The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-10-03
SAM JONES.
HE GETS AFTER THE PRO-
RATE CHRISTIANS.

AtlAntA SohfhA
Rev. Sam Jones preached Sunday
in Csriersyille to . large audience.
The singing and cornet,playing were
never better, and Mr. Jones himself
was al bis best. The weather was
finel and about ten thousand people
were present, many country people
appearing In vehicles indicating the
muddy condition Of the roads Prof.
Excel, one Of the finest vocalists in
America, arrived In the afternoon and
will continue during the week.
II Is not necessary 10 quote the
text, as Sam never sticks " it.
He said Christ never p cached In
three syllables, nor in two when ono
would do. A# $*@I
de never quoted philosophy TO peo.
pie ihst could not understand it He
vas always prsctical.
To the good old farmer he spoke
aboui the swer that rent forth 70
SOW. To the merchant he said what
viii IL profit man 70 gain the whole
world and loose his own soul.
To the fishermen he said the king
dom of heaven Il like man cast.ng
his net into the sea. To the good old
lady keepiug 9 house be SAYS the
kingdom Of heaven 10 Ike unto The
leaven you put into the lump OF
dough. Everyb..dy got something
from the preaching Of Christ.
The reatesC compliment / ever cot
was from little by that sail he
wsn.ed me b, came back, because pe
could under.tand oil I said.
when God wakes up ths wTll ne
does pot % around with q club b at,
ing the cattle aud bangrng on the
hsbi,alions of man, and sh ,ki.g III
chickens III The rnst; but he -tts
the suu in the east aud lets him peep
over The hills and baihes the world In
hight. anil in minute the birds begin
20 sing, the cattle 10 low. the shesp
70 bleat, and the housewife kindles
the fire for breakfast and then blue
smoke Begin 10 asc, nd 10 the skies.
/ think heaven l. graded. and some
Of you, when you get there, viii have
20 five on the back streets Suppose
some Of you women we're put into one
Of those houscs not made Fith hands
and did not keep il any better than
YOU keep your houses mp here, The
Lord would lock up the door and tell
You 10 receive no company.
Ihave not thought Atlanta as neal
heaven a some Of is pc 'plo do. When
you get 20 living on q good street
there you will find you have got {
good strong pull 70 get 10 heaven
even from thera.
d. you know the curse Of Atlantis
Ia what thsy call "fasion tickets''
A year sgo the prOhibitionisss ant
the anti prohibitlonists had q meet
ing. Don't you know that Is ridicu
lous. TO think about G.,d's people an'
the devils people having q meeting
togetheri II is o terrible thing Il
think about. -,
They said well have q peaceabl
warfare. Well differ like brethren
They told DR.. Hawthorne not 70 speal
10 hard. Go out Into the country an
talk Low, 20 nobody can hear you
As Tor Sam Jones and Sam Small VI
wont have them here at all. And Oh
poor fools, they let the devil walk ol
with the town by Q thousand major
ityl And Atlanta was mover give
over 20 death and the devil as she
to-day.
Get over on the right side, snou
anil tail, stand there with Jour wea
non. and every tune the devil OF ar
oi his gang shows his head cut Il Of
or cut of leg or an arm, and let u
only evidence Of Q meeting OF God
people with the devils people be th
heads and arms and legs cut Uf lynn
around, and hsir and the grouLd Tor
up. ,.,..
A man incapable of anger Is incaF
able Of love. =
This prorate bu incss is the ours
ofthe church. We want o thousan
dollars, and the prorste Christian 81
down and sa, Q, ave have 900 men
bers; that's two dollars apiece; her
brother, h two dollars; ! am alwa,
willing 10 do my share"
Poor foil Religion will do mo-
than lts share. That prorate busine
10 Lh. last resort Of asarice! A prora
member is a swin.l I won't call hi
@ dog because there are some go
dogs.
One time I saw somebody comiI
up with long grey whiskcrs, and
wore pants, and II handed up q
cen's, and said: Brother Jones, he
IL The widows mite" Well, ! iu
wanted " say, "IIvw did you get
be wi,iovf And II you are v
dow, why DO you wear whiskerss Al
what are you wearing brooches Tor