The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1889-10-06
SAM JONES HERE
He Arrives and at Once Be-
gins Work.
An immense Crowd Fills the
Tabernacle.
Doesn't Want Revival Like That
of Last Year.
The Men Who Come to Sample ;"
His Sermons.
An Even Larger Crowd ThrOngs the
Tabernacle at Night.
He Attacks Whiskey i'm No I'm
certain Terms.

his Afternoon Sermon Explanatory o
the Nature of "a Revival. The Back
sliders are Given a Severe Ral<ing fo1
Their Shortcomings. In His Night Ser
mon, Which He, breaches to MucI
Larger Audience, He DweIIs on th.
Evils of Intemperance.
large crowd congregated at the de
pot yesterday awaiting the arrival o1
Rev. Sam p. Jones and party, but the
train proved to be an hour and a hall
late and many who had waited and
waited in the broiling sun for the arri
val of the great evangelist became wear.
led and went away.
The crowd did not seem to have mate.
rally diminished however when he did
arrive, for the platform was packed from
end to end with men and women pushing
and elbowing to obtain view of the
great preacher
Finally the Mr. Jones and daughter
Miss Annie c., Professor Excel and
Captain Tom Durham stepped from the
train and were Immediately surrounded
by friends eager to grasp their hands.
Mr.. Jones and daughter were conducted
to a carriage and driven to the residence
of Mr.. j. S. Carr whose guest they will
hse SEhile IL the city PEca&c--H,,=ef4leSH
and Captain Tom Dunnanr w1fo has
charge of the books sold at the meetings
went to the Hotel Claiborn.
THE OPENING SERVICE
at Parrish's warehouse which had been
transformed into delightful tabernacle
every available portion of space being
occupied by seats, large crowd had
assembled by two O'Clock, at three the
time for opening the services the house
was filed but none were standing. The
floor manager stated to a reporter that
there were over twice the number of
people present that turned out to hear
Mr.. Jones for the first time last year.
While Professor Excel was singing
some hymns with his choir Mr.. Jones
entered the hall from the front and as
cended the steps of the platform. There
was a noticeable change in his appear
ance of last year due to his late sickness,
but there was still that keen sparkle of
the eye and straight carriage, Not the
slightest sound was heard when he took
his seat though it could be seen by the
animated aed eXpectant expressions on
the faces of his audience that a hearty
hnc
Mr.. Jones was attired in black suit with
Prince Albert coat closely buttoned
When the last notes of the singing
died away, Mr.. Jones rose with a smile
of greeting and began: MY friends
this is surely glad hour with me. Each
day of the months that have elapsed
since last | looked on many of these
faces now before me have, carried with
them precious memories Of those meet
ings so richly blessed"
IL thank God that it snow my priyi-
lege to preach to you again of that same
gospel which inspired your faith twelve
months ago. We are here to pray the
same prayers, to look up to the same Lord
and in addition to take our neighbors by
the hands and lead them to Christ"
Il know of nothing to fly around the
earth so fast as the news of a great and
successful revival of religion. Last year
it was the subject of conversation on the
train, on the street and at business. 1t is
a wonder how it spreads When city is
being blessed by a revival the news
spreads and the whole country is made
aware of it"
1--WE have revival in manufacturing, in
farming and in mining interests, 1t means
that these industries are in full blast and
that those engaged in them are prosper
ing. So in a genuine revival of religion
somebody must get blessing from the
increased activity"
"a man who is prospering in business
doesn't hide the fact You say he looks
like well-to-do man. A man who is
prospering in religion can no more hide
it than he can put out the sun. He