Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-21
SAM JONES.
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lNVNHueu gIVU TUuIN Tuyt.
The choir under the supervision of Mr..
Exell, first sang n number Of hymns
Promptly at o'clock Rev. Jones ac-
companied by Rev. Hite, appeared on the
stand and the former Immediately re-
quested Mr.. Exell to sing I'VE shall stand
before the King" This he did, and as he
used manuscript TO read from and from
his remarks before singing the
last verse it was Undoubtedly
original. His powerful voice
could be heard at the remotest corner of
the circle and every one clearly under
stood. The idea conveyed by the HYMN
was that the Christians life is compared to
a railroad; and all the different technical
terms are worked into it in good style.
Rev. Jones took for his topic The Prod
igal Son, D." and followed him step BY step
through his '.wanderings. He first pictured
him leaving the parental roof with his share
of hls fathers goods. He said that ifthe boy
was prodical, the father was rs bad rs the
son-he was a fool to give property to
prodigal. The authorship of this parable
is Divine. Jesus was the author. When
look at the words of the Lord Jesus
Christ | am aStonished. What wonder
tul teacher Christ was. / have read Bull
wer, Thackeray, Shakespeare and Others.
Shakespeare could take a man and lead
him TO the very depths of degrade
tion. Thackeray does the same. The
Lord Jesus Christ is different. He can take
man down to the very depths of hell and
then lead him back 10 the very gates of
heaven. This parable is partial Ii is COM
plete in this: a certain man had tlro sons !
have never found place in Gods uni
verse for the elder son. Ii isa source of
unpleaSantncSs To live in town here with |
just such a man. do not know why he |
was the oldest son unless it was To bring
out the picture and show of the younger
son. have heard many had things of this !
younger son. If the young man was
prodigil the old man WAS fool. lie |
ought 10 have had more
sense than To turn property over 10 4 prod-s
igal. The fact is the prodigal boy was
worthy of the fullest confidence. What !
the people want 10 Jump on this boy Tor ! |
don't know. How deep down you have TO
go to get to the doctrine of total depryity !
The average human being is dcpraved
Whether total or partial, you have natural
meanneSs enough to handle it. This boy
demands of and this book tells us that
without Il word of advice or Ecsitancy the
father divided his property and gave his
son his share. The young man gathered
all together and took n journey into q far
country.
| am for undermining sermons am not
much of the John Wesley kne, brceches and
swallow tail coat kind. This nineteenth
century could run mile while Wesley was
putting on his boots. About onc-half
the preachers can never catch a sinner un
I'll they catch him on his
death bed. God, give us grace to
get up and get these running sinners and
bring them up to heaven. do not be
progressive theology. Christianity will
never be better than when Peter stood up
on the day Of Pcntecost and saved 1900
souls. We will say on Monday
the prodigal prepared TO depart. His
property, consisting of servants, camels, |
sheep, and so on, stood ready for departure. |
4 fine carriage drawn by fine horses is
standing ready Ia take him away. The |
young man walks on TO the front porch |
and says goodbye TO his father The
mother is next seen and she says Good |
bye, sOn Iou say you are going. do |
so much wish that you would have been !
content TO stay and live with your father
and mother; but remember, YOU will al
ways have warm place in fathers and
mothers heart The boy drove Off ] !
have wished that when the boy should have
gone 80 far on his road that when night |
approached and arrangements were
made TO encamp for the night that
he would have said to himself, This shall
be my last night from home. On the NOR
row ] will return TO my mother and faith
err How many OF the tolls of Satan he
would have missed if he had returned after
that iirst day.
The speaker carried out the idea of the
journey from day 10 day and at last
brought the prodigal mp to the time when
famine came upon the land, and he hav-
ing wasted his substance in riOtOus living,
hired himself out to feed swine. This
must have been hard dose for Jew.
half Jew myself have no use for
a live or dead hog, either two or four
footed. What disreputablc job for
Jew. He did the most disreputable thing
a Jew could do, yet he sank 70 low that he
wanted to eat husks.
They say Jones is third party man.
am neither Republican or Democrat
thank God. tell you both
in love and kindness that the question Of
to-day is the whisky question. The bloody
shirt business il played out IL is only an
old goats blood on it, have been across
the line long enough to get acclimatized.
was never a rebel. You can not call me
a rebel Why was only growing pin
talking against the worst enemy tonight.
Just what You feed other people the devil
makes you eat yourselves.
After taking the prodigal through his
various wanderings, he at last describes
the homecoming, and made his applica-
tion that We were all prodigals, and needed
the Fathers open arms to receive us.
NOTES.
The delegation from Wheeling last even
ing was quite large.
The bell at the hotel is about the worst
cracked affair imaginable.
Every cottage on the grounds is occupied
and the demand is increasing.
The arrivals at the hotel were numerous
yesterday, and it had q very metropolitan
air.
Everybody seems familiar with Sam
Jones. They call him plain Sam when
speaking Of him.
A number Of new lights were placed
about the. grounds last evening, which made
decided improvement.
Pretty girls are plenty and the boys who
are lucky enough to be on the grounds
should be extremely happy,
Mr. Dave Brooks is an efficient member
Of the entertainment committee and con-
tributes greatdeal TO the suceess Of the
meeting.