Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-22
SAM JONES.


From the baltimore American May. o.
During his first week I'm Baltimore Sam
Jones has preached 10 very large audiences,
notwithstanding some days the weather was
unfavorable. At several OF the meetings In the
rink which seats about 4. ZOO people, there was
not space for the audience. His preaching has
been the subject OF much talk. and diverse
opinions have been expressed. Everybody con-
cedes that the blows he strikes are very hard
and telling. He says he means them 90 be. He
declares that he knows what sin IL, and meana
to fight it. no matter what hydra-hcaded share
spoken men say such talk Is just what Balti-
more wants.
SOME OF the most telling shots fired by the
evangelist have been I'm the form OF aphorlsms.
Among those used during the week we re the
You pack your preachers in an icshouss
and abuse them all the year because they don't
MANY of us are too decent to be religious"
al never call names, but every fellow knows
his number when talk"
81 know in one church where twenty were
praying for the millennium and two hundred
were playing for the booty prize I'm a progress
i've euchre. such christians that would not
be I'm heaven six months before they would be
gambling for each others crowns.
II am n Methodist till ind something with
more get-upand-get about it,"
81 never became satisfied An Georgia tin we
put legs on ali the barrels and demijohns in At
lanta and moved them away from our boys"
81 had rather be man In the truest sense OF
the word than the best angel in heaven"
"The church is the last place in which 10 10
solemn, provided you have lived right"
"If / have lived right, I'll wear a smile al
broad as heaven but IL I've been swindling and
doing wrong. rn have one as broad as a grave.
yard"
81 want TO be a good man and a good hus-
band but God keep me from being a nice
"God never made two men alike but one wax
OF no account"
I'D rather be a man than a 'dignined'
I'D rather die a well-iought field Of hattie
than run away and speculate on the spoils of
I'D rather be an agent for a tar kiln than for
~ WIFE,"
"A cross is Gods will one way and yours an.
other"
'Some men want God TO quit lying and drink
| ing for them. That's your job"
"Some people think they can't be pious unless
| they are everlasting on the beg
81 pray for my daily bread, but I have To
hunt for my corn pone with the sweat running
down the hoe handle"
I'D rather go TO hell than TO GO nowhere"
| dignity is nothing but the starch OF q
christian has got to get out OF society sometime
1 In her life or go To hell"
| I'D rather daughter of mine 10 get n snake
bite tnan "A society bite"
society is a heartless old wretch. sapping the
spiritual lie rom thousands OF people"
| w hen man Is Dragging that his father is a
ashamed of him."
| MANY man will lie down in hell and saw.
| My tongue damned me-
You may baptizea man all over, but his
tongue Will come as dry rs powder.
| 'Some of Us would get "A muss up In heaven
by talking about our neighbors."
81 am not singing the sweet by and By but
the sweet Now and Now"
please recognize me down here When am
| In glory, with a palm In my hand, IL you don't
want to recognize me you neednt do ii"
II pray God 10 give me a heaven TO go TO
heaven in"
I'm put up with less in heaven IL can get
4 more down here"
| Every true man is an eternal mtllionairao
| 1.-The greatest gilt OF God Is "A game preacher"
III a horse is sound from head 10 foot he
don't mind the currycomb, but Al there are un.
| sound spots on him when YOU come into the
stable 10 curry him he kicks"
Hell is sin intensified, and sin is hell In all
| Its aspects"
| THE devil has better servant than q
| preacher who Is laying leather beds for fallen
christians To light on"
| The devil Is too much of q gentleman to 60
\ where he is not invited"
| Feeling is moral perspiration."
| "lou can't take another mans money to
| heaven with you. Shrouds have no pockets"
| I'D rather be u bull pup than a town bully"
| 81 q rather be dead lion than living dog"
| Ignorance is as round as q ball and slick as
| a button; 1t got no handle TO IL, and you can't
| manage it,"
NO man can be q christian and drink
| whisky"
| Nobody but an internal scoundrel will sell
whisky, and nobody but an Internal fool Will
| drink it,"
You get yourself tangled up with the idea
that Christ Is going to be good for you, and
you'll get LETT on judgment day"
righteousness Is rightedness, straighted-
ness"
The secret of a happy life is TO do your duty
and trust in Cod