Jones, arc simply wonder.
full, and II hes been asserted that, taking
tie aggregate OF the audiences 10 whom be
has preach d in the past three weeks. be has
already talked TO nesrly I25, OO0 people, OF
about ono.half Of Cinc.nnau's populat on
and the other half have discussed him and
bis sefmcns. or have read them in the
papers
Another immense congregation was gath.
cred in The grand CID hall, sud IL was d
crowd That would have giyon cause for con
giatulaticn 10 many an orator with greater
pretsusions to rhciorcGl atlhinmeuts and
oratorical ability but S8m Jones aud San
SMALL craving abilities with the masses
are grea,er, undoubtedly, than any other
men IA public or clerical life to-day
The ksy MIR. Jones' power OF physca
ana iuteilectuaI enuarancs Is as wonderful
as bis fund Oi originality AMI Wit, Hnt dos.
pita ths fact that ne hus taleed nearly tarico
daily si1ce be mo hero TIRES weeks ago he
eeems nearly ns fresh MS when 90 came nors.
Sill al humYn eDdurnncs has limit, and
upon the nGy,ce u friends he "oncunsd NOT
70 preach last night, aud his place was
assumed by his eloquent AMI til'ntsI jour
nalistic co latorer, Sum Small Who held tne
vast crowd from beginning "a end Ia almost
breathl0ss susp use.
IL was an exceedingly powerful discourse,
delivered with all toe elegance Of dicLlun, Of
which Mr.. Small IL such a mssier-repieto
with glowing Smiles aud OVERLOOKING with
classic ruiereBces
I'VE hro apt In ond0avoring 10 msko
comparisons between men Of the present. day
hnd men who have teen great aud illustri-
Gus ana prosperous in their times 81 refer
by common consent 30 tb0ss grand charac-
tars that wo nave been iauli with AL our
lives through reading the scrpturDa 10 ~
very natural for men 10 compare the weaitn
Of a H1th,cnild ~ that oi n Vanderbilt with
the wolitl that solomon pOssosici
Solomon was "a man woo tested with tho
tuucusJone everything that tbs liant cu1id
bring 10 attain 10 hlu the ca Is u pleasure,
AMI a. pDlut 10 MIN the en- IL an achieve
ment OF all that there was that could minis
ter 70 the hppctitos AMI 30 the passion, TO
the ambitions AMI lofty desire, ~ manAind
When you read his history II Ia one u tho
most magnificent pages N the annals IL THIS
whole word, Tut solomon gained wisdom
before he came to his declining days. and hj
record Il Ia EclesiHstic hs judgment OF it
Then | say % you that wisdom eHcellsth
folly as far as light cKCrlleth dnrkncssn
~ see nt this season OF tho year, rs ! como
into your city on DARK day, and upon your
stress there are stores and business places
that have their doors closed, md upon them
are piuCnrds ON which they state they have
closed their doors Tor n few days to take nc.
count OF stock. All rational business, men,
intelligent and sdllnul men, take stocX
about once year, II not oftenor, Tor the
purpose Of Weighing aud measuring anl
counting, aud ascortainlng exactly tue con
ditiun OF their business stlcl They take
account Of their debts aud credit, ana schei.
ulo their good debts, and schedule
their had debts and schedule thoir doubt
full debts, aud schedule separately all
classes If dues and slit out the bad that
cannot be countcl upon, then determine by
calculation tho profits or losses Of tho year,
they carefully calculate and examine tho
business, they lupS upon the amount Of
capital tuey have invested, aud make up
decision ~ To whether they have reapod Il
profit aud carried forward their bu incss as
skilltul, shrewd buslntss men, or whether IL
was ruinoH 20 their business Men who are
30 careful of th1ir temporal affairs IN husl.
ness, n Seems, ought 10 bn moro careful of
their spiritual affairs, 80 that they would
take an account OF stock OF thnir moral con.
ditlup ami ascertain what capital they have
on hauu "a n u0TAl sense.
at Is well for Us to pause, and we'll for
us TO consider with some Judgment and with
careful devotion, with some application
vita some ambition, sancttird ty tIe mag
nttude and grandeur OF uoi's power, tho
moral status Of our lives
IAN over this county, in every community
here IN Cincinnati and IN every city
thcre are men who are acquainted with tho
cost of sin, and who viii not stand out nobly
as examples Of righteousness
The sinner in thus world Of to-day Is in
volvtd IN more anject slavery and bond
are than all those six millions oi colorsl
IN II of tho south, whose condition oncs in
this country aroused the majority 80 that
mems hlpui was shed and made to How like
wator, and cpused the digging of thousands
and thousands of graves in the soil of Amer.
ic aud II men would peril so much for
mere notion to keep their own convictions
OF liberty, Tor the purpose Ut tanning
freedom for this six million OF fellow men,
why not the whole army of men rally to the
STANDARD Of the eros, AMI peril their intel
lscts, their enorgits aud their every melu,
aud their lives to rescue from the slavery of
sin the many, many, many people that aro
In that awful bondage and slavery to-dayl
Amenl Amenl
AS YOU train your children so they will |
grow. TIhn them in Righteousness and they
VIII make good momhers OF sort tY
St mo people say There Is no harm in |
teaching your children card payng AMI |
progressive eu,hre, aud you'll nave card par. |
Ties IN your homes AMI the young peopla as |
semhle there rndl antly dressed, brightly in- |
hlhgenL PLAYING music, AMI you have dan. |
eng ana all the allurements that good snci- !
ely, So-ca!led, luiulre in. And then they |
go TO the library Tor further trifing-the IL |
brary that's filled with useless volumes. pur. |
chased for display, and there they 20 with |
their amusement OF card playing-au
amusement invented 10 while away the
hours Tor worthless monarch; and Won let
them play until tho appetite Is transformed |
INTO passion for gambling, and YOU ara
FURNISHING the rambling rooms OF this city
anu country with the new recruits that are
taking up tina career as the older ones drop
out IN death and degradation and dampa. |
uan. How many old gamblers do Won meet
on the sireetsi How many of the gamblers
lnst Unrest your street corners and frequent
your thoroughtAres are men who have
grown TO I've more than forty wears ol1l
on seldom see them hoary-hesdei in
their sin, like some OF tnese good oil gray |
he1ied work rs become aged in the vale
OF Christ Nearly every gambler you meet |
IL man un der forty They don't survive
long under that terrible strain. They don't
live long in their mad rush TO gain somc.
thing for nothing. They don't live long To |
ENJOY the fruits Of their spoils gstherod Ia. |
gether In the hong hours OF the night over |
the dark green cloth OF the gaming tahe |
What did it cost that man that died in |
LOUISVILLE, night before last, TO become a |
gambl'ri
"rhe horrible result was that at o'clock
the next morning he was found within a few
steps Of his own gate weltering in his blood
He was discovered there by his wife who
poor woman, had been waiting Tor him
His head had two terrible pistol shot
wounis