St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-15
SAMUEL's SUNDAY SERMON.
The Disposition Of the People to Stop at
the NominatiVe /,
And Wonder why Each Hadn't Been
Made Grand MOguI.
Georgians In Partnership With God
Raise Big Corn.
Special to the Globe.

ASO DIX OOEhs
Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, March 14.-Rev. Sam Jones
addressed the congregation at the Chicago
avenue church this morning. He said he
would not talk very long and hoped the
Lord would give his sermon thickness to
make up its lack in length. He chose for
his text: What shall L render unto the
Lord for all his benefits toward me?
L VIII take the cup of salvation
and call upon the name of the
Lord--Psalms cxvi., 1918" This ques-
ton was based upon the gratitude of
David's soul. like grateful man. When
we look on a picture of gratitude it touches
our hearts every time. The Lord was good
to me from the time L was ten hours old,
and to my mother before me, and He is
good to me now. When l look and see the
great world drawing from the stOrehouses
of God, think, how is it every
man does not stand up and ask what
he renders to the Lord for the Lords
benefits to him. If l were to stop and
think had come from my wife and home a
thousand miles to work for you, when l
Gould have made $3.50 easier, you
HURRAH FOR JONES.
You like that self-sacrifcing sort of fellow,
but how can l hurrah for you? No
wonder we accomplish so little in this
world when SO few think they should
render to the Lord for the benefits received
from him. Let US each stop at the personal
pronoun l. We usually stop at the nomi-
native l, and think it is the biggest being in
the universe. and wonder why the Lord did
not give the world to ''me" as the great
mogul, and have the rest of crea-
ton as tenants. 1t is astonishing
how we never get beyond 1. and
my and me. What can you do? If what
man does is not test of what he is, then
what he gives is. Suppose Marshall Field
should employ about 500 clerks and they
should stand about with their hands in
their pockets and not know where a thing
was, wouldn't he discharge them about
o'clock the next morning? Take the
Christian community. Why stand We idle
all the day long? There is a plenty of
material to work on. Where is the Chris
tian knows
GODS sToREHoUsE
so well he can get anything that is asked
for? There are good many who have
been in it for twenty years, and have never
been behind the counter. Isn't it strange
that while Christian is in the world he
The devil always finds work for the
idle, and God always finds it for the willing
hands to do. Christ always calls the new
est servant. If you want a religious lob
you must stand near Christ. He always
has work for willing hands to do. There
is no such thing as spiritual idle
ness in this country. You are
either working for the Lord or
for the devil. Now which are you doing?
When l was in St. Joseph, a millionaire
gave his soul to God, but told him there
was danger of his money taking hun to
hell, and he had better do as
an old darkey suggested, and begin
to ''extribute" it around. The Lord
demands what you have-money, tongue.
muscle, influence. 1t seems to me the Lord
asks for mighty little share, and man is
mean as dirt who will not give what he
asks from him. You make a fellow give
you half, but you can't give one-tenth to
God.
IT Is ALL GODS LAND,
and yet he gets less rent for it than he does
or the red hills of Georgia. It's the truth.
I've seen men down in Georgia go into
partnership with God and get ears of corn
as large as their arm on the hills of Geor-
gia, and then I've seen them go it alone and
only get little nubbins on the bottom lands
The members of your produce
exchange may be benevolent, kind, honest,
and right as an angel, but the principle of
the thing Is all wrong. and the bottom of
the thing will fall out some day. In the
long run principle is the best and right
guide. Ones methods may be all
right and the principle all wrong.
L know good neighbOr who
went to revival and his wheat was all
spoiled, while his neighbor staid at home to
harvest his crop. In the final settlement
with God Almighty the good man will find
he lost 200 bushels of wheat but he'll beat
the other one to the tank. Where the prin-
ciple is right
THE FINAL SETTLEMENT
will be all right. / want the God AL
mighty to lead my soul so / will get to
heaven at the end, no matter what it costs
me in this world. l want all the hell I'll
ever get this side of the grave. I'll take
the cup of salvation. There are but
two ingredients in it-repentance and faith.
Nobody but fool will touch whisky. 1t
is either q male fool or a female fool. If Il
don't prove it, I'll take it back. Everybody
who thinks I'm too strong on that ques-
ton stand up. Laughter. Oh, my
brother, hear me. L used to
drink whisky till my purpose was
changed thirteen years ago, and when my
purpose was changed my life was changed.
and / wOuld't touch it now if was told l
would die for the need of it. l would
rather be dead sober man than a drunken
living fool. Applause