St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-25
SANS SECOND SERMON.
He Claims That God Loves the Mean
Man as Well as the
Good.
He Says Some Men Should Get More
Hair and Tail and
Play Horse.
An Exceedingly Touching and Sens1-
BILE Discourse--A Kind of
Rambling Talk.
Sam Small Tells of the Slavery of the
Man Who Takes To Strong
Drink.
The Two Sans, Sermons.

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Thursday morning broke full of sunshine
and fresh air over Red Rock park, and the
first rays of the sun had hardly begun to
drive the mists from the valley before signs
OF life were noticeable in tent and hotel, and
at o'clock the old bell that had been
swinging ON the grounds for sixteen years
rung out in cheerful tones its summons to
the early prayer meeting in the large pa
viion. 1t was led by Rev. Mr.. Wilson of
Illinois and the meeting was very inter-
esting one. At $50 preparation III Getting,
under the leadership of Rev. ID. Cobb, was
held. The morning trains brought i'll hum
dreds of people, and during the day the
grounds presented picture OF activity.
Chaplain e. c. McCabe come on the 8
o'clock train and also other ministers OF
local and foreign repute. 1t was not known
who would preach at 1880, but Sam Jones
came onto the grounds and it was announced
that he would preach. Long before the
services opened people began to file through
the doors of the great tent and the choir OF
twenty voices were singing. On the stand
stood punches of beautiful wild flowers that
gave the stage very pleasing appearance.
GOD is LOVE.
At 1915 Sam Jones entered the pavilion.
n. j. Maxwell mounted the singers, stage
and led in the singing, in which the con-
gregation joined with warm enthusiasm
There were over 500 people present and
their combined voices filled the great build
ing and echoed through the grove in a
grand harmony. Rev. Mr.. Stafford led in
prayer and asked that the spirit Of God
might be manifested in the services; also
that the spirit of God would inspire the
heart of Mr.. Jones and lead him to speak
with fervor and truthfulness that would
result in conversion Of many souls. Hymn
SIS, The Lily of the Valley" was
sung. As the last notes of the beautiful
song were dying away on the fresh morning
breeze Mr.. Jones arose, and, facing the vast
stretch of faces looking up to him, said:
We viii Y ad two verses. Herein is love,
not that we love God, but that He loved us
be-. ause He gave His son for the Precipitation
of our sins; the counterpart or the human
side, I'VE love Him because He first loved
u.s. God is love. The sun is great ball Of
shining power. 1t is as natural for God to
love as it is for the sun to shine. The sun
shines because it can't help it, and God loves
because He can't help it. l think l may
truthfullY s.Y that the sun shines On all
things alike. 1t shines on all things that lives
and moves under its burning rays,
aud so does Gods love. 1 don't
know where got the idea that God loves all
Christians and hates all sinners. l used to
think that God hated the ungodly and would
go for them, to the last one of EN-. I'm glad
l found out better. You convince me that
God ever got mad at anybody and you make
an infidel out of me right here and I'll die
one. Now you maystake any philosophical inf
del and he'll tell you that such kind of relig-
ion is abhorent to him, and it is to me. Can
you believe that when man does wrong God
= will catch him in a corner and wipe him up.
Does the Bible teach US that God became
merciful for this world under the eyes of
dying son? No. sir; the Bible teaches us that
Jesus Christ died for this world because God
loved it, aud an infidel don't know
what to do with this kind of doctrine. God
loves
THE MEANEST MAN
in Minnesota as much as he loves the best
man. L used to get drunk and lead misera-
BILE life. believe my wife was better to me
then than she is now. She says to me, 'Wel,
my dear, you needed wife then more than
you do now It's gracious love that smiles
on Christian, but it is divine love that looks
in upon the heart of the sinner. You tell the
sinner that God hates him and you drive him
away from God. Whenever you convince me
that the crowd that I'm musing with is
against me and I'll quit em, cold. That's
what I'll do. God, mad with the sinner and
the people, and the church against
bad fix amt he? I'll take
my chances in Japan; I'll take my chances
in the jungles of Africa rather than to be-
lieve that God is mad with sinners. 1 have
seen preachers and churches that believed
they were the elect, and 1 have said to my
self surely God has chosen the foolish things
out Of his people for His favors. God loves
us, and He loves all, loves US with that great
heart of His. Love, love, it IS the sublimest
and the most omnipotent thing in the uni
verse. You talk about the force of armies
and the power Of the sword. You look at
Alexander.
he could get at, and he died a lonesome
wretch. But God wanted to conquer the
world and He gave His son to die for it.
There are great storehouSeS in this
vas universe. l have often wondered
where is Gods great StorehouSe of music. I
listen to the MARBLE of the nightingales throat
and listen to the vast concert of music of
nature, and / know that God is pouring out
his great store OF music on the earth. Look
at that mother. She is following her son in
his downward COURSE. That mother follows
that boy down and down, and stands over his
dying form and follows him to the grave, and
gees there day after day and vets the grave
of her boy with her tears. Where does that
mother get her love from? Why, from Gods
great heart, his storehouse of love. I'd get
wire and stitch my shirts and pants before
would wear garment made by poor woman
who is crushed down by the weight of
capital, and sacrifices her health and happi-
ness for her bread and butter. Love! love!
You say, well, if God loves everybody that
way, why then God will save everybody. Did
that mothers love save her boy? No! Love
can't save. There wouldn't be ANYBODY lost
II love could save. If love could save, then
GOD WAS CRUEL
- give His only begotten son to the world for
its salvation. Lowell God loves us and He
loves US all, and He loves all alike. God loves
us after we die. God loves every sinner in
Minnesota, and He loves every sinner in hell
III He don't, then He is not my God, who gave
His only begotton son for the salvation eff
the world. L love to think of God
as my mother. and will q mother
ever cease to love her child? I'm so glad that
the Bible didn't say, whatsoever falleth to
get into line with theology, shall not be saved. !"
I've seen preacher who knew creeds and
knew theology by heart and from bottom to
top, but didn't have enough love in his heart
TO save soul. know some theology and all
that have maSticated and swallowed IS this
that if you love God and want him to save
you keep his commandments. I'll tell YOU the
sort of theology like. 1t is like telescope
that will bring heaven right down to you
where you can count the spires and see the
molly gates and almost see the house in which
your mother lives. That's the kind of theoi-
ogy like. True love for God will make a
man want to jump across the Pacific
ocean and hug every Chinaman be-
fore breakfast. l hate saloons and
bottles and demljohns and whisky,
in st. Paul that L wouldn't throw my arms
around and pray God to save, but I'm mad
With whisky ana expect to die so. Look at us
mean folks down here. God has got so many
good things that he wants to give us and we
wont obey him and do as he wants us to do
so that we are worthy of reward. God never
put anybody in he'll. I'll tell you another
thing There's nothing in grace and the love
OF God even, that can deep man sober, when
his skin IS packed full of whisky. Brothers,
let me say if you want to be good to-day, tel
God so and be good and you will be rewarded
Lowell love cf God! repeat what I said just
now. that there isn't anything i'll the
grace of God that will make 8
man 81 Christian unless that man decides to dc
as God wants him to. There's no use for 8
fellow to sit down and say I'll wait for Gods
own good time, you know / like Il gospel
that takes a fellow by the collar, looks him in
the eye and says, you are mean. Every man
is nominated. He don't have to wait around
for a one-horse politician to jump up and
mention his name. Every fellow is nominated
and ii he amt he can run independent ane